Milk with elderberry flowers is not such a well-known remedy for colds as, for example, milk with honey - but it has similar healing properties. It is worth using them both for prophylactic purposes and when an infection hits us. The preparation of milk with elderberry flowers is not complicated, and the ingredients of this mixture can have a beneficial effect on the body in certain situations. How to make milk with elderberry flowers and how to use them for the best results?

Milk with elderberry flowersfor colds is a method used for years by supporters of folk medicine - now, however, a bit forgotten, and therefore used less often than, for example, the still popular milk with honey and butter.

Meanwhile, milk with elderberry flowers has an unusual taste, and the combination of both ingredients - has a beneficial effect on the body. This mixture combines and uses the best in milk and elderberry flowers. It can be used both prophylactically - when you feel that "something is catching you" - and during a cold, because then milk with elderberry flowers soothes troublesome symptoms and accelerates recovery.

Milk with elderberry flowers - nutritional and healing properties

Milk is a we alth of vitamins and minerals, while elderberry flowers contain, among others flavonoids, phenolic acids, sterols, essential oil, organic acids, tannins, triterpenes. The honey added to the mixture includes, among others, micronutrients, enzymes, essential oils, acetylcholine and vitamins.

Thanks to this composition, milk with elderberry flowers has the following properties:

  • diaphoretic
  • antipyretic
  • soothing muscle aches
  • expectorant
  • diuretic
  • anti-inflammatory.

Milk with elderberry flowers - preparation and application

Preparing milk with elderberry flowers for a cold is simple and will take several minutes.

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 teaspoons of dried elderberry flowers
  • 1 cup of milk
  • 1 teaspoon of honey

Preparation:

  • boil the milk
  • pour boiling milk over dried elderberry flowers
  • brew covered for 15 minutes, then strain
  • Once the mixture has cooled down, add honey and stir.

Milk with elderberry flowers can be drunk daily, preferably before going to bed - a warm (not hot) drink should be taken with small sips.

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Alternative medicine