Cough Syrups

February 21, 2005

Slippery Elm Cough Syrups

RECIPE #1:

In a saucepan, mix 1/4 cup (4 Tbsp.) Slippery Elm powder or Slippery

Elm small chunks with 1 cup raw honey or light unsulphured molasses.

Simmer and stir gently for 70 minutes. That's it! If you want it

thinner, feel free to add a little water. If you started with powder it

will be a thicker brew as you do not (cannot) strain it out. If you

started with the herbal chunks, you will get a juicier brew as the

chunks are strained out after simmering. Some people really like having

the herb powder left in for extra potency, while others don't like the

texture and so prefer to strain the herb out. It's your choice. This

recipe is meant as a basic starting place. I encourage you to

experiment freely with proportions to suit your needs.

RECIPE #2:

Use basic Recipe #1 but substitute an additional herb such as chopped

raw Onion (yummy), Comfney, Ginger, Clove or another herb of your

choosing for part of the Slippery Elm. If you are flexible about the

flavor, you can really have fun experimenting with your mixtures.

RECIPE #3:

To any finished syrup add a few drops of an essential oil to supplement

healing action and taste. Peppermint oil is refreshing when added to

Recipe #1. Clove oil would be a fine choice for its antiseptic and

pain-numbing qualities.

DOSAGE: For children up to about six years, most syrups should

be taken 1 tsp. at a time every two hours or as needed. For older

children or adults, up to 1 Tbsp. per dose is not uncommon. Take as

needed.

This is brought to

you by Lalitha and is from her book 10 Essential Herbs.

-- Peace, love and light,

Don "Quai" Eitner

"Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal and wakes in man."

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