Happy Healthy Holiday Hugs to you!
Adding herbs to a cold and flu season supply kit is easy and valuable peace of mind. Clear a space in your kitchen apothecary for dried herb blends for tea and steam inhalations, tinctures for prevention and symptoms as well as a few homemade syrups. Please listen in as I share my favorites.
Cold and Flu Kitchen Apothecary Survival Kit
Foods for medicine
Honey, garlic, onion, ginger, dried sage & thyme
Tea Blends
Chai blend – 2 parts cinnamon & ginger, 1 part cardamom, ½ part clove & black pepper
Diaphoretic blend – yarrow, peppermint, elderflower, linden flower
Steam inhalation Blend
2 peppermint & elderflower tea bags, a spoon of thyme, sage & oregano and a drop or two of lavender & eucalyptus essential oil
Tinctures and Syrups
For prevention – echinacea tincture, elderberry syrup
Tinctures for coughs – wild cherry bark, mullein leaf, angelica
Interested in a medicine making episode on elderberry syrup? Send me a message and let me know!
dina@theherbalbakeshoppe.com
Mentions:
Favorite echinacea tincture: Herbalist & Alchemist Ultimate Echinacea
Echinacea glycerite
Elderberry glycerite
Favorite chaga chai: Masala chai from the Chaga Company
Favorite essential oil brand: Floracopeia
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