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A pernicious bug has been making its way throughout the greater Olympia area lately, so I thought I'd post our current cough and cold soothing strategy.
1. Raw organic apple cider vinegar - a teaspoon in water 3 x day - is really helpful for boosting the immune system.
2. Gargling with warm salt water at the very first sign of a scratchy throat can be enough to stop it in its tracks. Try 1 tsp. salt in 8 oz. of warm water. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sore-throat/DS00526/DSECTION=lifestyle-and-home-remedies
3. My standard go-to remedy has, for years, been our trusty sinus infection essential oil blend.
2. Gargling with warm salt water at the very first sign of a scratchy throat can be enough to stop it in its tracks. Try 1 tsp. salt in 8 oz. of warm water. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sore-throat/DS00526/DSECTION=lifestyle-and-home-remedies
3. My standard go-to remedy has, for years, been our trusty sinus infection essential oil blend.
Here is our newly-developed recipe for a cough & cold tea
blend. The tea recipe was inspired partly by Rosemary Gladstar's excellent book, Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner's Guide: 33 Healing Herbs to Know, Grow, and Use, and partly by my friend Tess' cough syrup recipe. Drinking the tea & steaming
your head with the sinus blend will deliver a 1-2 punch.
Chris' Cough & Cold Tea
(all ingredients are dried, I measure by weight)
1 part ginger root (warming, decongesting, used for colds and flus, respiratory congestion and sore throat)
1 part cinnamon powder (warming, antiviral, antifungal, improves circulation, clears congestion)
1 part thyme leaf (fights infection, treats coughs, helps sore throats)
1 part marshmallow root (soothes inflamed respiratory tissues, lubricates & moisturizes lungs)
1/2 part catnip (to help bring fever down)
Combine all in a screw-top jar and mix well.
To use: Steep 4 tbsp. in 1 quart of boiling water, covered, for 45 minutes. Strain and press herbs. Add honey to taste. (I added quite a bit - 1/4-1/3 cup of honey to 1 quart of tea...it wound up tasting a LOT like those Hot Tamales candies I was so addicted to as a child, lol.)
Dosage: adults: 3-4 cups per day, kids 7-12: 1-2 oz/4 x day
Chris' Cough & Cold Tea
(all ingredients are dried, I measure by weight)
1 part ginger root (warming, decongesting, used for colds and flus, respiratory congestion and sore throat)
1 part cinnamon powder (warming, antiviral, antifungal, improves circulation, clears congestion)
1 part thyme leaf (fights infection, treats coughs, helps sore throats)
1 part marshmallow root (soothes inflamed respiratory tissues, lubricates & moisturizes lungs)
1/2 part catnip (to help bring fever down)
Combine all in a screw-top jar and mix well.
To use: Steep 4 tbsp. in 1 quart of boiling water, covered, for 45 minutes. Strain and press herbs. Add honey to taste. (I added quite a bit - 1/4-1/3 cup of honey to 1 quart of tea...it wound up tasting a LOT like those Hot Tamales candies I was so addicted to as a child, lol.)
Dosage: adults: 3-4 cups per day, kids 7-12: 1-2 oz/4 x day
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2 comments:
Thanks Chris! I've had a scratchy throat the past couple of days and tea with honey just aren't quite cutting it. Off to the health food store :)
Cris, I hope it helps you! We had a friend of my son's stay last weekend with us, and he had a cold - after doing the sinus steam and this tea for a couple of days, he was feeling MUCH better!
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