Natural remedies are an affordable alternative to over-the-counter medications. When it comes to natural remedies, you never have to worry about strictly measured doses or over medicating yourself. You can use natural remedies as little or as often as need. These natural forms of healing have helped people live safely throughout the years.
Do you have a cough that’s interrupting your day? This homemade cough syrup can be made quickly and easily with as little as two ingredients. Those ingredients are onions and sugar. The amount of sugar you’ll need for your concoction depends upon the size of onion you use. Please note that you can use raw honey as an alternative to sugar for this natural remedy.
You’ll need to all the onion to sit in the sugar overnight before you use it. Once the onions begin to extract their juices, you’ll see the onion shrink. The onion shrinks because juices are drawn into the honey. You will notice that the onion taste isn’t completed gone when it’s time to drink this natural cough syrup, but the sugar will mask the majority of the taste.
No.1- Onion Cough Syrup Recipe:
(Makes 1 cup)
Ingredients:
- One medium-sized yellow onion
- One or two cups of sugar or raw, unfiltered honey
Directions:
Thinly slice the medium yellow onion and lay the slices in a glass jar. Pour or spoon honey over it a few times. Pour the honey until you have loosely placed all the onion into the glass jar. Fill the container with honey up to the level of the onion or higher. Let it sit overnight or for 8 hours. When it’s done sitting for 8 hours, strain out the onion pieces carefully. The onion will most likely stay clumped together. This can be refrigerated for up to 1 month.
No.2- Fight a cough with flaxseeds, honey, and lemon juice!
Another alternative to relieving your cough is by boiling flax seeds in water. The flaxseeds give you a thick gel that is known to soothe your throat and bronchial tract. When you add in honey and lemon juice, it provides you with a soothing syrup that’s guaranteed to eliminate your painful cough.
You’ll need flax seeds, honey, and lemon for this recipe.
Boil 2-3 tablespoons of flax seeds in 1 cup of water (boil until the water thickens)
Strain and then add 3 tablespoons of lemon juice and honey
Take 1 tablespoon as often as you need.
Don’t waste your money on harsh medications that only mask your symptoms. Use natural remedies to ensure you get the best, quickest results possible. Your body is just as important as the chemicals you put in it. By choosing natural remedies, you’re choosing to give your body the best care possible.
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