This is an easy and quick remedy for when you are sick, that I learned from my grandma. It will help you clear out all that mucus that your allergies have been causing, and residual gunk from the flu or common cold you might still be recovering from. It only requires 5 common household ingredients that you might already have stocked in your pantry. This is a necessity for your medicine cabinet especially during allergy season. So, let us take it back to our roots and make this quick and easy remedy.
They will work great with your Survival Farm that you most likely already have. There is no reason why you should not be able to use these homemade nature’s antibiotics.
How My Grandma Made Natural Antibiotics
This recipe has been used in our households for many years, usually accompanied by a fire cider or elderberry syrup. Both of which are great for your respiratory system and for boosting your immune system. I personally had struggled with a lot of illnesses this year due to working in the school system and this has helped me to boost my immune system more than anything I have tried. But let’s see what the ingredients are and what they’re good for.
- Honey: It has natural anti-bacterial properties and it also helps to soothe a cough and sore throat. It has anti-fungal properties as well. It is one of the oldest known remedies, the Egyptians used it as a skin protectant and natural antibiotic.
- Ginger: is a natural anti-inflammatory and has carminative effects that help your digestive system. Since it is such a strong anti-inflammatory it can help to reduce the symptoms and length of a cold.
- Cloves: is an anti-microbial, antioxidant and helps to clear your sinuses. It is also a natural antipyretic, so it helps to naturally reduce a fever. It has different compounds such as eugenol and flavonoids that help increase your bone density while increasing the mineral content too.
- Cinnamon: contains compounds with protective antioxidants and can help prevent sickness, as well as helping to thin out mucus congestion in the lungs. Cinnamon can help to kill fungi that can lead to respiratory tract infections as well. Like clove, it can assist in bringing down a fever. Put them all together and you will have the perfect flu/cold and allergy remedy, all in under an hour.
Grandma’s Homemade Syrup
Always start with a clean work space and go ahead and prep your ingredients beforehand. I prefer using dehydrated herbs due to them being shelf stable; fresh herbs will work just as well but you’ll need to double the amount. My grandma used to grow her own antibiotics in her backyard, by planting only these 10 medicinal plants. This specific recipe produces about one cup of syrup, you can always double the recipe or divide it. All the cooking and preparation time is less than an hour too, making it the perfect remedy when you are not feeling well. This time I put the herbs in a tea strainer, but my grandma always used a cheesecloth to strain the syrup at the end, and you can do that as well.
You will need:
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 cup of water
- 2 tbsp. dehydrated cloves
- 2 tbsp. dehydrated ginger
- 2 tbsp. honey
- 2 tbsp. ground cinnamon (2 cinnamon sticks will also work)
- small pot or tea kettle
- measuring cups and spoons
- tea strainer (or cheesecloth)
Steps:
- Bring the water to a light boil on the stove.
- Once the water has come to a boil, lower the heat and place cloves and ginger in the tea strainer, or directly to the pot.
- Add tea strainer with ginger and clove to your pot, reduce to a simmer on low heat and stir in honey and cinnamon.
- Let the mixture simmer slowly for 5-10 minutes.
- Add in the sugar and stir until all the sugar has completely dissolved.
- Let simmer for another 5-10 minutes.
- Now remove the pot from heat, let it cool until it reaches room temperature, and remove the tea strainer (or strain the mixture using a cheesecloth if you added all the ingredients to your pot).
- Pour the syrup into a mason jar and store it in the fridge, or in a dark cabinet for up to a entire year.
How to Use
This syrup is the perfect remedy to the common cold and flu, and for getting some respiratory relief during allergy season. It is perfect to mix in a chai tea latte, or just as an accent to your favorite herbal tea. You can also take it orally- start with one tablespoon and go from there. The shelf life is one year, if it is properly closed and stored. Taking it as a preventive for common illnesses is a great way to use it as well, as the vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants make an amazing immune booster. Due to the ginger in this it can also help ease slight nausea and bloating. I have started mixing it into my English breakfast tea in the morning to boost my digestion, and to unclog my airways.
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Article originally published on The Lost Herbs
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