Home Remedy Recipes
Herbal Teas for Coughs
Ingredients
Thyme, Hyssop and Sage
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried hyssop
- 1 teaspoon dried sage leaves
- 1 cup water, barely boiled
Linden and Licorice
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1/4 teaspoon chopped dried licorice root
- 2 teaspoons dried linden flowers
Instructions
Thyme, Hyssop and Sage
- Place the herbs in a teapot. Pour the boiling water over them, cover and steep for 10 minutes.
- Strain and sweeten with honey.
- Cool a bit and sip slowly in 1-ounce doses as needed (up to 2 cups a day for no more than a few successive days).
- Do not use excessively. The tea can be gargled an ounce at a time for topical relief of a scratchy throat.
- For sipping, combine with plenty of honey for its throat-coating action.
Linden and Licorice
- Bring water to a boil in a glass or stainless steel pan. Add licorice root, reduce heat to medium-high, and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, place the linden flowers in a teapot. Pour the unstrained licorice decoction over the linden, cover and steep for 10 minutes.
- Sweeten with honey, if desired.
- Take in 1/2 cup doses, as needed.
Notes
This tea is also good lung medicine. It can be drunk as often as desired during the course of a respiratory illness.
Licorice tea is not recommended for people prone to high blood pressure, pregnant women, or women with fibroids.