How to Make Homemade Honey Lemon Cough Syrup

How to Make Homemade Honey Lemon Cough Syrup



Sometimes the simplest, cheapest things work just as well as the pricey things. This is one of those do-at-home recipes that works well. Honey lemon syrup will coat your throat, loosen mucous a bit and calm your coughing. It eases a sore throat, too. And you won't have to worry whether it agrees with other medicines or has side effects or is too strong for the kids.







Things You'll Need:





1 cup honey




3 Tbsp. lemon juice




1/4 cup warm water









1


Use locally cultivated honey. It's usually found at fruit stands, although grocery stores may carry it. It tastes better and if you eat a teaspoonful a day it can help to ease allergies to local grass,
trees
and plants.





2


Mix the honey with the lemon juice. Stir slowly and slowly add the warm water until it's mixed together well.





3


Use one or two teaspoons every 2 to 3 hours or as needed. You can store this safely in the refrigerator for many months. If it gets separated or a little too hard to spoon easily, just warm it up a little in the microwave.





4


Keep some of this made up ahead of cold and flu season. It's great to have on hand for that cough and scratchy throat.


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How to Make Homemade Fragrant Bath Salts

How to Make Homemade Fragrant Bath Salts



Soaking in a hot bath of bath salts is so relaxing. Adding fragrances to the salts also has a very relaxing and rejuvenating effect. Careful selection of the fragrances can also bring into play aromatherapy techniques for healing. The fragrances added by including small amounts of essential oils contained in the salts bring about healing and relaxation themselves. Calm your hectic day or soothe tired and aching muscles.







Things You'll Need:





Epsom salts




Baking soda




Essential oils of your choice of fragrances




Storage bottle for the finished salts




Rock or sea salt




Food coloring









1


Begin with a large bowl to hold the bath salts. Use a bucket or plastic tub if you desire to make a larger amount at one time. Gather your ingredients together and make sure you have a wooden spoon to stir and mix the salts as you add the various components.





2


Add the Epsom salt to the container. The recipe for these salts is four parts Epsom salt to two parts baking soda to one part sea salt or rock salt. Add each of the ingredients into the container and stir well. Once you have the mixture of the base salts, you are ready to add the fragrance and color.





3


Include drops of the selected essential oils to the mixture and stir well. Continue to add oil until the fragrance is as strong as you like. You will want to select essential oils of pleasing fragrances. For more therapeutic use, consult an aromatherapy book to give you ideas of medicinal applications of the oils.
Lavender
and ylang ylang oils yield a combination that help to calm the nerves and relieve anxiety. For body aches and pains, you should try eucalyptus and peppermint or wintergreen oil.





4


Put in a few drops of food coloring to give each blend you make a unique light color. They add to the aesthetics and
beauty
of the salts. Add drops until the correct depth of results.


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How to Make Homemade Bug Spray

How to Make Homemade Bug Spray



Take this mixture on your next camping trip and stay bug free.







Things You'll Need:





5 drops cedarwood essential oil




4 drops lemon essential oil




2 drops geranium essential oil




1 drop citronella essential oil




2 tablespoons vegetable oil









1


Put the essential oils into a spray bottle.





2


Put the cap on and shake well.





3


Add the vegetable oil and cap and shake well again.





4


Shake well before using. Apply only a few drops on skin.








Tips & Warnings










Omit the lemon oil if you will be in the sun alot to prevent sunburn.



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How to Make Hips Appear Wider

How to Make Hips Appear Wider



There are plenty of tutorials out there that address the topic of how to make your hips thinner. There are also articles that discuss avoiding articles of clothing that make hips inadvertently look larger. But you do not always see information about how to make hips appear wider. It is surprisingly easy to create the illusion of wider hips. Probably the quickest and easiest way to add some heft to your hips is to wear a light colored pant and a dark colored top. There are several other ways to make your hips appear wider and you can learn about them in the following steps.







Things You'll Need:





Bulk fabrics




Belt




Pants




Double-breasted jacket




Dress or skirt









1


Use color to your advantage. Try to wear a dark color on top and a lighter color on bottom. Wearing a light colored pant will create the look of fuller hips.





2


Select bulky fabrics and prints to enhance the width of hips. Thick fabrics can add bulk and horizontal stripes can make the body appear wider.





3


Accentuate your waist to make your hips appear wider. The appearance of a small waist creates the illusion of fuller hips. Draw attention to your waist by sporting a belt or tucking in your top.





4


Select pants that will make your hips appear wider. Choose pants that are high waisted with a tapered leg. Pants with pleats and pockets also tend to add the appearance of curves. Avoid wearing white washed denim; wear a solid color pair of jeans instead.





5


Toss on a double breasted jacket. A double breasted jacket, especially one that ties in the front, tends to divide the body, thereby adding heft to the hips.





6


Choose dresses or skirts that button down the front. The row of buttons will make your hips look wider.


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How to Make Herbal Tea for Colds or Flu

How to Make Herbal Tea for Colds or Flu



Herbal tea has been used for hundreds of years as a soothing drink for those with a cold or flu. It can be made with simple medicinal herbs that can be found right in your kitchen.







