Homemade Cough Syrup

Homemade Cough Syrup

Ingredients:

• honey — Bee Free Honee (vegan) HERE
• citrus — lemons (Organic and washed)
• herbs — fresh rosemary & peppermint
• spices — ginger (fresh or dried/ground), whole cloves, ground cinnamon, ground cardamom

Instructions:

1. Slice the lemons into rounds and quarter them
2. Stack and mix the ingredients in a glass jar
3. Allow to sit for 4-6 hours shaking occasionally
4. store in the refrigerator for 2-3 months

Use:

• simply swallow a spoonful or two to ease a sore throat
• Add 2 heaping spoonfuls to a glass of hot water or tea

Cinnamon: Natural antibacterial properties

Cloves: anti-fungal with anesthetic properties

Ginger: Anti-inflammatory and immune boosting

Lemon: Astringent

Peppermint: antispasmodic, antimicrobial and anodyne (pain relieving)

Rosemary: antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-fungal.