Elderberry Ice Cube Cold Remedy

Be winter ready with this useful remedy ahead of time so it is available when you need it, make it in early autumn for the winter months. Pick the elderberries whilst they are ripe and still shiny. Put 7 or 8 heads in a pan and gently remove the berries from the green stems using a fork (dried berries can also be used). Remove as much as you can of the stem, but it doesn’t matter if some small stems are left over. Add some water in the bottom of the pan to prevent burning, don’t let the pan dry out. Put on a medium or low heat. The juice from the berries will come out and mix with the water. Add 2 peppermint teabags right at the end, just before taking off the heat, making sure they are covered by liquid. Take off the heat after 30 mins and set on one side to cool, lid on. Give the berries a bit of a crushing with a fork or potato masher, then sieve out the mushed berries and peppermint and keep the liquid. Pour this liquid into a clean ice cube tray and carefully place on a flat surface of the freezer. Fresh peppermint leaves can also be used instead

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Whenever a cold or other virus is starting simply put one or two of the cubes (one for children, 2 for adults) into a mug with hot water. Add a teaspoon of honey to sweeten and soothe the throat. This can be taken up to 4 times per day. You can add an ice cube or 2 to a mug of herb tea too. The peppermint can help with a blocked nose and mucus, whilst the elderberry is good against the virus and contains vitamin C.

Get well soon!

Louise Idoux MSc. MNIMH Member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists, Oswestry Herbarium, tel 01691 656934