Herbal Pantry: Cold and Flu Season Readiness

Adding herbs to a cold and flu season supply kit is easy and valuable peace of mind. Clear a space in your kitchen apothecary for dried herb blends for tea and steam inhalations, tinctures for prevention and symptoms as well as a few homemade syrups. Please listen in as I share my favorites. Cold and Flu Kitchen Apothecary Survival Kit Foods for medicine Honey, garlic, onion, ginger, dried sage & thyme Tea Blends Chai blend - 2 parts cinnamon & ginger, 1 part cardamom, ½ part clove & black pepper Diaphoretic blend - yarrow, peppermint, elderflower, linden flower Steam inhalation Blend 2 peppermint & elderflower tea bags, a spoon of thyme, sage & oregano and a drop or two of lavender & eucalyptus essential oil Tinctures and Syrups For prevention - echinacea tincture, elderberry syrup Tinctures for coughs - wild cherry bark, mullein leaf, angelica   Interested in a medicine making episode on elderberry syrup? Send me a message and let me know! [email protected] Mentions: Favorite echinacea tincture: Herbalist & Alchemist Ultimate Echinacea Echinacea glycerite Elderberry glycerite Favorite chaga chai: Masala chai from the Chaga Company Favorite essential oil brand: Floracopeia   Deepest gratitude to Andrea Klunder, my podcast boss.  Find her at thecreativeimposter.com. Original music by Dylan Rice --- CONNECT WITH DINA --- Please send me you comments, requests, or feedback.  Send me a message, voice or write an email, my email is [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you! To get herb inspired recipes, plant profiles and read more about herbal medicine, visit my website at: theherbalbakeshoppe.com Connect with me on Facebook and Instagram If you enjoyed this episode, please SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW where ever you like to listen to podcasts! And if you have time, kindly leave me a rating and review. --- ABOUT DINA --- Dina Ranade is a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild and a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She is also a mom of three - two daughters in college and a 17 year old son finishing up high school. Dina loves cooking for her family despite the challenges that this creates. She passionately loves exploring culinary herbalism and has been working on stocking her home kitchen apothecary or medicine cabinet.