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How to Make Homemade Herbal Cough Syrup

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Authored by Daisy Luther via The Organic Prepper I’ve been making my own cough syrup for years to support my family with anything from a little tickle to a full-on cough. The recipe has changed a bit over the years, especially once I began traveling internationally. I’ve taken a little bit from my Southern mountain upbringing, the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, and Mexico and combined it into a very useful mixture. (Please excuse the awkward wording in this article – the FDA has extremely strict rules about how one can write about remedies that have been around for centuries.) This being said, I’m not a doctor, and this isn’t medical advice. I’d been making honey-lemon cough syrup for years. You can  find that recipe here . It’s pretty effective and soothing. Then I got sick when I was living in Europe. I went to the pharmacy determined to purchase a familiar-looking bottle of purple cough syrup for the deep, bronchial cough I’d developed right before arriving in Montenegro. The pharm...

Proven home remedies: 10 Natural antibiotics you can find in your kitchen and home garden

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  Authored by Mary Miller via herbs.news Many people use over-the-counter (OTC) antibiotics to treat bacterial infections, but these medications often cause adverse effects. Fortunately, Nature provides powerful remedies that are just as effective as modern medicines but don’t come with unwanted side effects. Here are 10 natural antibiotics you can find in your own kitchen or grow in your home garden. (h/t to  BioPrepper.com ) Oregano oil Packed with natural antioxidants, this healing oil is considered  one of the most effective natural antibiotics  on the planet. You can add a few drops of  oregano oil  to a pot of boiling water and inhale the steam once a day to eliminate sinus and upper respiratory infections. If you are suffering from foot or nail infections, add a few teaspoons of oregano oil to a tub of warm water and soak your foot in it for several minutes. When used every day, this foot soak will help you get rid ...