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Health Remedies

Garlic Ginger Manuka Cough Syrup

  • Easy

  • 5 mins

Create the ultimate spoonful of goodness with this garlic, ginger and Capilano Manuka Honey cough syrup. A trusty, natural home remedy for sore throat relief, that harnesses the antimicrobial and health-supporting benefits of our Aussie Manuka.

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  • Skill Level

    Easy

  • Prep Time

    5 mins

  • Fermenting Time

    2 weeks

  • Servings

    24 (1 tsp)

Ingredients

  • 1⁄2 cup Capilano Active Manuka Honey 
  • 10 small garlic cloves (or 5 large)
  • 1 piece ginger, 1-2 inches (2-4cm)
  • Water (optional)
  • Lemon juice (optional)
  1. Peel garlic cloves and ginger, put them into a jar, and cover with Capilano Manuka Honey.
  2. Set in a warm place for 2 weeks or more until garlic and ginger turns opaque.
  3. Dilute with a dash of water and a squeeze of lemon juice (optional).
  4. Take 1 teaspoon as needed for sore throat relief, or add to your savoury recipes.
  5. Storage tip: Fermented honey is naturally antibacterial, and can be kept for up to 3 months when sealed and left in a cool dark cupboard.

Used in this recipe

Active Manuka Honey

Nature’s Sweet Superfood

Made by some of the world’s healthiest bees*, Capilano Active Manuka honey is naturally rich in Methylglyoxal (MGO). The higher the MGO, the more potent the honey’s activity.

Delicious Taste

Australia produces some of the most potent, best tasting Manuka honey in the world due to our warm climate and diverse number of Leptospermum (Manuka) varieties. Capilano’s premium, bioactive Manuka honey has a rich, smooth, caramel taste.

Boost your Daily Health Routine

Squeeze the bioactive goodness of Capilano Active Manuka honey into your daily cup of tea, coffee, smoothies, yoghurt or cereal, or simply enjoy by the spoonful.

*Vella, G. 2016. Issue 215. CSIRO.

Find out more

Active Manuka Honey

Nature’s Sweet Superfood
Made by some of the world’s healthiest bees*, Capilano Active Manuka honey is naturally rich in Methylglyoxal (MGO). The higher the MGO, the more potent the honey’s activity.

Delicious Taste
Australia produces some of the most potent, best tasting Manuka honey in the world due to our warm climate and diverse number of Leptospermum (Manuka) varieties. Capilano’s premium, bioactive Manuka honey has a rich, smooth, caramel taste.

Boost your Daily Health Routine
Squeeze the bioactive goodness of Capilano Active Manuka honey into your daily cup of tea, coffee, smoothies, yoghurt or cereal, or simply enjoy by the spoonful.

*Vella, G. 2016. Issue 215. CSIRO.

Find out more

Active Manuka Honey

Nature’s Sweet Superfood
Made by some of the world’s healthiest bees* this special blend of Australian Manuka and floral honey is independently tested and certified to contain a minimum of 30mg of Methylglyoxal (MGO), the key compound that makes Manuka so special. The higher the MGO, the more potent the honey’s activity.

Delicious Taste
Australia produces some of the most potent, best tasting Manuka honey in the world due to our warm climate and diverse number of Leptospermum (Manuka) varieties. Capilano’s premium, bioactive Manuka honey has a rich, smooth, caramel taste.

Boost your Daily Health Routine
Squeeze the bioactive goodness of Capilano Active Manuka honey into your daily cup of tea, coffee, smoothies, yoghurt or cereal, or simply enjoy by the spoonful.

*Vella, G. 2016. Issue 215. CSIRO.

Find out more
  1. Peel garlic cloves and ginger, put them into a jar, and cover with Capilano Manuka Honey.
  2. Set in a warm place for 2 weeks or more until garlic and ginger turns opaque.
  3. Dilute with a dash of water and a squeeze of lemon juice (optional).
  4. Take 1 teaspoon as needed for sore throat relief, or add to your savoury recipes.
  5. Storage tip: Fermented honey is naturally antibacterial, and can be kept for up to 3 months when sealed and left in a cool dark cupboard.

What are the health benefits of bioactive Manuka Honey?

 

Nature’s sweet superfood, Manuka is prized for its health-supporting properties, especially when it comes to soothing a tickle in the back of your throat. 

Research suggests that Manuka honey is naturally bioactive and like all honey, puts an energetic spring in your step. Containing a range of minerals, trace elements, vitamins, polyphenols, proteins and enzymes it is a soothing, potent and naturally healing ingredient you can keep on hand in your pantry or desk drawer in the office. Use it in warm drinks, homemade cough syrups, Manuka elixirs, savoury recipes, beauty and so much more!

Learn more about Manuka in our FREE Sweet Superfood eBook here.

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