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Chamomile Tea With Roses
WHAT YOU’LL NEED…

1 tablespoon dried chamomile flowers
1 1/2 teaspoons dried oatstraw
1 1/2 teaspoons dried rose petals
1 inch of vanilla bean, minced (optional)
honey to taste (optional)
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Place the herbs in a large tea 2. Fill the cup with 1 1/2 cups of
strainer inside a teacup. just-boiled water.
3. Cover and steep for 15 minutes. 4. Add honey if desired.

Strain. Tip: Use a spoon to squeeze
out more liquid from the herbs.
Yield: 1 1/2 cups
Recipe by Rosalee de la Forêt. © LearningHerbs.com LLC. All rights reserved.

Immune-Building Astragalus Chai
15 to 20 small astragalus root slices (30 grams)
1 tablespoon dried orange peel
2 teaspoons dried ginger root
1/2 tablespoon cinnamon chips
1/2 teaspoon whole peppercorns
1 or 2 cardamom pods
2 whole cloves
milk to taste (optional)
honey to taste (optional)
STOVE METHOD
1. Optional step: Let the herbs sit 2. Place the herbs in a medium
in lukewarm water for 30 minutes saucepan. Add 2 1/2 cups of water.
to 2 hours prior to simmering. Use
this same water when you simmer
the herbs.
3. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and 4. Strain. Add milk and honey as
simmer for 20 minutes, covered. desired. Drink within 36 hours.
SLOW COOKER METHOD
1. Place the herbs in a slow cooker 2. Set it to low heat and let it
with 2 1/2 cups of water. cook overnight, covered. Inspect
the amount; if it looks low, add
more water.
3. Strain. Add milk and honey as

desired. Drink within 36 hours.
Yield: 1 serving

Elderberry Spiced Syrup
1 cup dried elderberries
1 tablespoon dried orange peel
2 teaspoons dried ginger root
2 teaspoons cinnamon chips
1/2 teaspoon whole peppercorns
2 cardamom pods
2 whole cloves
honey to taste
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Place the herbs and 3 cups of 2. Turn the heat to high to bring
water in a medium saucepan. the mixture to a boil, then reduce
the heat and simmer for 20
minutes, covered.
3. Turn off the heat and allow to 4. Strain the herbs through
cool until you can comfortably cheesecloth, squeezing it well to
process it further. get the most elderberry juice from
the mixture.
5. Measure the resulting liquid. 6. Pour the syrup into clean jars or
If you add an amount of honey bottles. Store in the refrigerator.
equal to the amount of juice, the
syrup will probably last for a year
in the refrigerator. You can add less
honey (to taste) but the syrup will
not keep as well and will need to
be used more quickly.
Yield: varies, approximately 2 to 5 cups

Echinacea Tincture & Throat Spray

150 grams dried Echinacea angustifolia
root (approximately 1 1/2 cups)
750 ml 100 proof vodka
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Place the Echinacea root in a 2. Pour the vodka over the

1-quart jar. Echinacea root.
3. Cover the jar and shake well. 4. You’ll notice that the Echinacea
Continue to shake the jar every root will expand as it soaks up
day for 1 week, and then every the alcohol. If the roots expand so
few days while it is macerating, or much that the alcohol no longer
extracting, over the next 6 weeks. covers them, add a bit more vodka.
However, you want to add as little
as possible to avoid diluting the
mixture too much.
5. After 6 weeks, give the jar one 6. Using a small funnel, pour the
last really good shake. Then strain tincture into clean dropper bottles.
the roots through cheesecloth, Store in a cool, dark place.
squeezing it well. (Alternatively,
use a potato ricer to strain and
squeeze the roots.)
TO MAKE A THROAT SPRAY

You can use your finished tincture to make a simple throat spray.
Yield: approximately 3 cups (24 ounces)
1. Combine 1 teaspoon of honey 2. Using a small funnel, pour the

with 1 ounce of Echinacea tincture. mixture into a bottle and attach a
Whisk until well combined. spray top or fingertip mister.

Healing Herbal Salve
2/3 cup dried comfrey leaf
2/3 cup dried plantain leaf
2/3 cup dried calendula flowers
1 1/2 cups olive oil
1 ounce beeswax
40 to 80 drops lavender
(Lavandula angustifolia) essential oil
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Place the comfrey leaf, plantain 2. Add the oil to a double boiler.
leaf, and calendula flowers in a Stir in the powdered herbs.
blender. Blend on high for 3 to 5
minutes or until the plant material
is broken down into powder.
3. Increase the heat until the oil 4. A couple hours later, once the
is just hot to the touch. Pay close oil has cooled, repeat this process.
attention to this so you don’t fry Continue doing this regularly for
the herbs. Once the oil is hot, turn 48 hours.
off the heat. Let it sit.
5. Strain the herbs through 2 layers 6. Prepare your salve tins or jars.
of cheesecloth, squeezing it well.
7. Measure out 1 cup of the infused 8. Turn off the heat. Add 40 to 80
oil. Add the oil to a double boiler drops of lavender essential oil.
over low to medium heat. Add the Stir well.
beeswax. Heat on low to medium
until the beeswax has entirely melted.
9. Immediately pour into the

prepared tins or jars. Let stand to
cool and harden. Do not disturb while
cooling. Once cooled, put on the lids.
Yield: approximately 8 ounces

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Chamomile Tea With Roses

WHAT YOU’LL NEED…

3. Cover and steep for 15 minutes. 4. Add honey if desired.

Yield: 1 1/2 cups

Recipe by Rosalee de la Forêt. © LearningHerbs.com LLC. All rights reserved.

SLOW COOKER METHOD

3. Strain. Add milk and honey as

Recipe by Rosalee de la Forêt. © LearningHerbs.com LLC. All rights reserved.

Yield: varies, approximately 2 to 5 cups

Recipe by Rosalee de la Forêt. © LearningHerbs.com LLC. All rights reserved.

Echinacea Tincture & Throat Spray

750 ml 100 proof vodka

1. Place the Echinacea root in a 2. Pour the vodka over the

TO MAKE A THROAT SPRAY

1. Combine 1 teaspoon of honey 2. Using a small funnel, pour the

Recipe by Rosalee de la Forêt. © LearningHerbs.com LLC. All rights reserved.

9. Immediately pour into the

Yield: approximately 8 ounces

Recipe by Rosalee de la Forêt. © LearningHerbs.com LLC. All rights reserved.

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