Chamomille: 1 tbsp. chamomille, 1 dl boiling water. Pour the boiling waterover the chamomille. Let draw, under a lid, for 10 min. Strain. Gargle the throat with the drink, while it´s warm, but not so warm that you burn yourself.


 Sage: Put 2 tbsp. dried, finegrained leaves from sage in 1 litre water and put it into a boil. Let it draw under a lid for 20 min. Strain the leaves away. Gargle your throat while it´s warm. Save the rest of the gargling fluid on a bottle and warm it up after need. You can also put in some thyme together with the sage, when you make this gargling fluid.


 Mint: Mix 2 tbsp. honey, 1 tsp. ginger and 1 tsp. finegrained mint into a little jar. Take 1 tsp. of the mixture when you need to relieve cough and a stopped nose. Keep the mixture in a cold place.


 Oregano: This tea is very effective, at least when it comes to relieving cough. Take 1 tsp. dried flowers and leaves from oregano. Boil it togetherwith a cup of water. Strain, and sweeten it with honey or sugar, if you want to. Drink 3 - 4 cups/day. The same tea can be used as a gargle fluid, if you have an infection in your mouth or throat. It can also be used to sponge serious wounds. Then you shouldn´t sweeten the tea.


 Mulled claret: 1/2 litre red wine, 3 cloves, the juice from half a lemon and 2 tsp. honey. aheat up the wine together with the cloves. Sweeten with honey and pour the lemonjuice in it. Drink the mulled claret as warm as possible. This cure is a real sudatory, so you better put yourself to bed, and drink it.

Copyright 2005, Lena Santos