I love mullein! I use the blossoms, leaves and root. I make a tea, sometimes adding Dandelion, but always use honey as it's a natural antibiotic. This is nature's mucinex and helps so many issues. We made it thru 2 rounds of the dreaded virus ( yes that man made one) with this. It has lung healing properties.
How many times a day did you drink your tea? I have dried mullein I ordered in bulk and I've been making tea to help my horrible sore throat. I combine the mullein with dandilion root , Pau d' arco, and nettle. Sometimes echinacea too.Right now I'm sucking on a manuka honey and lemon sucker I had ordered for my daughter for when she gets a sore throat.
@@marygayquigley9672 when I'm only using it for arthritis, once a day while it's bothering me. I'm lucky enough to not have constant discomfort. If I my husband or myself are sick, I've had it up to 3 times a day but I didn't stay there long. My 11yo has had it only once a day.
This is why i love youtube and the people who take the time to share their wealth of knowledge here. My house was built in 1892 and i have lived here 20 years. As I'm learning about wild edibles, i have to wonder if the large patch of mullein that i've always just mowed down was cultivated on purpose many years ago. Fascinating to think about and, either way, I'll not mow it down any more. Thank you for the information :)
Perhaps I cud market all that mullein for the sole purpose of natural medicine that duznt hurt the body. Imagine how rich u cud b putting all THOZ pharmecudicle co. Out of business. Also I've had a few friends die from cancer, b4 that , they always complained about how bad the medicines they took were and they always came back eventually worse than B4 they went into the hospital.😢
This recipe does not work. Mine sat in the sun for seven days and did absolutely nothing. My friends said it's a bunk recipe. Don't waste your money or time. I'm sad because I really wanted to make this.
Here in America the mullen flowers are very small. You can use the whole head with flowers. People think you shouldn't use the stalk part, which if indeed is curious because the stalk is how the nutrients flow up to the flowers. I use it all.
Mullin leaves can be used fir shingles because it reduces inflamation and the burning pain. Make a dark tea from steeped leaves strained through cheese cloth and drink the tea also. Ive seen it work in the first application. The shingles was gone in two to three days
During the quarantine something called me to the forest and I've found all these amazing plants. Always enjoyed horticulture and nature but now more than ever we need natural resources
@@khm2128 i found those plants last fall, and as i remember - googled about the plant and found about it needs two , or three years to flower. before it, it grows as some weird looking leaves on the ground, which they claim was earlier (than toiletpaper) used as as to wipe your , not mouth hole. and i found the leaves growing in the same area, so i transplanted it to a friends garden, in the shadow from the northern sun behind a small plank(raised garden), and now it seems to begin to flower. actually i have removed the plank just today, so we will see how it gets. but i will get some compost to it too, i think. in sweden they are called "kungsljus" (translated to english would be like "the licht of the king").. and it seems to be illegal to fish with them in this country, which might say something. as for cough syrap, i think honey would do better than sugar. not the least because it says in the holy bible like, "eat honey, My son, because its good"
@@jesuschristislordoflordsan427 The seeds in the flowers have been historically used to stun fish. The seeds have a soapy substance called saponins which are not poisonous but relatively toxic. The plant usually flowers in the second year, although i've had some do it the first year. The Swedish name, I would guess, is because the flowering stalks, after they've gone to seed, can be dipped in candle wax to be burned. The leaves are soft in the first year, which is the toilet paper reference. It is too risky to get the itchy hairs in the wrong places, in my opinion. The leaves, flexible stalks (not when old and woody) and the woody root can be used to make a decoction. This can be used to fortify the lubrication in the joints & to fortify the trigone muscle (responsible for urge to urinate). Regarding strengthening the trigone, squats should be done also, to strengthen the pelvic floor. The leaves can be heated (in a dry skillet or maybe in the microwave) to make them steamy. Then they can be applied to sore feet. This is especially effective for plantar fascitis. To see nice documentation on herbal rememdies, see the online site of Henriette's Herbal (Henriette Kress).
The mullein flower makes a great oil for earaches as well. Just fill a small jar with the flowers and add the olive oil let it sit for 4-6 weeks and strain.
Great presentation, I recently discovered mullien and have experimented with making tea, it grows wild in Arkansas. I have copd and drink the tea for my lung health and find it helpful in loosening phlegm in my lungs making it easier to cough up! I’ve only been at this for a month but am pleased with results 🤔
Such an amazing video! I can’t thank you enough for sharing. Big Pharma has convinced everyone we need to take all these synthetic medicines to treat illness & in doing so, the priceless knowledge of natural herbal remedies, passed down for generations is getting lost to the sands of time. I hope you keep sharing because information like this is invaluable
@@osamedennadi6309 Sugar has been used for centuries as cough medicine, preserving, and in canning. Where did you 'hear' sugar is "bad"? Candy, junk foods, and high fructose corn syrup are a bit different than making an herbal syrup...perhaps the small amount helps brings white blood cells that help to heal, much like getting poked with acupuncture needles.
