How to make honey lemon syrup effective for children

Lemon peach is one of the folk remedies trusted by many families with children. However, do parents already know how to make honey lemon syrup for coughing "right"?

To choose a delicious peach lemon, remember to pay attention to the right lemon season

Peach lemons are usually harvested and sold for a very short period (1.5-2 months on average) when the weather in the North starts to get chilly in the fall months.

At this time, the pink fleshy lemons and shiny skin will crystallize all the sweet fragrances of heaven and earth. Then remember not to forget to buy back three pounds of chips, use both the peel and the intestines of a lemon to make a bottle of medicine for the baby and the whole family, in case the wind gets up.

To choose delicious lemons, mothers should choose ripe peach lemons, thin peels, not smooth, yellowish and look so fresh that those lemons contain a lot of essential oils.

 

How to make honey peach lemon cough

How to make honey lemon syrup to treat cough effectively for babies

After you have chosen the delicious fresh peaches, you need to prepare the necessary ingredients for the lemon peach honey syrup as follows.

Materials need to prepare:

1kg ripe peach lemon

1 ripe yellow orange

600ml pure honey

15ml pure cold pressed coconut oil

1/2 tsp cinnamon powder

7 drops of peppermint essence (used for food and medicine, not essential oils for massage and room bath)

15 drops of sage essence

15 drops of orange essence

1/2 tsp citric acid

Making:

- Wash the orange orange, soak in clean water mixed with salt and citric acid (this part is not included in the ingredients), leave the skin sliced ​​and bake until lightly cooked, radiating aroma. Grilled orange is also a very good cough remedy for the Japanese.

- Lemon peaches are also washed, soaked in salt water and citric acid and sliced ​​with the skin.

- Add grilled lemons and oranges and juicer. Although lemon peel will make your syrup bitter, cough essential oils are concentrated in the peel, so it must be accepted. To harmonize the flavor of the recipe, other ingredients are used, the syrup only has a tiny bit of an acceptable bitter ring and the bitter taste will be gone in about a month.

- Use 400ml of lemon juice and 50ml of orange juice (ratio 8: 1), mix with 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon powder (or cinnamon essence), 1/2 teaspoon of citric acid, 15 drops of orange essence and 7 drops of essence. mint, stir well. 15ml of cold pressed coconut oil will be added last; then add 600ml of honey stir well and then put into sterilized glass bottles, divide them into use.

Grilled orange, cinnamon, mint and cold pressed coconut oil and especially sage are all healthy ingredients, effective in treating coughs and increasing resistance.

Orange essence will help the syrup have a refreshing and harmonious aroma. Honey and lemon peach are two main ingredients that have antibacterial properties and treat cough as well as protect the health of the nose and throat very effectively.

Citric acid (also called lemon acid) has good antibacterial properties and keeps the syrup going for a long time without the use of chemical preservatives.

 

How to make honey peach lemon cough - Lemon peach juice mixed with orange juice

How to use lemon honey soaked in honey for children most effectively?

Mothers should note that lemon honey soaked in honey should only be used for babies from 1 year old, absolutely not for children under this age. The reason is that the child's body is not able to inactivate the spores of the bacteria clostridium botulinum that can exist in honey (though very rarely), which can cause dangerous poisoning in the baby.

Honey lemon syrup works very well for children as well as adults at the onset of cold and cough signs. If the baby shows signs of coughing, the mother let the baby drink 1-2 teaspoons every 3-4 hours.

Mom can mix lemon syrup with honey with warm water or let baby drink directly.

In addition, mothers can give their babies 1 teaspoon daily in the morning or evening to help them strengthen their resistance, stay healthy, and effectively prevent the flu.

 

How to make honey peach lemon cough - Finished products

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