BBC Grow Your Own Drugs Series 1, 5of6 roots

BBC Grow Your Own Drugs Series 1 5of6 roots

http://youtu.be/HlZS_6sprlE

1. Echinacea ice lolly 預防感冒冰棒

Echinacea purpurea contains alkylamides, immune boosting ; polyphenols, anti-viral. 紫椎花.紫椎馬蘭菊.紫椎菊

Polyphenols killing germs while alkyl amides increase white blood cells to fight infections

Steps:
Roots 20 g -> add 80 ml vodka -> in container in cool dark place for 2 weeks

Filtering ->

Two chili -> add 3 inches (7.6cm) of ginger -> add 800 ml cranberry juice -> add 1 pack gelatin -> 6 spoon honey -> heat 2 mins -> filter -> cool -> 2 lemon juice -> 8 lolly add about 6 tea spoon roots juice -> mix n frozen

Not for kids !!!! Got alcohol !!!!

Take one a day when u feel sick under the weather


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2. Valerian hot chocolate

Anxiety !!!! Away from daily pressure

Valerian root 【植】纈草屬植物
Valeriana officinals contains valerenic acids, which has sedative effects to the brain and helps induce calm .

Steps :
Chop the Valerian roots -> only 1 table spoon per cup of hot chocolate -> add lavender flower & lemon balm 香油 leaves (melissa 蜜蜂花,密裏薩香草)  -> add 3 passion fruit flower 6 leaves -> add 900 ml milk -> add 1.5 orange skin
->strong heat 5-10 mins -> dark chocolate 6 cubes -> dissolve well

3 cups a day , 3 weeks a time

Will cause drowsiness 睡意so check with your doctor if you are taking antidepressant or sleeping pills . ( which means better to take it at night time isn't it :)

Feel less panic, feel calm


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3. Marshmallow  roots for cough syrup 藥蜀葵

Althaea officinalis contains mucilage + glycyrrhiza glabra roots contain saponin = together will soothe the throat and loosen phlegm , which will help reduce coughing

Steps :
Chop both fresh roots 8 spoon -> add 4 dry liquorice 廿草 roots -> fresh elderberries 3 botch -> add 1 clove -> 1 mandarin skin -> eucalyptus leaves 8 -> 500 ml water -> heat


Remove leave -> blend ->filter -> 100 ml honey -> heat-> juice 1 lime -> 5 spoon glycerine

Keep up to 6 month
1-2 table spoon per day , no more than 5 days


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4.
Travel sick , nausea 噁心, 作嘔; 暈船

Ginger

Crystallized ginger
Zingiber officinale contains gingerols, which give the taste . When dry contains shogaols . These east stomachache by reduces stomach acid . Stop the vomit reflex .

Steps :
350 g Ginger remove skin -> slice them put in pot -> water boiling cover roots -> filter -> keep liquid one side

Weight ginger -> add equal amount of caster sugar 精白糖-> add 2 spoon of the liquid ginger -> back on heat -> stir 30-45 mins


-> pour out on white sugar !!!!

6 month on freezer

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