Learn to make a quick and easy throat spray using tinctures (or herbal tea) and honey. It’s a delicious way to treat sore throats, coughs, and colds!
Today, I’m sharing how I make customized herbal honey throat sprays to treat my family’s scratchy and sore throats.
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I use raw honey in these, but you can substitute vegetable glycerin for a vegan product. Also, remember that honey should not be given to children under a year old.
I base my throat sprays on a recipe found in Rosemary Gladstar’s book: Medicinal Herbs, A Beginner’s Guide. The recipe revolves around using tinctures, but if you prefer to avoid alcohol completely, you can substitute a strong herbal tea instead.
I’ll give more details on that below, along with a list of herbs to consider using when designing your spray.
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Mix all of the ingredients together and pour the mixture into a 2 ounce glass spray bottle. I buy glass spray bottles at Specialty Bottle.
Spray into your mouth, directed towards your throat, as needed to relieve sore throat pain. When made with tinctures, this throat spray will last for several weeks, stored in your refrigerator. Do not give honey containing products to kids under 1 year old.
If you don’t want to use alcohol based tinctures, you can make this recipe with a strong herbal tea instead. Just be sure to keep the resulting spray in your refrigerator and be aware that the shelf life will be reduced to about 2 days.
Be sure to research each herb before use to ensure that it’s not contraindicated for your personal health situation. A persistent or severe sore throat can be a symptom of serious illness and may need evaluation and/or treatment by a health care professional.
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Tinctures can be found at your local health store, online (I buy from Mountain Rose Herbs or Woodland Essence), or you can make your own by following the directions HERE (my recipe for ginger tincture), only using the herb(s) of your choice.
My favorite combination is about 2 tsp spilanthes tincture, 2 to 3 tsp lemon balm & honeysuckle tincture, then the remaining 1 to 2 tsp is made up of small doses each of a variety of tinctures. This makes a slightly throat numbing spray that fights germs while it soothes!
These are just a few ideas for tinctures I tend to grab more often; there are many more options to mix and match.
Invest in a reference book such as Making Plant Medicine by Richo Cech. It lists many plants, their uses and contraindications, and will give you direction on other herbs to try out. Hands down, it’s the most loved and used book in my personal library!
This article was originally published January, 2014 and updated January, 2022.
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