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Herbal teas are also called infusions. They are a simple and delicious way to extracting the goodness and flavour from the aerial parts of herbs. You can either use fresh or dried herbs to make such tea, but remember you need to use twice as much as fresh plant material as dried. If you fin the taste of some herb teas bitter, sweeten them with a little honey, or just add ginger. Here's more on how to make herbal tea....

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Honey can be used to cure coughs in both children and adults. Honey works by coating the throat to soothe irritation and it is rich in antioxidants that fight infections. It also thins out mucus by increasing the production of saliva. For children, 1 to 2 teaspoons is recommended per dose. For adults, up to 3 teaspoons is recommended every 2 or 3 hours or as needed. It is not good to give honey to children that are less than 1 year old.

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HERBAL TEA:

What you need:

Fresh or dried herbs
Boiling water
Teapot
Tea cozy or towel
Lemon or honey

Method:

To make a perfect pot of herb tea, start by filling a teapot with boiling water to warm it. Drain the pot and add 1 tablespoon of dried herbs or 2 tablespoons of fresh herbs for each 8-ounce serving.

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To combat morning sickness,you could try the following:

1) Mix half a teaspoon of ginger juice,one teaspoon of fresh lime juice,one teaspoon of mint juice and one teaspoon of honey to be taken three to four times a day.

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1) Blended:A mixture of two or more honeys.Most commercially available honey is blended.

2) Polyfloral:It is derived from the nectar of many types of flowers.

3) Monofloral:Different monofloral honeys have distinctive flavour and colour.

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"Put some honey band-aids on your wound..."

Fancy some honey on your pancake? How about some on your wounds?! I was elated when I read that the growing concern for antibiotics losing its powers led to honey being back in the limelight. Fellow blogger, Charlotte, did say something about my blog - it’s supposed to talk about the powers of food and ingredients you already have in your cabinet. Read her blog. She’s truly exciting and entertaining - not to mention, insightful. I feel bad about focusing too much on weight-loss recently but felt that I have something useful to share. So, true to the mission of this blog, here’s a quick update, Charlotte honey.

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Who says that a diamond is a ladies best friend? Maybe, it is, but honey is a ladies' skin's best friend, no doubt. Honey masks can do wonders for the skin. Let me introduce to you three different honey masks to try at home. You should already have most of the ingredients already, and best of all, they're all natural products, and won't place any sort of chemicals on you.

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A lemon a day keeps the cold away. For a bad cold, the juice of two lemons
in 1/2 a litre (21/2 cups) of boiling water sweetened with honey, taken at bed
time, is a very effective remedy.
Have ginger (adrak) tea.
Cut ginger (adrak) into 1"- 11/2" pieces and boil with a cup of water. Give
8-10 boils. Strain, sweeten with 1/2 teaspoon sugar and drink hot.
A tablespoon of carom seeds (ajwain) crushed and tied up in a muslin cloth

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As someone who has suffered from allergies as long as I can remember, I have been through more than my share of treatments and remedies including regular shots for a good ten years. Fortunately, as I have grown older, the impact of my allergies on my life has lessened. I have also found a simple, natural way to give myself a bit of extra immunity - local honey.

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