Dr. Archer’s Simple Cold & Cough Tea
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups of boiling, filtered water
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- 1 Tablespoon licorice root
- stainless steel tea strainer
Place tea in a stainless steel tea strainer. Pour 1.5 cups of filtered hot water over tea. Cover with a small plate and brew tea for 15 minutes. The plate helps to trap the essential oil from the thyme in the tea. Serve hot or cold. Add honey if needed.
Kids: Drink 1/2 cup three times a day for the duration of cold and cough symptoms.
Adults: Drink 1.5 cups three times a day for the duration of cold and cough symptoms.
Daily use should be discontinued after 4 weeks.
Precautions:
- If you have hypertension or are on medications that alter your potassium levels, please check with your doctor prior to drinking this tea.
- Do not give honey to infants prior to 1 year of age.
- It is always best that you or your child see a naturopathic doctor for your cold and cough symptoms prior to self-treatment with any kind of herbal medicine.