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Elderberry Syrup with Echinacea and Goldenseal
This homemade elderberry syrup is way more potent and healing than anything you can buy in a bottle! With echinacea, goldenseal, and ginger, it's an immune boosting powerhouse for cold and flu season.
Course
Drinks
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
1
hour
hour
Total Time
1
hour
hour
10
minutes
minutes
Servings
1
Quart
Calories
14
kcal
Author
Colleen @ Grow Forage Cook Ferment
Equipment
Large Pot
Fine Mesh Sieve
Wooden Spoon
Ingredients
1
cup
dried elderberries
¼
cup
dried echinacea root
1
teaspoon
goldenseal root powder
2"
piece
ginger
2
cinnamon sticks
6
whole cloves
1
cup
raw honey
4
cups
water
US Customary
-
Metric
Instructions
Put the water, elderberries, and all of the herbs and spices into a pot and bring it to a rolling boil.
Turn down heat just a bit and let it boil for a good 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Remove from the heat, let cool down to lukewarm, and strain out the liquid from the berries and herbs.
Add the honey to lukewarm liquid, as honey also has healing properties that are killed with heat. Stir the honey until it is dissolved.
Bottle and store in the refrigerator.
Notes
You can substitute 2 cups of fresh elderberries for the dried ones.
Possible substitutions for goldenseal would be barberry or Oregon grape.
Omit goldenseal (and substitutes) if this syrup will be given to children or pregnant women.
Do not take for more than 1-2 weeks in a row.
Standard Syrup Dosage:
1 tablespoon every 4 hours for adults
Nutrition
Serving:
1
Tablespoon
|
Calories:
14
kcal