Tea - Sore Throat, Cough and Chest

Dosage - 1/2 cup three times a day.

Ingredients:

• 1 tsp. dried chunks Echinacea root
• 1/2 teaspoon dried chunks Slippery Elm bark-soothes throat and digestive tract.
• 1/2 teaspoon dried chunks Wild Cherry bark-expectorant
• 1 teaspoon dried Thyme leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon Dried Sage leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon dried Honeysuckle flowers
• pinch of Cayenne...to taste
• 4 cups of water

Method:

1. Place Echinacea, Slippery Elm and Wild Cherry in non-aluminum pot and cover with water. Bring to boil and lower to slow simmer, covered, for 10 to 20 minutes (the longer, the stronger). Strain herbs out.
2. Place the other herbs in a 1 quart container that has a cover, pour the simmered tea over them. Cover and steep for 10 to 20 minutes.
3. Strain and drink in above recommended doses. Adding cayenne helps clear mucus and empower the medicinal activity of the other herbs. Other additions might include cinnamon, fresh lemon, fresh ginger slice, honey.

Keep refrigerated or cool. Remains effective in refrigerator from 48 to 72 hours.