Home-made syrup that will defeat tickly winter coughs.

It’s that time of year again – where everyone you seem to come into contact with has a cough or a cold.

If you work in the public sector, this can mean coming into contact with often hundreds of people a day, all with their unique set of germs.

Catching a cough is sometimes inevitable, although keeping your immune system topped up with plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables is a good way to help prevent them.

When the inevitable strikes however, a good cough syrup can be your life-saver. Often having a cough means you can say good-bye to a good nights sleep, coughing into the night can be a real annoyance to you and you family members and a good prevention in order to stop this from happening is essential.

We believe that natural is best when it comes to health, and this cough syrup recipe is full of natural goodness.

The addition of thyme as a powerful disinfectant will help cure any infection in the throat which is usually the reason for the cough.

Ginger Thyme Cough Syrup

Ingredients:

·         3/4 cup raw local Honey

·         1 1/2 cups of Water (you might end up adding another 1/2 cup depending upon consistency)

·         2 handfuls fresh thyme

·         1 knuckle of ginger minced

Instructions:

Put thyme and ginger in a pot add water bring to a boil and then simmer for 5-10 minutes.

Add raw honey gently stir allow the syrup to rest for 30-60 minutes, then strain.

At this point you can choose to store it or take the next step some schools of thought suggest you should not heat honey.

Put the filtered syrup back on the heat and bring to a boil remove from heat let cool and then bottle the syrup. Store in fridge.

Dosage:

Adults 3-5 tablespoons per day

Children 3-5 teaspoons per day