Beautiful recipe Linda. I would use a spoon of Mullein syrup 3 times a week to prevent illness and not just take it when I am sick. I also read Mullein eliminate allergies and heal hear and nose infection. The ALL upper respiratory system too. It's very very good medicine for your throat in general!
I'm suffering from a terrible cough right now and I wish I had prepared something like this in the summer! Will definitely be making this recipe even if only as a culinary syrup. I notice a few people mention they'd rather prepare the recipe with honey over white sugar; I think the reason white sugar is used is because it is dry and as such yields a greater osmotic pressure to extract the fluid from the petals. Also, less moisture in the final formula means it has a longer shelf life.
I would personally not even use either but glycerin instead. It's been shown it only takes about 10 grams of sugar to lower key factors of the immune system by 50%! Sugar has an extremely powerful immune suppressant effect on the body and the last thing you want to take when ever sick. Extremely important information to remember with what foods you eat. Think broth, or chicken noodle soup not nice pudding. No sugar, low simple carbs.
No I am a bee keeper, the mullein and honey are at cross purposes. The contrast will not hold the wanted effect the same way. 45 yrs messing w herbal practices. Don't insult the gift this lady gave us all. Learn how things work dont assume
@@pbanther3902 please explain how the mullein and honey are at cross purposes. I'm interested in learning about this as I have also used honey to make this.
@@michellehofer2152 hello must be short write me back if you need more. Depending what you are addressing. For 1 has a totally dif 'action' not just a simple sweetener. Sorry no time to reread the thread right now. Honey raw unheated is valuable and activates many directions. SIMPLE sweetness for Mouth taste best not in anyway contradict purpose. Plain refined sugar I have understood is a power ful preservative. Sorry from UK more if you ask but might take a bit. Oxox PS used to by my canning sugar by the 25lb bag for light syrup.
😎 If adding leafes keep in mind that this is a biannual plant, and leafes are most effective piçked early in the season from first year plants, without the flowers. The flowering happens in the second year. The leafes can be dried, and kept for tea making. Also helpful in case of asthma.
You can buy tinted tincture bottles online. It's also probably cheaper than buying them from an Rx office. I just made a jar of mullein tincture last night. In a few weeks, I'll have a jar of medicine. It's just the leaves, so I need to find a flowering stalk to make the syrup! Wish me luck! 😊
The sugar is necessary to EXTRACT the medicinal properties within the mullein. I'm not sure honey would have the same effect with extracting the medicine from the mullein. People are thinking the sugar is to better the taste but that's not so, it's necessary to get the medicine out of the plant because it's making the plant "sweat" out. For everybody not wanting to do that, I would suggest you simply take the flowers and leaves and make a tea out of the mullein and add honey or whatever you want to add. The tea works just as well as the syrup, but the problem is having to constantly make new tea or storing dried mullein leaves for when you need them. The syrup just increases the shelf life of the plant and can use it without going through a process of making tea. Jesus bless you all 😊
As far as I know honey would largely do the same thing the sugar content is so high. But personally I would use glycerin over anything with sugar since this is for when the immune system needs help you don't want the extreme immune suppressing effects of anything with sugar. All it takes is 10 grams to cut your immune function in half. Let that sink in.
Remember God’s fourth commandment KJV is reminding us of the beautiful Genesis 2:2&3. Jesus is our example. He kept the seventh day sabbath rest even the forty days after His resurrection!
I would suspect that the reason she is using granulated sugar over honey is that the sugar brings out the liquids in the flowers through osmosis. Would this be more or less effective at extraction than honey or a simple simmering decoction? I have no clue. A similar process is used when making Fermented Plant Juice out of weeds in Korean Natural Farming.
So i made this. A few weeks ago, i got sick with a very painful bronchitis. I decided to try the syrup. It's too sweet for my taste, but i loved it stirred into a cup of tea with lemon. And it actually worked! It worked better than any otc cold medicine. It worked as good as the prescribed decongestants but without the woozyness. I couldn't believe it. Sinuses, chest, all clear. Pain gone. The only problem is that i didn't make enough. The taste really is very good in hot tea and I'm disappointed that i have to go back to drinking my tea with honey. Next year I'll make enough for my tea when I'm sick and when I'm not.
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Cool technique, I assume you could get quite creative with ingredients, horehound, hollyhock, thyme......Will try it out next summer, thanks for the clip.Great to see the flowers used for a remedy more than the traditional infused oil ear drops.
Wow, I'm an American Herbalist, and I have *never* seen sugar do that with fresh plant matter before. Brilliant! What other herbs would have this same affect with the sugar? I often make herb-infused honey, but I would love to try this with other fresh herbs that are available to me. Sadly, herbs such as fresh mullein are not.
Actually, yes it would. The most common liquor used is probably vodka, but lots of folks use whiskey just 'cuz they prefer the taste. I use peppermint schnapps, actually, and I try to use the highest proof I can find/afford. Mullein is an expectorant, though, I think, while the liquor would be a cough suppressant, so adjust your ratios based on what you need most.
