Is your home apothecary ready for fall and winter? With cold and flu season around the corner, it’s time to prepare your herbal medicines. Here are three of my time-tested, go-to herbal remedies for fall and winter. These easy and effective recipes use common ingredients that you might already have in your kitchen or can find at the grocery store.

 

herbal remedy for fall and winter: garlic

#1 Tamari Garlic

If you feel like you’re getting sick, eat garlic. Garlic contains several sulfur compounds that are antimicrobial. Garlic boosts the production of white blood cells, helping to fight off bacteria, parasites, and viruses. The antimicrobial properties of garlic are more effective if the garlic is eaten raw. However, you may not feel like eating fresh raw garlic, and for some people it causes digestive upset.

Tamari garlic is an herbal remedy that has the benefits of raw garlic without the side effects. This herbal remedy for fall and winter has been the #1 best cold and flu prevention for me over the years, EVEN MORE so than elderberry! If I feel a sore throat coming on or like I might be catching something, I eat a couple cloves of tamari garlic, and next thing I know, I am not getting sick!

Get the recipe: Tamari Garlic

 

herbal remedy for fall and winter: horseradish

#2 Horseradish Herbal Remedy

Horseradish is an important herbal remedy for fall and winter because it increases metabolism and circulation, dissolves accumulated mucus, clears the sinus, warms the body, and drains any mucus that might be hiding. Excess mucus is a breeding ground for colds and bacteria that can cause infections. So moving it out, even if it means spouting snot, is good. Keeping the nasal passages clear of mucus helps prevent sinusitis and sinus infections. Think of horseradish as Drano for the head.

Horseradish is an intensely hot, spicy, pungent root with a spiky taste. What makes this horseradish herbal remedy so good is the addition of sweet apple, which calms the heating effects of the horseradish and makes it palatable!

Get the recipe: Horseradish Herbal Remedy

 

fire cider

#3 Fire Cider

At the onset of any head cold, reach for fire cider and the cold never settles in. This herbal remedy for fall and winter contains the benefits of both garlic and horseradish along with other antimicrobial herbs like ginger, onion, and cayenne. Fire cider warms the body, promotes circulation, reduces inflammation, opens the sinus, and clears congestion.

Watch the video linked below and I’ll walk you step-by-step through how to make your own homemade fire cider. Warning: this is one of those herbal medicines that, once you make it and start passing it around, everyone wants it! Once you avert that first cold, you are hooked on fire cider…

Watch the video: Fire Cider Recipe on YouTube
Fire Cider blog post with recipe card

 

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I would love to hear from you! What are your favorite herbal remedies for fall and winter? Have you ever used garlic, horseradish, or fire cider? Please share in the comments below. 

fall and winter herbal remedies

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