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Old 05-24-2017, 01:53 AM
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Default Tea for colds / flu

Well, my son decided it was a good idea after service, Sunday the 14th, to put a little babies hand in his mouth. Ergh. My wife and I knew what was coming next because that child was sick with a cold.

And then Tuesday the 16th came, and my son ends up with a fever, gunk, a lot of snot, and it hung on for a good 4 days or so. But, not before it went to my youngest son, then my wife, then my daughter, and now me. Like I told my wife, "I just can't catch a break can I"? Oh well.

I brew a tea for our colds, etc. and it changes depending on the degree of how sick we are. Right now I have a lot of drainage, sinus headache, gunk, it is hard to breathe at times, sore throat, and I have a low grade fever. Nothing too serious, just annoying.

Here is what I just brewed. It helped the rapid drainage, and my sore throat is not hurting at the moment. The big bonus... I do not have to blow my nose every 30 seconds. I would say it is a win. However, I will experiment more with other herbs I have. I do have echinacea and thyme, so I will add that tomorrow; and I will add the white willow bark if I still have a sinus headache to help with the pain. I just did not have time (thyme) tonight to get everything out, I need to get extra sleep.

4 Teaspoon Organic Chamomile for every 32 ounces of water
2 Teaspoon Organic Lemon Balm for every 32 ounces of water
1 Teaspoon Organic Raspberry Leaf for every 32 ounces of water
1 Teaspoon Organic Peppermint Leaf for every 32 ounces of water
1/2 Teaspoon Organic Nettle Leaf for every 32 ounces of water
1x Dash Teaspoon 90k Organic Cayenne powder for every 32 ounces of water
2x Tad Teaspoon Organic Ginger powder for every 32 ounces of water
1x Dash Teaspoon Organic Cinnamon powder for every 32 ounces of water
6-8 Black Peppercorn for every 32 ounces of water

Adding Tomorrow maybe (depends on if I am still this bad or not):

2-3 Teaspoon Organic White Willow bark for every 32 ounces of water
1/2 Teaspoon Organic Echinacea for every 32 ounces of water
1/4 Teaspoon Organic Thyme for every 32 ounces of water

NOTE:
Pinch = 1/16
Dash = 1/12 (mine is 1/12, others may be closer to 1/8)
Tad = 1/4

Edited:

I COULD NOT WAIT. I WANT SLEEP TONIGHT. So right after I posted this, I shut down the laptop, walked past our pantry, and then turned around and pulled out some more herbs to brew. I do not think I can sleep with this sinus headache. So, I added 8 ounces back into my tea pot, since I drank 8 out of the 32 ounces just moments ago. I was going to refrigerate the leftover for tomorrow, but I am going to have more tonight. Then I added White Willow Bark, Echinacea, Thyme, and Elder Flowers to my previous brew. So, here is my final brew (this was the only tea I made today):

4 Teaspoon Organic Chamomile for every 32 ounces of water
2 Teaspoon Organic Lemon Balm for every 32 ounces of water
1 Teaspoon Organic Raspberry Leaf for every 32 ounces of water
1 Teaspoon Organic Peppermint Leaf for every 32 ounces of water
1/2 Teaspoon Organic Nettle Leaf for every 32 ounces of water
2 Teaspoon Organic White Willow bark for every 32 ounces of water
1 Teaspoon Organic Echinacea for every 32 ounces of water
1 Teaspoon Organic Elder Flowers for every 32 ounces of water
1/4 Teaspoon Organic Thyme for every 32 ounces of water
1x Dash Teaspoon 90k Organic Cayenne powder for every 32 ounces of water
2x Tad Teaspoon Organic Ginger powder for every 32 ounces of water
1x Dash Teaspoon Organic Cinnamon powder for every 32 ounces of water
6-8 Black Peppercorn for every 32 ounces of water

I only have 5 minutes more to wait.......

2nd Edit:

Disclaimer / Be forewarned: This is not your run of the mill store bought tea labeled for cold and flu. This is home brewed, and it is going to pull the gunk out of your lungs, and it might give you a a few moments of a hack fest as it just did me. I already knew this but I forgot to state it above. Also, the tension in my temples is now minor, so I am going to hurry off to bed now.
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