Thank you so much for sharing your years of medical herbalism with us 😊 I have only recently started to make my own homemade remedies from plants and herbs. I love it! I can’t wait to try you mullein cough syrup ❤
Wow ! Interesting. I have a fairly large crop of first year Mullein...cant wait to harvest flowers next year and make this beautiful syrup. Thank you !
I was just thinking that during the video hahha nice... I may try doing the sugar packing for extraction and adding honey to the finished syrup for preserving, maybe even some citric acid; especially since honey and lemon together are already a sore throat remedy in our household...
ThePsylent Asylum I'll add lemon to my remedy next time. Our household is huge on warm water, honey, and apple cider vinegar for coughs and sore throats, and many times I prefer drinking it vs spiced cider or hot cocoa in the winter.
oh wow over spiced cider is huge! never thought of apple cider vinegar for coughs, we use it for digestion, tinctures for those who cant use alcohol, baking and getting rid of fruit flies by making a trap using dish soap, a container covered in cling wrap with tiny puncture holes... better than fly paper, honey or any chems .... we also dilute our honey and lemon mix with warm water and if you are already having to take acetaminophen or its herbal supps you can add to make a substitute for that expensive "neocitron stuff" in packets ...
Could someone tell what the different parts of the plant could be beneficial for, and what you make with that part? Eg: *LEAVES…tea, tincture with 100% proof alcohol. Good for respiratory healing. *FLOWERS… *LEAVES… *ROOTS…
Thank you very much for your wonderful presentation and clear explanation of the process. I will be trying this later this summer and will also be trying to grow more of these beautiful plants on our property too.
Thank you so very much for this video, Linda!!! We purposefully have mullein growing in our yard, and it's flowering. :-) I had found this awesome video last year, and am so glad to find it, again! I'm hoping to try it this weekend, and do it with honey--I have a mild allergy to sugar(!!!), and sugar is also an inflammatory, not good when you have arthritis, or any other inflammatory condition ending in "itis". :-)
I was told when you strain it, you ha e to put it through. Cheesecloth and a seive because the Mullein leaves have tiny hairs, that can get caught in the throat which can cause problems otherwise 🙏
For those battling recovery from Type II Diabetes, will Monk Fruit sweetener work as well as Sugar or honey? I have used Monk Fruit for all sorts of food processing. Also, in central Colorado, the Mullein plants grow tall but only have one flowery stem rising from the middle covered with very tiny flowers/pedals (smaller than a pencil eraser). Hours and hours of time to pick enough pedals to fill a quart jar.
Having an earache, I wish I had some plants. I did order dried flowers, I hope to make some syrups, tinctures and teas from them. Hoping it works with dried flowers.
Been reading a lot about the properties of Mullein. Have dried leaves for making tea and didn't know about the blossoms. The weeks long preparation for this can be a little daunting if you need something sooner. In that case, slice up an onion and cover it with sugar and let it sit for a couple days. Not sure how it compares. Medicinally, but it should do in a pinch. Also, does anyone know what the shelf life for natural Mullein syrup is?
Pack a baby food jar completely full of Mullin flowers cap and store in a cabinet, the flowers will decay into a liquid that will absoutly destroy warts.
I gathered some of the mullin blossoms and layered them with granulated sugar just like you showed in your video. The bottom center blooms kept most of their yellow like color. The other blossoms took on a sorta off tan or beige color. I at first thought it was mold that had started on the blossoms however it never grew into anything. I have kept the blossoms and sugar sitting for about 5 or 6 weeks now and still only about 65% of the sugar has dissolved. I was wondering if any of your blossoms took on this off light tan or somewhat light gray to beige color. Also, do you think they are still good and I will be able to drain the syrup and still be able to use it. I did everything just as you showed in your video and this occurred. Perhaps it really does not harm the resulting cough syrup. Please advise me on what you feel I should do and also if I will be able to use the melted syrup I now have. Thanks for your answer.......
+maybesomethingwild Hi, I don't have an answer for you but was wondering if maybe you didn't put it somewhere bright/warm enough? Or maybe the flowers themselves were too dry.. I'd say to try again and maybe add honey just in case that was it.
Wow! Always used the leaves for tea to help bring up mucus but never knew the flowers were useful for anything other than ear tincture for ear infections
Thank you for such a great video! Very informative yet simple and easy to follow. I have to wait for my mullein to grow but really look forward to trying this.
I made some from watching your video. It taste soooo good!! What would be a good dose and is their any side effects of having too much? Sorry but I have one more question, could you do this with any other flowers? I love sitting it in the window and forgetting about it and the sugar makes it taste so good. Thank you!
I wonder if the flowers of other plants could be prepared similarly...I am trying this method with Anise Hyssop flowers, which are also good for coughs. It's in a sunny window now. We'll see!
i tried this and would like to know how to stop the sugar from crystallizing. someone suggested putting some alcohol in it to thin the sugar out. do you know if this idea will work?
