Tonics Feverfew Tonic Pour 1 pint boiling water over 1 ounce dried feverfew. Let steep 15 minutes, covered. Strain and sweeten. Drink in 1.2 cup doses for 1 day. This is a stimulant for the nervous system Tonic Mix Mix together 1 ounce of each of the following dried herbs: Horehound Hyssop Licorice Root Marsh Mallow Root Add 2 pint of water. Simmer until the liquid is reduced by 1/4. You should have about 1 an 1/2 pints of the tonic. Strain and dose with 1/2 cup of the liquid every couple of hours for 1 day of every week for a month. This tones up the respiratory tract and also stimulates and nourishes the adrenal glands. Wine Tonic Put 1 cup of Sage in the blender and add 1 pint of burgundy or claret. Blend until sage is in very small pieces. Allow to age for several weeks and strain. Take during times of stress or as a general tonic but the tablespoon as needed. A Good Stimulant Add 3 tablespoons of angelica to 1 cup of boiling water. Cover and steep 10 minutes. This really perks you up. Take when you feel the need to add "get up and go" to your system. Aids in loosening and eliminating the catarrhal discharges from the urinary and bronchial systems. Good expectorant to use during colds and to treat chest complaints. Aids in eliminating gas, so would be used to treat colic and indigestion also. Nausea Pour 1 cup of boiling water over 1 teaspoon dried chamomile and steep 10 minutes. Strain. Add 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon to the tea before adding sugar to taste. Headaches and Sedatives Headaches Pour 2 cups boiling water over 3 tablespoons dried primrose flowers and leaves. Let stand, covered, about 15 minutes. Strain and sweeten. Drink warm or hot. Use 1 heaping teaspoon of dried chamomile flowers for each cup of boiling water. Steep 10 minutes. Strain and sweeten with honey. Anti - Depressive Put a handful of fresh chopped rosemary into a bottle of white wine. Let is sit about 4 days. Strain and use by the tablespoon as needed. For Trouble Getting to Sleep Pour 1 pint of boiling water over 1 ounce of feverfew flowers. Cover and steep until cool. Strain and sweeten with honey. Drink Cool. Valerian Tea Caution: Take this only once a day (at bedtime, to induce sleep). Pour 1 pint boiling water over 1 teaspoon powdered valerian root. Cover and steep 10 minutes. Strain and sweeten. Add a pinch of mace as flavoring if desired.
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