How To Make Your Own All Natural Medicinal Syrups At Home

Here is a recipe on how to make your own all natural medicinal syrups at home. Check out the article we found over at Mountain Rose Blog.

Medicinal syrups are a great way to administer not so pleasant tasting herbs to young ones and bothered adults alike, or a great way to let your favorite herbs come to life in beverages and food dishes. Finding a nice combination of a pleasant aromatic herb and a medicinal herbs can leave you with a tasty concoction perfect for many occasions and recipes! Herbal syrups make great additions to teas, desserts, bubbly beverages and cocktails, or all on their own by the spoonful!

Syrups can be prepared with sugar or honey. If prepared with honey, my preferred method, medicinal syrup can be soothing and coating to the digestive tract membranes it comes into contact with, such as the throat. Besides being absolutely great for you, who doesn’t love a good honey coat when it’s cold outside? For proper preservation and a shelf stable syrup, it is recommended to use a ratio of 1:1 (tea to honey). However, you can cut back to 2:1 or 3:1. If you use less sweetener to tea parts, you will need to keep your syrup refrigerated and use quickly. You can also add some tincture to help preserve your syrup longer, as well as give an extra medicinal boost.

How to Make Medicinal Syrups

Ingredients

These two ingredients are good for helping with the mild mood changes we all experience from time to time. This syrup goes great drizzled on top of dessert, spooned into tea or hot toddies, or taken by the spoonful throughout the day.

• Ashwagandha
• Damiana
• Honey
• Water

Directions

• First make a very strong decoction, using 1 oz of herb per 16 oz of water. Warm over low heat, bring to a simmer, cover partially, and reduce the liquid down to half the original volume.
• When you have 8 oz of liquid, add 8 oz of honey.
• Warm the mixture over low heat, stirring well. *Do not heat above 110 degrees.*
• Optional: Add 1 part tincture or brandy to 3 parts syrup for a medicinal boost and longer shelf life.
• Pour syrup into bottles and label. Store in the refrigerator, where it will last for up to six months.

Photo Credit: http://mountainroseblog.com/homemade-medicinal-syrups/

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