Hey there :) I grew some Mullein and have tried this recipe. I used organic cane agar and it started to infuse on the bottom of the jar but not much after that... I’ve had it in the sun... is there a way to do it on the stove? It’s been sitting 4 weeks
Thank you, 🙏 one question, surely there is another option that can be used instead of processed white sugar? How did folk make it for centuries before food processing?
Thx for your very informative video . I followed your instructions for the syrup but since my kitchen window is very shaded with no direct sunlight, I placed my jar outside in direct sunlight(av temps 75 to 80) It seems that most of the sugar is crystallizing even though I have been shaking it regularly. On another video a lady made a tincture with flowers and vodka but she said to it in a dark place. Can u kindly explain the difference .
@smas3256 in error I said it was flowers and vodka but it was actually fresh leaves and vodka, and he said we could add some flowers if available, which I did. That seems to be a success but my attempt at making the cough syrup with sugar and the fresh flowers just won’t work, the sugar just crystallizes. I’m guessing it has something to do with the difference in day/night time temps. Up to 30 deg difference. I placed one jar in my bay window without all the direct sunlight but that one is also crystallizing.
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Have you tried substituting the white (processed sugar) for coconut or cane sugar? Also macerating the mixture daily, once it's on the windowsill aids in extracting the full benefits from the flowers into the sugar, along with preventing the sugar from crystallizing. I also add some non-pasteurized local honey into my syrup. Just my 2 cents, since I don't believe white sugar to be beneficial. Thank you for your vid.
Sophie Daley thanks for the tip Sophie... question for you, how exactly do you go about macerating your mixture? Do you simply stir/break up the mixture already in the jar?
Randy Bear, YW. Yeah, I'd shake the jar, (w/ the lid tight, lol), & do that daily. Or more, if needed to combine it well...along w/ drawing out the highest amount of plant constituents as possible. Especially in honey.
I am a bee keeper, in this situation DO not substitute. This is potent herb. I make other airways cough syrup, if you want the herb value do not use honey, it is powerful in a contrasting way the 2 would be at cross purposes.
I love mullein! I use the blossoms, leaves and root. I make a tea, sometimes adding Dandelion, but always use honey as it's a natural antibiotic. This is nature's mucinex and helps so many issues. We made it thru 2 rounds of the dreaded virus ( yes that man made one) with this. It has lung healing properties.
How many times a day did you drink your tea? I have dried mullein I ordered in bulk and I've been making tea to help my horrible sore throat. I combine the mullein with dandilion root , Pau d' arco, and nettle. Sometimes echinacea too.Right now I'm sucking on a manuka honey and lemon sucker I had ordered for my daughter for when she gets a sore throat.
@@marygayquigley9672 when I'm only using it for arthritis, once a day while it's bothering me. I'm lucky enough to not have constant discomfort. If I my husband or myself are sick, I've had it up to 3 times a day but I didn't stay there long. My 11yo has had it only once a day.
@@aimtrue918 Thank you so much for sharing.😊
@@marygayquigley9672 you're welcome, I hope it works well for you!
My first mullein flowing this year. Thanks for all the great info.
This is why i love youtube and the people who take the time to share their wealth of knowledge here.
My house was built in 1892 and i have lived here 20 years. As I'm learning about wild edibles, i have to wonder if the large patch of mullein that i've always just mowed down was cultivated on purpose many years ago. Fascinating to think about and, either way, I'll not mow it down any more. Thank you for the information :)
Perhaps I cud market all that mullein for the sole purpose of natural medicine that duznt hurt the body. Imagine how rich u cud b putting all THOZ pharmecudicle co. Out of business. Also I've had a few friends die from cancer, b4 that , they always complained about how bad the medicines they took were and they always came back eventually worse than B4 they went into the hospital.😢
This recipe does not work. Mine sat in the sun for seven days and did absolutely nothing. My friends said it's a bunk recipe. Don't waste your money or time. I'm sad because I really wanted to make this.
Here in America the mullen flowers are very small. You can use the whole head with flowers. People think you shouldn't use the stalk part, which if indeed is curious because the stalk is how the nutrients flow up to the flowers. I use it all.
Have you ever used honey on the flowers to make a cough syrup?😊
Indians smoked the leaves. I make a tea with the leaves it works well
I was wondering about the stalk, so thanks for the info!!!
@@bryantcompton1642 I've smoked the leaves for congestion. It seemed to help and didn't taste bad or strong.
I heard the seeds aren't good to take. Maybe that's why people don't use it. Thank you for the information. I love learning from other people.
Mullin leaves can be used fir shingles because it reduces inflamation and the burning pain. Make a dark tea from steeped leaves strained through cheese cloth and drink the tea also. Ive seen it work in the first application. The shingles was gone in two to three days
During the quarantine something called me to the forest and I've found all these amazing plants.
Always enjoyed horticulture and nature but now more than ever we need natural resources
Just a friendly fyi: if you find very young plants, they transplant well, with a little extra "care" for the first few days (protect from direct sun).
