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Comfrey heals the tissues inside and outside the body. It has a general soothing effect on the mucous membranes, and is used in soothing sore throats and coughs.
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| Cautions:
Reserve for those really nasty coughs, comfrey should not be taken internally for long periods of time. |
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Comfrey *
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Recipe Instructions:
Syrup
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- Soak 2 tablespoons of comfrey root in one quart (2 cups) of water overnight.
- Bring to a boil and simmer 30 minutes. Strain.
- Combine the remaining liquid with an equal amount of honey, or a 3 parts honey/1 part glycerin mixture.
- Heat until just before boiling, turn down, and simmer again for 5 minutes. (You don't want to boil honey)
- Cool, store in a glass jar away from heat and light and take in tablespoon doses three or four times a day.
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| Source: Adele Dawson "Herbs: Partners in Life," (2000)
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Tags and Uses for this Remedy
- Cough :Homemade cough syrups and herbal medicine teas make use of simple ingredients like honey and
infused with healing herbs.
- Honey :Honey is not just a sweetener for your herbal teas. Raw, organic honey is an active healing agent adding valuable antiseptic and demulcent properties to your home herbal remedies.
- Syrup :Home cough and cold syrups using honey, glycerin and herbs. Recipes for slippery elm cough syrup and old fashioned elderberry rob.
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