Plantain syrup

An interesting syrup to cure a cough naturally: home remedy with plantain.

Use
- For cough (chronic or chesty) or bronchitis.

Ingredients
- Fresh leaves, stems and roots of narrowleaf plantain

- 1.75 pints/1 lt water

- 35 oz/1 kg brown sugar

- 1 saucepan

Preparation
- Wash the plantain well, i.e., leave it under running water for a while

- Cover the plantain with water in a saucepan

- Cook on low heat for several hours

- Crush (make the juice come out), filter (through a sieve), add candied sugar (around 33 oz/1 kg for the equivalent of one saucepan)

- Cook again (add a handful of dried juniper berries at this point if you wish)

- Pour the hot syrup into small scalded (sterilized) bottles, seal hermetically

Dosage
- Use 1 to 2 tablespoons of this syrup in hot tea (several times a day)

Shelf life
- 6 to 12 months, stored in a dry place