@@khm2128 i found those plants last fall, and as i remember - googled about the plant and found about it needs two , or three years to flower. before it, it grows as some weird looking leaves on the ground, which they claim was earlier (than toiletpaper) used as as to wipe your , not mouth hole.
and i found the leaves growing in the same area, so i transplanted it to a friends garden, in the shadow from the northern sun behind a small plank(raised garden), and now it seems to begin to flower. actually i have removed the plank just today, so we will see how it gets. but i will get some compost to it too, i think.
in sweden they are called "kungsljus" (translated to english would be like "the licht of the king").. and it seems to be illegal to fish with them in this country, which might say something.
as for cough syrap, i think honey would do better than sugar. not the least because it says in the holy bible like, "eat honey, My son, because its good"
@@jesuschristislordoflordsan427 The seeds in the flowers have been historically used to stun fish. The seeds have a soapy substance called saponins which are not poisonous but relatively toxic.
The plant usually flowers in the second year, although i've had some do it the first year.
The Swedish name, I would guess, is because the flowering stalks, after they've gone to seed, can be dipped in candle wax to be burned.
The leaves are soft in the first year, which is the toilet paper reference. It is too risky to get the itchy hairs in the wrong places, in my opinion.
The leaves, flexible stalks (not when old and woody) and the woody root can be used to make a decoction. This can be used to fortify the lubrication in the joints & to fortify the trigone muscle (responsible for urge to urinate). Regarding strengthening the trigone, squats should be done also, to strengthen the pelvic floor.
The leaves can be heated (in a dry skillet or maybe in the microwave) to make them steamy. Then they can be applied to sore feet. This is especially effective for plantar fascitis.
To see nice documentation on herbal rememdies, see the online site of Henriette's Herbal (Henriette Kress).
Same here... :)
@@khm2128
Lol , definitely not a good place to experiment with .
The mullein flower makes a great oil for earaches as well. Just fill a small jar with the flowers and add the olive oil let it sit for 4-6 weeks and strain.
Can you use mineral in place of olive oil?
Can it be fresh flowers?
@@ishka3405 yes
Thanks for that tip I suffer with ear aches
@@nonig3898sleep with that ear facing the pillow. I had the same problem till l did that. Use antibiotics too.
My mullein never opened its beautiful flowers until evening, then they smelled like lemon in the breeze. Very beautiful.
Great presentation, I recently discovered mullien and have experimented with making tea, it grows wild in Arkansas.
I have copd and drink the tea for my lung health and find it helpful in loosening phlegm in my lungs making it easier to cough up! I’ve only been at this for a month but am pleased with results 🤔
Dear brother, did you use leaves or flowers, please, dried or fresh leaves?
You can use the leaves dried or fresh!
Yep I just moved to Arkansas and I was delighted to see Mullen everywhere
Take.NAC...N-acetyl cysteine. Converts to glutathione.
Has made my mild centri-lobar emphysema almost non-existent.
also from Arkansas and just harvest some flowers.
Such an amazing video! I can’t thank you enough for sharing. Big Pharma has convinced everyone we need to take all these synthetic medicines to treat illness & in doing so, the priceless knowledge of natural herbal remedies, passed down for generations is getting lost to the sands of time. I hope you keep sharing because information like this is invaluable
I did this last year and it totally worked. the syrup came out nice and it was great for sore throats and coughs.
Yes it did work and Does work! Wish I had some Mullein here.
With sugar?
@@osamedennadi6309 Sugar has been used for centuries as cough medicine, preserving, and in canning. Where did you 'hear' sugar is "bad"? Candy, junk foods, and high fructose corn syrup are a bit different than making an herbal syrup...perhaps the small amount helps brings white blood cells that help to heal, much like getting poked with acupuncture needles.
Beautiful recipe Linda. I would use a spoon of Mullein syrup 3 times a week to prevent illness and not just take it when I am sick. I also read Mullein eliminate allergies and heal hear and nose infection. The ALL upper respiratory system too. It's very very good medicine for your throat in general!
yes, apparently you can make an oil infusion to use for ears. Its antiseptic and analgesic. Isn't nature amazing:)
I'm suffering from a terrible cough right now and I wish I had prepared something like this in the summer! Will definitely be making this recipe even if only as a culinary syrup.
I notice a few people mention they'd rather prepare the recipe with honey over white sugar; I think the reason white sugar is used is because it is dry and as such yields a greater osmotic pressure to extract the fluid from the petals. Also, less moisture in the final formula means it has a longer shelf life.
No, you are wrong. Anything put in honey is preserved. White sugar is poison. Period.
I would personally not even use either but glycerin instead. It's been shown it only takes about 10 grams of sugar to lower key factors of the immune system by 50%! Sugar has an extremely powerful immune suppressant effect on the body and the last thing you want to take when ever sick. Extremely important information to remember with what foods you eat. Think broth, or chicken noodle soup not nice pudding. No sugar, low simple carbs.
