Home Remedies

Elderberry Syrup

1/2 cup dried elderberrys
2 cups water
1T grated genger
5 cloves
1 cinnamon stick
1 cup honey
Add all ingredients except the honey to a sauce pan and bring to a boil, then turn down heat and allow to simmer until reduced by half. (you should have about 1cup of liquid now) remove from heat and pour through fine strainer to strain out all of your decoction.  Add 1 cup of honey to hot liquid and dissolve.
Store syrup in glass jar and keep refrigerated.

   Mountain Rose Herbs Learn how to make elderberry syrup with Mountain Rose Herbs. This herbal syrup can be used for colds, flu and coughs. A simple natural home remedy with dried elder berries.
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I have been buying this to give to Sarah to keep her well during cold and flu season.  She gets sick every year and it hangs on forever.  Our nature path doctor had me start giving her elderberry she has not gotten sick this winter.  Elderberry products can be expensive so this will also be a great way to save.  Elderberry's grow all over our mountains so will be easy to collect and store for next years use.   

Mullen Tea  
I have never liked going to doctors and was delighted when a friend of mine introduced me to simple home remedies.  She had a large family and if they got sick and need more then a days rest in bed it could become expensive to take the whole crew to see the doctor.  I hope the things I post on this page will be helpful in keeping your family well. One of the first herbs she introduced me to was Mullen the kids were sick and had snotty noses.  She showed me how to make a tea that helped dry them up so they could breath.

To make mullein tea, add 1 to 2 teaspoons of dried leaves to 1 cup of boiling water and steep for 10 minutes.  Make sure to strain the tea before drinking it because fuzzy bits of the herb can stick in your throat and cause an irritating tickle. Add 1 tsp of honey to hot liquid.  You can also breathe the steam from a boiling pot of mullein tea.

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