This worked incredibly well for me,
lessening the painful symptoms of a sore and swollen throat
by three-quarters within two hours of drinking it.
Using my intuition (or perhaps Divine guidance),
I gathered up fresh herbs from the garden
combined with what I had in my pantry to create a herbal tea infusion.
It was only after it worked to soothe my throat and ease my cough
that I researched the individual properties of each ingredient
and discovered why it had, indeed, worked so well.
I consider this to be a small miracle!
Directions:
by three-quarters within two hours of drinking it.
Using my intuition (or perhaps Divine guidance),
I gathered up fresh herbs from the garden
combined with what I had in my pantry to create a herbal tea infusion.
It was only after it worked to soothe my throat and ease my cough
that I researched the individual properties of each ingredient
and discovered why it had, indeed, worked so well.
I consider this to be a small miracle!
Directions:
- Add a jasmine green and peppermint tea bag to a tea pot.
- Infuse the tea with a large slice of ginger, 2 green cardamom pods (crushed slightly), a sprig of lavender, a few fresh basil/rosemary/oregano leaves and cinnamon (I didn't have sticks, so I used ground cinnamon).
- When at drinking temperature, add a teaspoon of manuka honey.
- Chew and swallow fresh ginger for an added throat soother (beware the burn).
- Take turmeric root capsules and l-glutamine to support your immune system. Solgar's is both gluten and corn-free.
- Two drops of lavender essential oil diluted in 1 teaspoon of coconut oil is useful for soothing itchy, sore ears.
Why does this work?
- Green tea: said to be a good antioxidant, as well as a stimulant (due to it's caffeine content).
- Peppermint tea: menthol content is useful in warding off the common cold, while the minty taste soothes a burning throat.
- Fresh ginger: considered an effective cure for coughing, congestion and colds. Also helpful for nausea.
- Green cardamom: used to treat and prevent throat troubles.
- Lavender: when used topically or taken internally, it has antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties.
- Fresh basil: antiviral, antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. Useful in the treatment of asthma.
- Fresh rosemary: antioxidant. Contains camphor which acts as a cough suppressant.
- Fresh oregano: antiseptic and antimicrobial, said to be palliative for sore throats.
- Manuka honey: antibacterial.
- Turmeric root powder: antiseptic and antibacterial. Used as a blood cleanser (I take this daily in order to keep painful underarm hidradenitis suppurativa in remission).
- L-glutamine: aids recovery from illness and keeps the white blood cells functioning happily.
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2 comments:
Sounds helpful. But I am a little curious - what does it taste like?
Not bad at all, really. Sort of fresh and astringent. But bear in mind it's not exactly for everyday, yummy drinking...it's for sipping slowly with a throat that is so swollen and sore that drinking/eating anything feels like swallowing razor blades!
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