Cough drops
Does anyone have a recipe or make cough drops?
My mom has some lung issues and I thought homemade cough drops with different herbs would be better than what they sell in stores.
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I don't make cough drops, but I use mullein, thyme, ragweed, mimosa, mint and black cherry bark in tinctures. I would think any of those would work as well in a cough drop. Thyme is a good expectorant, but the flavor is strong.
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@judsoncarroll4 I made a mullein and spearmint tea yesterday. I will try adding different mixes and making tintures. Thank you
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Licorice is also good for strengthening lungs
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I made one before, more like a syrup that was raw honey, lemon juice, cinnamon, and probably a few other spices stirred together. Some recipes call for ACV or water but I preferred it thick. The other spices could be powdered ginger, cloves, ect. Anyway you take 1 tsp as needed and store it in a class jar. As simple as it is, this worked great for coughs and soar throats.
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@Monek Marie This is a link to a recipe from Learning Herbs using hyssop, sage and thyme.
And one from the Herbal Academy.
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Thank you @torey
Is there a cough drop good for excess mucus?
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@Monek Marie Elecampane is for congested coughs. Rosalee has a recipe for a cough syrup.
Sue Kusch has written an article for Herbal Remedies Advice that talks about the differences in coughs.
You could add any of these ingredients into your cough drops.
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@torey I have to remember Rosalee's site and visit more. I think she is the main reason I got involved with herbs and looking in to home medicines.
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Here are some caramels that might do some good.
https://thenerdyfarmwife.com/apple-cider-honey-caramels-recipe/
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Thank you @LaurieLovesLearning I will have to try the caramels
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This isn't a cough drop but it works really well for coughs:
2T apple cider vinegar
2T raw honey
2T water
1/4t cayenne pepper
1/4t ginger
Shake before use. Dosage is 1T as needed. My experience is this both relieves and helps heal a cough.
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@annbeck62 😄 If you look at the caramels recipe, there is cinnamon instead of cayenne, and butter to create the caramels of course.
I find it amusing that the two recipes are so similar!
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@LaurieLovesLearning the caramels are definitely more fun :)
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@annbeck62 I would think so. I think it would seem more like a special treat than medicine. 🤫
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I am going to make those apple cider, honey, caramels that @LaurieLovesLearning posted. What a great treat they will make. I recently realized that a lot of candy have unhealthful ingredients that I don't eat anymore in my food but forgot to check in candy. I don't eat much candy anymore, but I do have a sweet tooth.
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I have found that when the remedy tastes good, compliance goes up! I have made many herbal syrups and tinctures that can be added to plain sparkling water that my grandson "thinks" are special treats because he's sick. He doesn't see them as a medicine delivery system.
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This is wonderful and very timely information for us all. Cold and flu season is fast approaching.
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There is an article in TGN's blog about Electuaries. Another way to get herbs into us in yummy ways. I'd post a link but my computer is having issues.
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It wasn't just you, @torey! That post was having serious technical difficulties, but our awesome tech director was able to get it fixed. Here's the link to the (working!) article: https://thegrownetwork.com/how-to-make-an-electuary/
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Horehound candy is good for coughs and congestion. I think that a honey infused with Horehound would be even better.
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I just got a link for this in my e-mail. Slippery Elm lozenges.
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Mullein tea works great and doesn't taste bad. Also black cumin seed oil 1 tsp 3 times daily. Homeopathy works great for coughs. There are many types of coughs though so I'd suggest doing an online search for "top homeopathic remedies for coughs".
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I come for the Carpathian basin and in my country, everyone uses pine needle syrup for any cough and lung related ailments. Unfortunately, if you google it in English, I see the same recipe recycled, which is not what we made. We always used new shoots of pine; collected the new shoots in April, May. One can make it 2 ways and none of them involve any cooking, which will keep all the amazing vitamins, minerals and other compounds intact:
- Using honey: pack a jar with pine shoots and then fill it up with honey. Let it steep for a month, sometimes shaking it up. More info here (just put the text in google translator and it will do the translating for you) https://filantropikum.com/fenyorugy-szirup-bamulatos-hatasai-amirol-mindenkinek-tudnia-kell/
- Using sugar: you will layer the pine needles and sugar in a jar and let it steep until all the sugar dissolves and you will have a syrup. Again, here is more info, just paste the text in google translator https://egyazegyben.com/fenyorugy-szirup-kohogesre-ez-a-legjobb-termeszetes-szer-erdelyi-recept-1947
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