Hawthorn Berry Heart Tonic Honey

Herbal honeys are easy to make an a great way to get herbs into your diet. This hawthorn berry honey recipe is a cardiovascular tonic. It lends itself well to morning foods you can add it to your yogurt or warm cereal, put it on pancakes and waffles, or use it instead of jam on toast. Or add a spoonful of hawthorn berry honey to a cup of hot water, relax, and let nature help you with your health.

Let’s take a closer look at what’s in our hawthorn berry heart tonic honey…

Honey

Honey is antioxidant and antibacterial. Adding honey to your food and drinks enhances absorption of nutrients and helps to deliver the medicinal qualities of herbs deeper into the body.

Try to use a honey that is local to where you live. Raw honey is full of healing enzymes that are destroyed in the heating process. When you buy honey from someone local, you can ask them about their processing methods and whether they heat the honey.

Hawthorn Berry

Hawthorn berry (Crataegus spp.) is one of our best herbal tonics for the heart. Well-substantiated uses of hawthorn berry include lowering blood pressure, improving circulatory disorders, and enhancing cardiac output.

Hawthorn strengthens the heart and promotes longevity. It has numerous positive effects on cardiac function and is considered a tonic for the circulatory system. Hawthorn helps to maintain healthy veins, arteries, and capillaries. It decreases capillary permeability and fragility and supports the flow of blood to the heart.

Note: Hawthorn berries can be contraindicated while taking certain cardiac medications.

Rose Hip

Rose hips (Rosa spp.) are loaded with vitamins and minerals, and their carminative properties aid in the absorption of nutrients. Rose hips’ anti-inflammatory flavonoids help to protect the gastrointestinal mucous membrane from the inflammation that is a rampant side effect of eating processed and pesticide-contaminated foods.

Excessive use of over-the-counter medications and antibiotics has also contributed to the epidemic of inflamed gut syndromes. The soothing and restorative properties of rose hips are a relieving balm for the chronic digestive illnesses that burden our society.

Cinnamon

Cinnamon is a healing spice that increases circulation and helps to digest desserts, smoothies, and meals that contain grains and cold dairy such as milk, yogurt, and ice cream.

Ginger

Ginger increases circulation, reduces inflammation, and fights colds and flu. This herb also demonstrates efficacy in lowering the blood levels of triglycerides common in diabetes.

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Heart Tonic Honey

Author: Kami McBride

Ingredients

• 1 cup honey
• 2 tbsp powdered hawthorn berry
• 1 tbsp powdered rose hips
• 1 tsp powdered cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp powdered ginger

Instructions

• Put honey into a sterilized jar.
• Put the jar into a double boiler over low heat.
• Gently heat for 15 minutes, or until it is warm. Do not boil or overheat the honey, just warm it up until the herbs can be easily mixed in.
• Stir the herbs into the honey while it is still warm.
• Remove jar of honey from double boiler and let cool.
• Store the honey in a cabinet for 2 weeks before using.
• Occasionally stir the contents, mixing herbs thoroughly into the honey.
• Just leave the herbs in the honey as you use it. There is no need to strain the herbs out at any point.

I would love to hear from you! Do you have a favorite recipe or remedy with hawthorn berry? Have you ever made an herbal honey? Please share in the comments below.