Cold and Flu Tea Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 1 tbsp dried echinacea root
- 1 tbsp dried red root
- 1 tbsp dried calendula flowers
- Honey (optional)
Instructions
- In a stainless steel pot with the lid on, simmer the water, echinacea and red root on the lowest heat for 15 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and add the calendula.
- Put lid back on the pot and let everything steep for another 30 minutes after the calendula has been added.
- Strain the herbs from tea and drink 1 cup.
- This tea is a little bitter, so you can add a teaspoon of honey to taste.
Notes
- Store the remaining tea in the refrigerator in a container with the lid on.
- This tea will last 2 days if refrigerated.
- You can warm up 1 cup at a time.