Horseradish tinture for lung congestion

Herbal remedy recipe:
1. In a glass jar, place 3 ounces of sliced horseradish root. Pour 5 ounces of organic apple cider vinegar over horseradish root.
2. Store in a dark spot and shake every day.
3. After 3 weeks, open jar and strain.

Dosage:
1. Mix 1 teaspoon of horseradish tincture with 1 cup of tomato or vegetable

juice.
2. Drink 2 times a day.

Expectorant tea for Pneumonia

Herbal remedy recipe:
1. In a large bowl, mix 5 teaspoons each of dried coltsfoot leaves, ginger root powder, and 1 teaspoon off boiling water over herbal mixture.
3. Steep for 10 minutes; strain.
4. Sweeten with honey and drink entire amount of tea.

Echinacea Tea

Echinacea for fever, colds, flu, and boosting immune system. Take Echinacea at the first sign of symptoms.

Herbal tea remedy recipe:
1. In a large mug place, 1 teaspoon dried echinacea, 2 thin slices of fresh ginger root (optional, ginger is a strong antioxidant with anti-inflammatory properties).
2. Pour 1 cup boiling water over echinacea and ginger root.
3. Steep for 10 minutes; strain
4. Sweeten with honey and lemon to taste and drink 2 cups daily until symptoms disappear

Apple tea for fever

You will need:
2 apples
1 1/3 cups boiling water
2 tablespoons lemon juice
honey, to taste

Apple tea remedy recipe:
1. Wash and cut apples into small slices in a large medium heat proof glass bowl
2. Pour boiling water over apple slices and steep for 10 minutes.
3. Add lemon juice and honey.

Directions:
Drink 1 cup every hour or two to bring down fever.

Eucalyptus Vapor rub

For head and chest colds.

You will need:
2 ounces petroleum jelly
6 drops eucalyptus essential oil
4 drops camphor essential oil

Herbal remedy recipe:
1. In a heat proof glass bowl, add petroleum jelly.
2. In a small pan, simmer enough water to cover bottom of glass bowl.
3. Simmer until petroleum jelly is melted.
4. Remove from heat and cool for a few minutes.
5. Add eucalyptus and camphor essential oil.
6. Mix well and pour into a small jar or tin with lid. Leave to set.

Directions:
Gently rub vapor rub into chest, back, and throat.

Ginger Juice for coughs

Also good for sore throats, chest pain from congestion, and common cold symptoms

Herbal remedy recipe:
1. Thinly slice 1 small ginger root. (Should be no more than 4 ounces)
2. Place ginger in a medium sauce pan with 3 cups water.
3. Bring to a boil; simmer for 30 minutes.
4. Strain, add 1/4 cup lemon juice, honey to taste, and a pinch of cayenne pepper & cinnamon

Store in a glass jar in the fridge up to 3 days.

Remedy Directions:
Drink 1 cup every day while sick

Garlic syrup for colds

Herbal remedy recipe:
1. In a small sauce pan add 3 cups of water and 1 whole crushed head of garlic.
2. Bring to a boil
3. Simmer 30 minutes; remove from heat, strain out garlic, return to simmer.
4. Reduce to 1 cup of liquid.
5. Add 1 tablespoon lemon juice and 2 cups honey.
6. Simmer, stir constantly, until syrup forms.
7. Let cool slightly and pour into a glass bottle with lid.

Store in fridge for no more than 2 weeks.

Remedy Directions:
1. Take 1 teaspoon every 4-6 hours equaling no more than 3 teaspoons a day.

Thyme Tea for Chest Infections

Thyme is an antiseptic good for healing infections

Herbal tea remedy recipe:
1. Pour 3 cups boiling water over 2 teaspoons of thyme.
2. Steep for 10 minutes, add 1/2 teaspoon of honey.

Drink 2 cups a day until symptoms are gone.

Onion Syrup for bronchitis

Herbal remedy Recipe:
1.Wash and chop 1 pound of onions.
2. In a large skillet cook chopped onions in 2 cups of honey until it forms a thick syrup.
3. Strain and pour syrup in air tight container. Do not store longer than 1 day. Make a fresh batch each day.

Directions:
1 teaspoon every hour until symptoms disappear.

Elecampane for bronchitis, colds, & Chronic cough

Loosens mucus, calms coughing fits, soothe bronchial linings to help eliminate congestion due to bronchitis, common cold, or chronic cough.


Elecampane tea remedy recipe:
1. Simmer 1-2 teaspoons of dried elecampane root for 5 minutes.
2. Strain and drink 1 cup with 1/2 teaspoon of honey 3 times a day until cold is gone.

Ward off colds with onion wine

Herbal remedy recipe:

Onion Wine:

1. In a food processor, puree 4 medium onions.
2. Strain onion juice from puree into a glass jar.
3. Add 1/4 pound of honey and 1 cup of white wine.
4. Mix well. Store in a cool place.

Directions:
Take 1 tablespoon, 3 times daily to prevent colds during cold season.

Marsh Mallow tea recipe

Coughs and bronchitis.

You will need:

1 Cup cold water
2 teaspoons dried marsh mallow root (chopped)

Remedy Recipe:

1. In a small bowl place 2 teaspoons dried marsh mallow root in 1 cup cold water.
2. Allow to steep for 4 hours.
3. Strain and warm slightly on the stove or in the microwave.
4. Drink 1 cup up to 3 times daily.

::Caution::
Ask your doctor before taking marsh mallow internally if you are on other medications!
Marsh mallow may prevent other medications from absorbing in the body.

Homemade Vinegar Syrup recipe

Calm a cough and break up phlegm.

You will need:

5 Tablespoons of cider vinegar
5 Tablespoons of honey

Remedy Recipe:

1. Mix 5 T. vinegar with 5 T. honey.
2. Take 1 teaspoon every 2 - 4 hours until cough is gone.