With Winter weather comes the occasional cough. My family has found this homemade natural cough syrup to be very effective against a hacking cough. It combines the benefits of honey and essential oils to produce a yummy concoction that Mary Poppins would approve.
Honey can be the all-natural cure when it comes to pesky colds. A persistent cough that won’t go away can easily be remedied with two teaspoons of honey. Children with nighttime cough due to colds, cough less frequently when they receive two teaspoons of honey 30 minutes before bed. The golden liquid’s thick consistency helps coat the throat while the sweet taste is believed to trigger nerve endings that protect the throat from incessant coughing.
Add to honey’s curative properties the power of essential oils, and you create an effective deterrent for the persistent cough.
The recipe for this cough syrup contains:
- ¼ cup honey
- 4 drops lavender oil
- 4 drops peppermint oil
- 4 drops lemon oil
- 4 drops Thieves
- 4 drops frankincense
Other Benefits of Essential Oils
Lavender heals burns and cuts, relieves insomnia, reduces stress, is a powerful antihistamine, reduces inflammation, and soothes sunburn. Lavender is the number one essential oil to have in your survival kit.
Peppermint is one of the oldest and most highly regarded herbs for soothing digestion. Additionally, peppermint has been found to improve mental accuracy, and sooth the respiratory system. Peppermint essential oil is also a very effective natural painkiller and muscle relaxant. It is especially helpful in soothing an aching back, sore muscles, and melting away a tension headache.
Lemon oil has been used on colds, coughs and flu. It helps prevent spread of contagious infections and supports a weakened immune system. It supports the body with phlegm removal and helps decongestion as well as stimulating the lymphatic system and helping an overworked liver.
In the Bible, where it says incense. it refers to frankincense which comes from the boswella tree. It takes 40 years to produce one drop of oil. Frankincense supports the immune system, helps respiratory ailments, depression, and gout.
The combination of honey and these essential oils will help bolster the immune system in its fight with the cold and flu season.
Why is it called Thieves?
How Thieves essential oil got its name. Europeans began producing essential oils in the 12th century. During the Plague of the 15th century, certain thieves were able to rob the dead without fear of becoming infected by the terrible disease. After being captured and charged with robbing the dead and dying victims of the plague, the thieves were offered a deal. The magistrate offered them leniency if they would reveal how they managed to avoid contracting the dreaded infection, in spite of their close proximity with the infected corpses.
The thieves disclosed that they were perfumers and spice traders, and that they had rubbed themselves with a concoction of aromatic herbs (cinnamon, and clove). Young Living Essential Oils begins testing Thieves Blend, a proprietary combination of cinnamon, clove and rosemary essential oils for its potent antimicrobial properties. Thieves Blend was found to have a 99.6 percent kill rate against airborne bacteria.
The combination of honey and these essential oils will help bolster the immune system in its fight with the cold and flu season.
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