An Herbal Diary: Culinary Herbalism | Medicine Recipes

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: Favor