This is a family recipe we go to when there is any sign of the cold and flu around.  The first ingredient we use is elderberry, sourced from the dried berries of the Sambucus Nigra plant, as it is rich in antioxidants and vitamins and supports the immune system, reducing inflammation, relieving stress and promoting heart health.  It is also known to prevent and ease symptoms of colds and flu.  We add ginger for its warming ability on the body "by relaxing the muscles surrounding the arteries and then stimulating arterial circulation, ginger delivers warmth to the body’s extremities, either warming cold hands and feet or promoting sweating that helps cool the body (Mase, 2013; Holmes, 1997). Combined with the antimicrobial properties and ability to thin mucous and support expectoration, this temperature modulation ability makes ginger an effective ally for supporting colds and flu. Ginger’s volatile oils stimulate the immune system to fight bacterial and viral infections (McIntyre, 1996)".  The next ingredient we add are Cloves for their warming, drying, and clearing properties, and their antiviral and antibacterial action which work well for respiratory infections.  We then add Cinnamon, while also being a natural preservative, it is antimicrobial and antiviral in its effect.  Next ingredient added is raw honey and we add this for a few reasons, it's antibacterial and antimicrobial properties, it's richness in powerful antioxidants, its anti-inflammatory properties, and it also provides cough relief.  Finally, we add a lovely Australian Organic Brandy for its additional preserving ability.

Ingredients:  Filtered Water, Organic Elderberries, Raw Honey, Organic Brandy, Organic Ginger, Organic Cloves, Organic Cinnamon.

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