@@WaterspoutsOfTheDeephoney is preferred
You all make me nuts.
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Try the honey it should be okI haven't tried it but it is a good idea
Honey would be the best way. It has medicinal properties as well as being antiviral and antibacterial. Never would have used sugar.
Using the honey was oerfect! I did it
No I am a bee keeper, the mullein and honey are at cross purposes. The contrast will not hold the wanted effect the same way. 45 yrs messing w herbal practices. Don't insult the gift this lady gave us all. Learn how things work dont assume
@@pbanther3902 please explain how the mullein and honey are at cross purposes. I'm interested in learning about this as I have also used honey to make this.
@@michellehofer2152 hello must be short write me back if you need more. Depending what you are addressing. For 1 has a totally dif 'action' not just a simple sweetener. Sorry no time to reread the thread right now. Honey raw unheated is valuable and activates many directions. SIMPLE sweetness for Mouth taste best not in anyway contradict purpose. Plain refined sugar I have understood is a power ful preservative.
Sorry from UK more if you ask but might take a bit. Oxox
PS used to by my canning sugar by the 25lb bag for light syrup.
I wonder about adding some chopped leaves as well? Also, i wonder about adding spearmint or peppermint leaves to the mullein flowers?
😎 If adding leafes keep in mind that this is a biannual plant, and leafes are most effective piçked early in the season from first year plants, without the flowers. The flowering happens in the second year.
The leafes can be dried, and kept for tea making. Also helpful in case of asthma.
You can buy tinted tincture bottles online. It's also probably cheaper than buying them from an Rx office. I just made a jar of mullein tincture last night. In a few weeks, I'll have a jar of medicine. It's just the leaves, so I need to find a flowering stalk to make the syrup! Wish me luck! 😊
The sugar is necessary to EXTRACT the medicinal properties within the mullein. I'm not sure honey would have the same effect with extracting the medicine from the mullein. People are thinking the sugar is to better the taste but that's not so, it's necessary to get the medicine out of the plant because it's making the plant "sweat" out.
For everybody not wanting to do that, I would suggest you simply take the flowers and leaves and make a tea out of the mullein and add honey or whatever you want to add. The tea works just as well as the syrup, but the problem is having to constantly make new tea or storing dried mullein leaves for when you need them. The syrup just increases the shelf life of the plant and can use it without going through a process of making tea.
Jesus bless you all 😊
What amount of syrup do you take and how often? Thanks for sharing any information
Great info! I would think honey might ferment the flowers?
As far as I know honey would largely do the same thing the sugar content is so high. But personally I would use glycerin over anything with sugar since this is for when the immune system needs help you don't want the extreme immune suppressing effects of anything with sugar. All it takes is 10 grams to cut your immune function in half. Let that sink in.
Remember God’s fourth commandment KJV is reminding us of the beautiful Genesis 2:2&3. Jesus is our example. He kept the seventh day sabbath rest even the forty days after His resurrection!
@@patriciacole8773❤
I would use honey over granulated sugar any day.
great suggestion. it was the one thing throwing me off in this video
I would suspect that the reason she is using granulated sugar over honey is that the sugar brings out the liquids in the flowers through osmosis. Would this be more or less effective at extraction than honey or a simple simmering decoction? I have no clue. A similar process is used when making Fermented Plant Juice out of weeds in Korean Natural Farming.
The honey syrup does ferment, just flip and burp your jar daily.
If I used sugar I would use raw sugar, if allergic to honey.
it says in the holy bible like, "eat honey, My son, because its good"
So i made this.
A few weeks ago, i got sick with a very painful bronchitis.
I decided to try the syrup. It's too sweet for my taste, but i loved it stirred into a cup of tea with lemon.
And it actually worked! It worked better than any otc cold medicine. It worked as good as the prescribed decongestants but without the woozyness. I couldn't believe it. Sinuses, chest, all clear. Pain gone.
The only problem is that i didn't make enough. The taste really is very good in hot tea and I'm disappointed that i have to go back to drinking my tea with honey. Next year I'll make enough for my tea when I'm sick and when I'm not.
Lovely clear video. I hope this woman is still thriving
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Thank you for the video! I'm not going to critique you for a thing! I think you're amazing! I loved every second of the video! ❤️
Cool technique, I assume you could get quite creative with ingredients, horehound, hollyhock, thyme......Will try it out next summer, thanks for the clip.Great to see the flowers used for a remedy more than the traditional infused oil ear drops.
Wow, I'm an American Herbalist, and I have *never* seen sugar do that with fresh plant matter before. Brilliant! What other herbs would have this same affect with the sugar? I often make herb-infused honey, but I would love to try this with other fresh herbs that are available to me. Sadly, herbs such as fresh mullein are not.
Spruce tips in the spring layered with sugar is amazing!
@@kelliesparks-om6sewhat health benefits are you using it for?
Everything that Mother Earth has to offer is for us to use, EVERYTHING we need is here!
Isn't The Lord wonderful he made everything we need before we showed up.
