Safe & Soothing Homemade Cough Syrup for Infants | Natural Relief

Coughing eliminates substances that cause difficult breathing patterns. However, some coughs interrupt rest and therefore may cause more harm than good. Infants and young children cannot take traditional expectorants that help break up mucus. Homemade cough syrups offer soothing relief and safely address the root of the cough.

Things You'll Need

• 1 tsp. ground ginger
• 3 tbsp. water
• 11 ½ tbsp. corn syrup, organic fruit syrup or simple sugar syrup

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Instructions

• 1

  Heat the corn syrup and water until the syrup is easy to stir. If needed, add extra water to bring the syrup to the desired consistency. The syrup should remain thick enough to coat and sooth the throat.

• 2

  Add ginger and bring the mixture to a simmer. Ginger contains gingerols and shogaols, which have been shown to relieve coughing and reduce pain and fever.

• 3

  Remove the mixture from the heat and pour it into a glass jar. Do not attempt to pour hot syrup into a heat-sensitive container, such as plastic. The syrup will thicken as it cools, so transport it into the contain while it is still warm enough to pour easily.

• 4

  Store the syrup at room temperature for up to three months.