Tag: Sambucus

The gift of good health: DIY elderberry syrup kit

Dec 3, 2010

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tammy.schmidt

in herbalism, recipes

Elderberry syrups are everywhere these days. I love the fact that these products are available but I often wince at the price tag. ?áIt is like anything though, you are paying for the convenience and the availability… and maybe a touch of hype? ?áI know how to make elderberry syrup, and I can tell you…
got the chills?

Dec 2, 2010

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tammy.schmidt

in herbalism, recipes, Uncategorized

An olde fashioned favourite tea that is used for sudden chills, chills from a feverish state or fevers is equal amounts of mint, elder flower and yarrow. If you happen to have a copy of Matthew Wood’s Earthwise Herbal, you will read that “mint tea was used during the terrific grippe epidemics of 1838 and…