Actually, yes it would. The most common liquor used is probably vodka, but lots of folks use whiskey just 'cuz they prefer the taste. I use peppermint schnapps, actually, and I try to use the highest proof I can find/afford. Mullein is an expectorant, though, I think, while the liquor would be a cough suppressant, so adjust your ratios based on what you need most.
Just checking to make sure I understand correctly. I use liquor instead of sugar? I like that a lot better! I'm a big fan of Makers Mark! 😋
Thank you so much for sharing your years of medical herbalism with us 😊 I have only recently started to make my own homemade remedies from plants and herbs. I love it! I can’t wait to try you mullein cough syrup ❤
Thank you Linda! I'm super excited to do this myself! You made a user friendly video.. and didn't keep repeating yourself! Perfect! Thank you again!
Wow ! Interesting.
I have a fairly large crop of first year Mullein...cant wait to harvest flowers next year and make this beautiful syrup.
Thank you !
Great video 👍
I'm becoming more interested in mullen and yarrow as I watch the idea of health change.
100 percent
I would imagine that honey would make it last longer as it has antibacterial properties. Looking forward to making this.
Hi Big Dan! Can this be made with local honey instead of sugar? If so that's what I'll do!
I was just thinking that during the video hahha nice... I may try doing the sugar packing for extraction and adding honey to the finished syrup for preserving, maybe even some citric acid; especially since honey and lemon together are already a sore throat remedy in our household...
Inger Weaver Local honey is the best! Most honey from the store is pasteurized and loses it's beneficial qualities.
ThePsylent Asylum I'll add lemon to my remedy next time. Our household is huge on warm water, honey, and apple cider vinegar for coughs and sore throats, and many times I prefer drinking it vs spiced cider or hot cocoa in the winter.
oh wow over spiced cider is huge! never thought of apple cider vinegar for coughs, we use it for digestion, tinctures for those who cant use alcohol, baking and getting rid of fruit flies by making a trap using dish soap, a container covered in cling wrap with tiny puncture holes... better than fly paper, honey or any chems
.... we also dilute our honey and lemon mix with warm water and if you are already having to take acetaminophen or its herbal supps you can add to make a substitute for that expensive "neocitron stuff" in packets ...
Could someone tell what the different parts of the plant could be beneficial for, and what you make with that part? Eg: *LEAVES…tea, tincture with 100% proof alcohol. Good for respiratory healing.
*FLOWERS…
*LEAVES…
*ROOTS…
Thank you very much for your wonderful presentation and clear explanation of the process. I will be trying this later this summer and will also be trying to grow more of these beautiful plants on our property too.
That kitchen is spotless!
Thank you so very much for this video, Linda!!! We purposefully have mullein growing in our yard, and it's flowering. :-) I had found this awesome video last year, and am so glad to find it, again! I'm hoping to try it this weekend, and do it with honey--I have a mild allergy to sugar(!!!), and sugar is also an inflammatory, not good when you have arthritis, or any other inflammatory condition ending in "itis". :-)
I a diabetic and I don't eat sugar, so, I to was wondering if there was another way to make it without using sugar.
Make a tea with it then!
@@J_Chap Do a tincture it seems to work as well.
We found a Mullein on our property in it's first year. Love your video and will be trying the cough syrup come summer next year!
I was told when you strain it, you ha e to put it through. Cheesecloth and a seive because the Mullein leaves have tiny hairs, that can get caught in the throat which can cause problems otherwise 🙏
Wasn't this just using the flowers?
Can you simoly use honey instead of all that white sugar?
You are adorable and that cough syrup looks amazing! I’m definitely going to make it. Thank you for sharing!
I found a few of these growing on my property... I am so excited now!! :)
Thanks! You're face looks so incredibly young. Your skin looks amazing. What do you do for your skin?
She is English!
For those battling recovery from Type II Diabetes, will Monk Fruit sweetener work as well as Sugar or honey? I have used Monk Fruit for all sorts of food processing. Also, in central Colorado, the Mullein plants grow tall but only have one flowery stem rising from the middle covered with very tiny flowers/pedals (smaller than a pencil eraser). Hours and hours of time to pick enough pedals to fill a quart jar.
Linda..instead of sugar..could one use locally grown honey instead of sugar?
Inger Weaver I’ve just started getting local honey so they
Would be great if you could use that
Can get granulated honey too, if it helps
@@jenniferkelly4873 wonderful! Thank you
Sounds divine! Thank you
@@vfpfootball Thank you!
Having an earache, I wish I had some plants. I did order dried flowers, I hope to make some syrups, tinctures and teas from them. Hoping it works with dried flowers.
Could you put the crystallised sugar in a pot of hot water
That is some beautiful plants thankyou for sharing....good life 😊
Thank you! You have freely given may you freely receive
You look great. Whatever you're doing must be working.
This was really enjoyable to watch and very informative. Thanks for sharing!
Wow I was not expecting that! So cool. I'm waiting for my flowers. I have a bunch of mullein this year.
