Recipe for Sore Throat Balls

This herbal recipe will help you make some sore throat balls. It uses a variety of herbs that will help soothe a sore throat and help treat whatever may have caused it. The herbs used are to support the immune system and help heal a sore throat.

Sore Throat Balls: What you Need

• 2 tsp of liquorice root powder
• 2 tsp of marshmallow root powder
• 1 tsp of slippery elm powder and some extra
• 1 tsp of echinacea powder
• ¼ tsp of calendula powder
• Water
• Honey
• 1 drop of essential oil (optional) such as peppermint

What you Need to Do

1. Place all measured herb powders in a bowl and add water and honey until you make a sticky paste.
2. Add the drop of essential oil.
3. Thicken with some extra slippery elm, knead lightly until the mixture has a consistency like bread dough.
4. Roll the paste until they are the size of pills/balls.
5. Roll the balls in slippery elm powder to coat.
6. Place on a baking tray and dry in the sun for a day. Alternatively dry for a few hours in a very low oven, make sure you wedge open the door.
7. Once dry, store in an airtight container. Keep for up to 12 months.

Taken from Rosemary Gladstar’s book; “Herbal Healing for Women: Simple home remedies for women of all ages”