How To Make A Simple Natural Cough Syrup

Are you tired of the wintertime run around of runny noses, coughs, sore throats, and the flu.  Plus, all the medicine you’re given or all the money you’ve spent on more natural versions or herbal remedies?

I am! So that’s why I’ve been venturing into making my own natural remedies. Especially with my little kiddos.  They are SO easy to make and a lot cheaper than store-bought brands.

Yes, sometimes I too want a quick fix and will go for a more natural variation of medications (such as Genexa and Little Remedies products). But, it is nice to feel like you have control over your health.  Like you can do something in a preventative way to build up your families bodies, to help fight colds and infections with God’s creations. So this leads me to one of the most basic, but effective health recipies… the honey-onion cold and cough syrup!

Honey-Onion Syrup

This simple natural cough syrup is a very easy and wonderful recipe you can use for coughs, colds and sore throats.  It’s an old recipe… people used to make and let it sit on the back of their woodstoves. It’s said that as they walked by, they would scoop a spoonful into their mouths… which kept their immune systems strong throughout the winter.  Then they would rarely get sick.  I’m sure there were other things they did as well… but non the less- I have found, by personal use, that this honey-onion syrup really does knock out a cough quicker.  It does so by healing and restoring the body… not just by covering up the symptoms as many over-the-counter medicines do.

Health Benefits of Honey and Onions

Onions contain sulfur compounds that help fight mucus and promote the removal of the mucus from your airways. Onions are considered to be the most powerful natural antibiotics, which can fight off both viral and bacterial infections, and ease the symptoms of sore throat!

Honey has plenty of health and healing properties, but the main ones include soothing coughs and sore throats.  Plus, it makes your syrup taste nice and sweet. Honey also acts as a natural preservative to keep your syrup lasting longer.

Recipe for this wonderful,  quick, cheep and hearty syrup!

Honey-Onion Cough Syrup

An easy, basic, hearty syrup used as a remedy for coughs, colds and sore throats.

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 25 mins

Ingredients

  

• 1 Large Organic onion- sliced in thin half-moons
• Organic local honey
• Optional: 1 clove of garlic and a little fresh ginger

Instructions

 

• Place half-mooned onions into a deep pan. (If using garlic and ginger as well, add them to the pan also.)
• Just barely cover the onion slices with honey.
• Warm the onions and honey on very low heat, until the onions become soft.
• Strain out the onions and pour into a mason jar. Seal tight and store in the refrigerator.
• DOSE: Take 1/2 to 1 teaspoon every hour or two at the first onset of a cold and continue taking 3-4 times a day to help speed up your recovery.

Notes

(Note: Always refer to your medical provider first if you have questions.  This is not intended as a substitute for the advice of your healthcare provider or physician.)

Are you a visual learner?

Here is a video, along with my favorite natural cold remedy… Elderberry Syrup- check out the post here for more information!

Let me know what you think!

Kind of a yummy funky taste- sweet onions of a delicious warm dinner meal… mixed with the sweet honey of a morning treat.  Plus, whatever else you may add to it.  I have an easier time taking a spoonful after lunch… but I just try to focus on the honey taste in the morning! 😉

Oh BONUS: My FAVORITE Cough Tea Remedy… For that Tickle in Your Throat- Kind of Cough

Ever get a tickle in your throat and you just keep coughing? It’s the worst… especially when you need to be talking a lot. This simple, easy tea helps curve that tickle so you can get through your day without coughing your brains out every time you open your mouth! 😉

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Want more?

Have you heard of Fire Cider?  Well, its one Kick-Ass Cider to knock out a cold and can be used to keep you healthy throughout the winter. Check it out here!

Also, check out my online ebook, The Simply Natural Home Handbook, for more herbal remedies and natural supplements.  Plus obtain a complete “how to” guide for cleaning out your home and products of unwanted toxins and chemicals.