After trying out many tonics over the years, I've narrowed down my favorites to a straightforward mixture of six components that work incredibly well to provide defense against the flu, strep throat, and colds.
Here's what you need to make this simple and highly effective sore throat, cold, and flu tonic:
Here’s what you need to make this simple and highly effective sore throat, cold, and flu tonic:
Ingredients:
- Half a yellow onion, roughly chopped
- 5 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped
- 2 red chili peppers, roughly chopped
- 1 heaped tablespoon of ginger, roughly chopped
- Juice of one lemon
- Apple cider vinegar, preferably organic
Directions:
Please consider wearing gloves if you have sensitive skin, and try not to rub your eyes as you put this tonic together, as some of the natural oils involved can lead to unhappy muttering.
1. Start with a 350 mL to 500 mL mason jar. Add roughly chopped onion.
2. Roughly chopped garlic next please.
3. Followed by red chili peppers, seeds and all.
4. Then chopped ginger - what a lovely hue of yellow in fresh ginger.
5. Add fresh lemon juice - what you can get out of one medium-size lemon. It's fine to substitute with lime if you wish.
6. Top off mason jar with apple cider vinegar, but leave about a cm of room at the top.
7. Cap your jar and leave on your counter or in a pantry for a day or two before refrigerating. Your sore throat, cold, and flu tonic is ready for use!
Take one teaspoon as often as you'd like. As a prophylactic tonic, one teaspoon each time you return from spending time around others is a good schedule. Or as a fast-acting remedy, in my experience, one tablespoon will often eliminate the beginnings of strep throat.
You can use remaining solid ingredients in your cooking, or you can blend the mixture up and continue to take by the teaspoon. This tonic is fine if left unrefrigerated, and will last for months, though the quantities listed above will last you two to three weeks if used at a rate of one teaspoon per day. I prefer to refrigerate it after a day or two of making it. For the first few days of use, I recommend giving the mason jar a good shake before use.
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source: drbenkim.com