Homemade garlic syrup for cough, sore throat, asthma, congestion, bronchitis and flu.

Homemade garlic syrup for flu, colds and colds, congestion, asthma, bronchitis, cough and sore throat.

The star ingredient of this homemade syrup is garlic, the bulb of a plant that takes advantage of both its medicinal properties, including it in home remedies, and in cooking recipes for its culinary virtues. Garlic has anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, expectorant action, contains antioxidants, helps improve blood circulation and fights infections. Read more about the medicinal properties of garlic .

For our homemade syrup we are not only going to take advantage of the benefits of garlic but we are also going to use honey and apple cider vinegar .

* Honey softens the throat, has anti-inflammatory and antibacterial action, improves respiratory ailments, stimulates the immune system and is antiseptic.

* Apple cider vinegar fights fungi, it also has antibacterial activity and improves our immune system.

But also, below we give you other ingredients that you can add to customize this syrup.

Learn how to prepare this simple garlic syrup home remedy for coughs, sore throats, asthma, congestion, bronchitis, colds and flu that will come in handy to have on hand for fall and winter and maintain good health naturally.

Ingredients needed to make the garlic syrup:

> 8 cloves of garlic .

> 300 ml of raw honey.

> 100 ml of apple cider vinegar or lemon juice .

> 1 mortar or grater.

> 1 saucepan or pot.

> 1 spoon or other wooden utensil

> 1 wide-mouth glass bottle, tightly closed, preferably dark in color and clean.

Making homemade garlic syrup

1. Place the peeled garlic in the mortar and mash. If your mortar is not very big you will have to crush two or three garlic at a time. Another option is to grate the garlic with a grater.

2. Pour the garlic into the glass jar.

3. Add the honey.

4. Place the open pot in a saucepan with water to warm it up a bit in a water bath. Set the heat very low because we don’t want the honey to boil or get too hot. Move the contents of the jar from time to time with a wooden spoon. Once you notice that the honey begins to heat, turn off the heat and keep stirring the contents from time to time so that the garlic and honey are mixed well.

5. Remove carefully so as not to burn the jar that we have put in the saucepan. Add the vinegar little by little while stirring with the wooden spoon.

6. When the mixture has cooled completely, close the jar and place it in a cool, dark place protected from light. If the jar you are using is clear, you can cover it with a kitchen towel or rag. We left it like that for a week. Remember to move it a couple of times a day so that all the ingredients are well mixed.

After a week we can start using it.

This syrup lasts in perfect condition for 6 months. You must keep it in a dark and cool place.

Prepare this syrup at the beginning of winter to always have it on hand when you need it.

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How to take homemade garlic syrup

To prevent flu, colds or constipation, etc. We can take a tablespoon once a day (first thing in the morning on an empty stomach or during the day). In addition, we must incorporate more fresh fruits and vegetables in season in our diet and reduce or eliminate processed food products as much as possible.

If you already have a sore throat, cough, congestion, flu, colds, and all of the ailments listed above, it can be taken two to four times throughout the day. Taking a tablespoon in each take.

Avoid giving to children under 2 years of age and whenever it is administered to a child under medical supervision.

Every case is different and this is general information. To know what is best in your particular case, consult a health professional who can give you some guidelines indicated to your needs.

Variations of homemade garlic syrup

You can add to this syrup:

> Grated ginger : add a tablespoon of ginger to the garlic syrup recipe and it will also help relieve headaches, reduce inflammation and pain, and strengthen the functioning of the immune system.

> Rabanitos Grated: incorporates two tablespoons of grated radish and will be enhancing the antimicrobial action, anti – inflammatory, antipyretic, expectorant and antioxidant of this syrup home.

> Grated onion : this bulb has a bronchodilator, expectorant, anti-inflammatory and immunostimulating action. Add two tablespoons of grated onion to the recipe for the homemade syrup that I have indicated before.

> Thyme : add a tablespoon of dried thyme to homemade syrup to add more antiviral, antiseptic, antitussive, demulcent, mucolytic and decongestant properties.