Homemade Cough and Cold Syrup

Name: Homemade Cough and Cold Syrup
Ingredients: 1 cup freshly chopped onion; About 1/2 cup raw honey; Plus any of the following (optional):; 1 tsp. Cloves (whole or powdered)- specifically good for pain relief; 1-2 Tbsp. Slippery Elm (dried or powdered)- Slippery Elm has more of a reputation for soothing and coating the throat; 1-2 Tbsp. fresh chopped Ginger root OR 1 tsp. Ginger powder- Ginger increases warmth, circulation (important for healing) and the overall effectiveness of the syrup; 1-2 Tbsp. dried Mullein and/or Marshmallow Root. Marshmallow is very helpful for soothing throat irritations and calming coughs, and Mullein is an expectorant, good at clearing up hacking coughs and congestion.; Edit: I've removed Comfrey from the list of herbs that I would use in this, since I've come across more and more information suggesting that ,while comfrey is fantastic to be used externally, it may or may not be safe to use internally.; **You can include all of these optional herbs, but at a maximum of 2 Tbsp. extra

Homemade Cough and Cold Syrup was pinched from <a href="http://www.keeperofthehome.org/2009/11/homemade-cough-and-cold-syrup.html" target="_blank">www.keeperofthehome.org.</a>

INGREDIENTS

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1 cup freshly chopped onion

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About 1/2 cup raw honey

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Plus any of the following (optional):

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1 tsp. Cloves (whole or powdered)- specifically good for pain relief

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1-2 Tbsp. Slippery Elm (dried or powdered)- Slippery Elm has more of a reputation for soothing and coating the throat

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1-2 Tbsp. fresh chopped Ginger root OR 1 tsp. Ginger powder- Ginger increases warmth, circulation (important for healing) and the overall effectiveness of the syrup

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1-2 Tbsp. dried Mullein and/or Marshmallow Root. Marshmallow is very helpful for soothing throat irritations and calming coughs, and Mullein is an expectorant, good at clearing up hacking coughs and congestion.

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Edit: I've removed Comfrey from the list of herbs that I would use in this, since I've come across more and more information suggesting that ,while comfrey is fantastic to be used externally, it may or may not be safe to use internally.

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**You can include all of these optional herbs, but at a maximum of 2 Tbsp. extra

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