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The arrival unfortunately also marks the beginning of a long period fact of all those disorders of varying severity related to cold and moisture that are grouped under the name of flu: coughs and sore throats, colds or light that close the nose, up to the fever are definitely the most common.
Once it appeared these disorders is important not to underestimate them and think that they can go away on their own as well, to heal and immediately feeling fine, in addition to medicine and drugs in these cases can be of great help so-called grandmother’s remedies, a number of remedies natural that exploit the beneficial properties of different elements combined together.
A very simple and useful preparation for coughs, sore throats and colds, classic flu symptoms, is the syrup made with lemon, honey, ginger and star anise, four ingredients that already alone have antiseptic and anti-inflammatory but combined become a good remedy to fight bacteria, soothe a cough expectorant and perform a function.
How to prepare the lemon syrup, honey and ginger
To prepare the syrup you need:
- 1 of sterilized glass jar with airtight
- 1 organic lemon
- 4 fruits of star anise
- Ginger
- Honey to taste
Firstly, you must wash the lemon and cut it into thin slices, depriving it of the seeds but do not peel (which is why you need to choose an organic lemon), success ambivalent you pass fresh ginger that is peeled and also cut the thin slices.
In a sterilized glass jar must pay an initial layer of honey, choosing the type that is most pleasing: honey, especially in winter, it tends to crystallize but for this preparation is necessary that both the liquid otherwise have difficulty pour; to dissolve the honey just put it in a water bath and within minutes it will be ready for use.
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After pouring the first layer of honey switching to alternate a slice of lemon with a ginger, Setting with the four fruits of star anise so that they are distributed throughout the jar (anise is optional if you do not like the taste). After finishing the ingredients and the stratification is poured honey up to fill the whole jar taking care to avoid the formation of air bubbles slightly shifting the contents of the jar so as to allow the honey to be distributed everywhere.
Once completely filled the jar of honey you have to close it and keep it in the fridge, letting it rest for at least 3-4 days before using it. During this short period of time in the refrigerator pectin contained in the lemon zest make its juice and honey a sort of jelly that at the time of use should be dissolved in a beverage like tea or tea or just for a glass of hot water but not hot.
If necessary when you want to get some relief from colds and sore throats just dissolve a teaspoon of lemon-based remedy, ginger and star anise, which is kept in the refrigerator for a month.
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