Sage Honey w Additional Herbal Support
If you're looking for a natural and effective way to boost your immunity and soothe sore throats, consider making your own sage honey. This simple recipe combines the powerful astringent properties of fresh sage with the antimicrobial properties of tulsi, calendula, and lemon balm to create a potent, healing mixture. Not only is this recipe easy to make, but it also allows you to customize the flavor and benefits to suit your needs. Simply gather your ingredients, infuse them in honey for 2-4 weeks, and enjoy the benefits of this homemade remedy. Trust us, your body will thank you! And don't forget to share your own custom made combinations with us!
Sage is an excellent astringent for sore throats and post nasal drip, and carries its own antimicrobial property, too. Sage is the driver in this recipe to get all this herbal action moving throughout your body.
Tulsi supports in resilience to the stresses of life by strengthening, nourishing, and calming the mind and body. Def something you need when you’re feeling sick! Also, helps igniting digestion.
Lemon Balm provides antiviral properties, a relaxant diaphoretic action (to induce sweating if your cold is accompanied by a fever), as well as a nice gentle nervine sedative property to keep relaxed for resting.
Calendula helps to thin fluids (think mucus!), aids Lemon Balm to dispel moisture through the pores of the skin, and keeps things moving downward, draining through other channels as well like the lymphs, immune system, liver, and digestive systems. The lymphatic system is a critical part of the immune system and through keeping the lymph moving and cleansing the blood, the immune system is better able to screen the system. This herb also helps drive (or deliver) the rest of the herbal magic to your systems.
Ingredients
1 pint glass mason jar – clean and dry
1/2 cup of fresh sage, including additional herbal support or 1/4 cup of dried sage, including others (An herbal honey can be made using fresh or dried herbs, but keep in mind that if you use fresh herbs, you’ll be introducing water into your honey so you’ll want to refrigerate it to extend its shelf-life.)
1-1/2 cups of local, raw honey
Directions
Chop, cut, or rip up your fresh herbs up as fine as you can and measure. If using dried herbs, do the same. Add to jar and pour in raw honey.
Cover the jar with a lid and allow to sit in a cool, dark, dry place for 2-4 weeks. Every day, or when you remember, turn the jar over to keep the herbs moving and infusing better. The longer the stronger the honey will be.
When ready, warm up the honey by placing the jar inside a bowl of hot water (lid side up) until the outside of the jar is warm. Then, strain the herbs from the infused honey into a clean jar and seal with an airtight lid. Label. Store in a cool, dry place. Use one teaspoon per cup, as needed. Enjoy!
Note: Watch for any discoloration. If you see any, it’s time to compost your honey.