Things You'll Need:





Tea cup




Hot water




Green tea bag




2 tsps. honey




1 tsp. ground cinnamon




1 tsp. whole cloves









1


Pour the hot water into the tea cup and place the tea bag into the cup.





2


Add the honey, cinnamon, cloves and stir. Honey, cinnamon and cloves all have antiseptic properties, which can help your body fight viruses. The cloves with also help to numb a sore throat.





3


Cover the cup with a paper towel or a dish cloth and let the tea steep for five minuets.





4


Scoop out the cloves. The tea is now ready to drink.








Tips & Warnings










You can try this recipe with any type of tea. I just use green tea because it is so good for the body.








Do not try this recipe if you are allergic to honey.



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How to Make Herbal Remedies for Kids

How to Make Herbal Remedies for Kids



Herbal remedies offer a simple, natural way to bring relief and healing to an ailing child. Very often, herbs are a milder, gentler alternative to manufactured pharmaceuticals. For centuries, mild medicinal herbs such as chamomile, peppermint, fennel and lemon balm have been used safely to treat children's diseases and conditions such a colic, flu, colds, teething, chicken pox and measles. A key to giving herbal remedies to kids, however, is taste. The most effective treatment is useless if it can't get passed tight lips. Read on to learn how to use mild herbal remedies for your
children
.







Things You'll Need:





1 oz dried herb




2 cups cold water




ВЅ cup of honey, maple syrup or vegetable glycerin







Brew an Herbal Tea




1


Bring the water to a boil. Place the herbs in a cup or tea ball.





2


Cover the herbs with the boiled water. Cover and let steep for 5 to 10 minutes.





3


Strain the tea into a baby bottle or sippy cup.





4


Stir in some apple juice or honey (Honey is not suitable for infants 12 months and younger).



Make an Herbal Glycerin-Based Tincture




1


Pick through your fresh herbs to remove any dirt and debris such as sticks or stems. Don't wash the herbs.





2


Chop up the fresh herbs into course pieces. If you use flowers, you may leave these whole. Place the herbs into the jar. Pour in enough glycerin to cover the chopped herbs.





3


Seal the jar, closing the cap tightly. Place the jar in a dark location for 6 to 8 weeks. Shake the jar at least once each day.





4


Strain the tincture through your cheesecloth into a clean, dry jar or bottle. Squeeze the herb material through the cheesecloth so as to get out as much of the tincture's herbal goodness as possible. Label your tincture jar with the
date
and ingredients.





5


Stir in some honey to sweeten the tincture. You may also add pleasant-tasting herbs such as stevia, peppermint, licorice, fennel and lemon balm.





6


Dilute the tincture in some fruit juice, applesauce or in your kid's favorite drink.



Prepare an Herbal Syrup




1


Bring the water to a boil. Lower the heat to a bare simmer and add the herbs. Cover and let it simmer until the liquid is reduced by half.





2


Strain out the herbs and pour the herbal liquid back to the pan and turn the heat low.





3


Stir in the honey, maple syrup or vegetable glycerin until they are well blended.





4


Pour your syrup into a bottle and cap it tightly. Label the bottle with the date and ingredients used and keep it refrigerated.








Tips & Warnings










Product labels typically give recommended dosages based for a 150-pound adult. Adjust the dosage for your child based on his weight.








Herbal remedies must always be used under the supervision of your child's doctor or licensed health practitioner.



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How to Make Herbal Remedies for Gout

How to Make Herbal Remedies for Gout



Gout is an extremely painful condition in which uric acid crystals accumulate in the joints and tissues of the body. Traditional gout medications are expensive, have severe side effects, and often aren't effective in treating the condition. Luckily, there are a number of herbal remedies known to successfully treat gout which are less expensive, healthy and don't come with the severe side effects.







Things You'll Need:





2 to 3 tsps. black cherry juice




1/2 cup powdered activated charcoal




2 tbsps. flaxseed




1 tsp. rosehips









1


Prevent gout by eating a healthy diet that includes plenty of exercise, water and fresh fruits and vegetables, the most important ingredient in herbal remedies. Foods particularly helpful for the prevention of gout include blueberries, cherries, soy, olive oil and salmon.





2


Include as much Vitamin C in your diet as possible, which helps lower uric acid levels in the body. Foods that are rich in Vitamin C include cantaloupe, oranges, broccoli, brussel sprouts and green peppers.





3


Take 2 to 3 tsps. of black cherry juice during an inflammation of gout. Cherries contain high levels of flavonoids, which help the body to eliminate uric acid from the system, relieving and preventing gout.





4


Make a charcoal poultice to draw toxins from gout affected areas. Mix a half a cup of powdered activated charcoal with two tablespoons of flaxseed and add just enough hot water to make a paste. Apply the paste to the affected area and cover with a cloth or plastic wrap. Change the poultice every four hours, but leave it on throughout the night.





5


Drink as much rosehip tea as you like to get sufficient liquid and purify the blood. Boil 1 cup of water and remove from heat before adding one teaspoon of rosehips. Allow the tea to steep for five minutes before straining and drinking. Other teas useful in herbal remedies for gout include yarrow, peppermint and sarsaparilla.


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