Herbal Gargle Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup of herbal tea (see suggested herbs below)
- 1/4 tsp of salt
Instructions
- Make tea as you normally would for drinking.
- Combine the tea and salt in a jar and shake well to combine.
- To gargle, use the tea as warm as you can stand, but not so hot that you burn yourself.
- Take some tea into your mouth. Gargle and spit, gargle and spit, gargle and spit.
- Make-ahead tip: You can triple this recipe and keep it in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Take out 1 cup at a time and warm it up before gargling.
Notes
Suggested Herbs:
You can use fresh or dried herbs or even a tea bag. A general guideline is 1 tablespoon dried herb per 1 cup of water.
- Elderflower (Sambucus nigra)
- Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)
- Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus)
- Sage (Salvia officinalis)
- Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)