The weather in Sydney has been changeable lately, one minute it's freezing and the next minute gorgeous.The change in season can bring coughs and colds and natural remedies are often the best! Here is a traditional Chinese elixir from Ross's student named Ha, who lives in Lake Cargelligo, NSW.
Ingredients
3 kg of lemons
800 grams of raw sugar
300 grams of honey
White vinegar as needed
a large glass jar with a screw top lid
Method
1. First wash and dry the lemons, then slice them into rounds 5 mm thick.
2. Next sterilise the jar and lid. Click here for how to sterilise jars
3. After that place the lemon slices and sugar into the jar in layers until the jar is full.
4. Next pour the honey into the jar on top of the lemons and sugar.
5. Pour white vinegar into the jar enough to cover the lemons.
6. Finally seal the jar tightly and keep for 6 months.
Use: Place 2-3 slices of lemon and 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice in a mug then pour in boiled water. Stir and drink when warm, eat the lemon if you like!
Ha says "This can help you to avoid sore throats or coughs, reduce the fat in the blood and help the liver take the poison from your body. For this reason drink this everyday to help avoid illness."
Talk with your teacher or write a comment below.
What natural remedies do you use for illness? What is the remedy? Does it prevent or cure the illness?
Sounds really good. I'm just a bit concerned that extra sugar may cause more coughing and sugar is not good for the body anyway. Can we use only honey instead?
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments Charina. You'll probably need a nutritionist to answer your question correctly. It is a well known fact that honey is a good natural cure for coughing. I'm sure if you do a bit of research you will find out more about food or drink you should avoid when you have a cough such as this one: http://www.livestrong.com/article/18247-treat-dry-cough-naturally/
ReplyDeleteSounds really good, i will try it :)
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