Been reading a lot about the properties of Mullein. Have dried leaves for making tea and didn't know about the blossoms. The weeks long preparation for this can be a little daunting if you need something sooner. In that case, slice up an onion and cover it with sugar and let it sit for a couple days. Not sure how it compares. Medicinally, but it should do in a pinch. Also, does anyone know what the shelf life for natural Mullein syrup is?
Could you do this with honey instead of sugar?
Yes of COURSE NEVER WHITE REFINED SUGAR.
Any Good sugar like Coconut can be used.
Pack a baby food jar completely full of Mullin flowers cap and store in a cabinet, the flowers will decay into a liquid that will absoutly destroy warts.
I have moles on my skin, using ACV to dry and they will fall off. Your remedy sound better.
I just came across some mullien plants in a field. 1st year plants so they are getting transplanted as soon as it warms up a bit.
I wish my mullon had nice flowers like you have there . south east Nebraska USA thanks for the info
Can you pick them before they bloom open to minimize bugs and use them that way
I gathered some of the mullin blossoms and layered them with granulated sugar just like you showed in your video. The bottom center blooms kept most of their yellow like color. The other blossoms took on a sorta off tan or beige color. I at first thought it was mold that had started on the blossoms however it never grew into anything. I have kept the blossoms and sugar sitting for about 5 or 6 weeks now and still only about 65% of the sugar has dissolved. I was wondering if any of your blossoms took on this off light tan or somewhat light gray to beige color. Also, do you think they are still good and I will be able to drain the syrup and still be able to use it. I did everything just as you showed in your video and this occurred. Perhaps it really does not harm the resulting cough syrup. Please advise me on what you feel I should do and also if I will be able to use the melted syrup I now have. Thanks for your answer.......
+maybesomethingwild Hi, I don't have an answer for you but was wondering if maybe you didn't put it somewhere bright/warm enough? Or maybe the flowers themselves were too dry.. I'd say to try again and maybe add honey just in case that was it.
Wow! Always used the leaves for tea to help bring up mucus but never knew the flowers were useful for anything other than ear tincture for ear infections
Were can i get receipes?
Thank you for such a great video! Very informative yet simple and easy to follow. I have to wait for my mullein to grow but really look forward to trying this.
Thank you for sharing this video
I am excited to try this recipe. I will try with coconut sugar as my 1st experiment.
How do you keep it from crystalizing
Wonderful video with lots of good information. Thanks!!!
Can one use an alternative sweetener to the white cane sugar? Honey? Maple syrup? Xylitol?
Could you use dried flowers for this too?
Thanks from Long Branch, N.J., USA. I'll try to find this plant.
Can honey be used instead of sugar?
WOW!!! This is wonderful. Thanks for the share. Cheers!
I made some from watching your video. It taste soooo good!! What would be a good dose and is their any side effects of having too much?
Sorry but I have one more question, could you do this with any other flowers? I love sitting it in the window and forgetting about it and the sugar makes it taste so good. Thank you!
Maybe dandelions
I wonder if the flowers of other plants could be prepared similarly...I am trying this method with Anise Hyssop flowers, which are also good for coughs. It's in a sunny window now. We'll see!
Reading this 5 yrs later did your experiment with Hyssop flowers have success?
Is it possible to use lemon juice from a fresh lemon in this
Excellent video thank you so much I can't wait to make the cough syrup
Thank you for sharing. We could use honey though, right? I am not too fond of regular sugar.
This was wonderful.
What about honey instead of sugar
I love this video! Will your recipe work with organic unbleached sugar?
This may have been answered but how much do you take?
Keen to have a go at this, thanks
Can you make with dried mullen? I am in the city and don't have access to fresh?
Seeds are sold on line. Check which kind of Mullein deer aren't crazy about. Other varieties the deer love.
Hi Linda
My grandfathers last name was Bostock
Wonder if there is any connections!
i tried this and would like to know how to stop the sugar from crystallizing. someone suggested putting some alcohol in it to thin the sugar out. do you know if this idea will work?
I believe I will try it, but I would have to use honey in mine because I try to stay away from sugar.
Hey there :) I grew some Mullein and have tried this recipe. I used organic cane agar and it started to infuse on the bottom of the jar but not much after that... I’ve had it in the sun... is there a way to do it on the stove? It’s been sitting 4 weeks
That would be great to cook on the stove because it's not sunny all the time.
What is the dosage for taking the syrup?
So how do you use it for cough syrup ?
Do these flowers grow in america too like in the wild ?
They do! You can also buy seeds from a company called Medicinal Seeds and plant them in your yard.
Thank you, 🙏 one question, surely there is another option that can be used instead of processed white sugar? How did folk make it for centuries before food processing?
Thank you for the knowledge!!!
Thx for your very informative video . I followed your instructions for the syrup but since my kitchen window is very shaded with no direct sunlight, I placed my jar outside in direct sunlight(av temps 75 to 80) It seems that most of the sugar is crystallizing even though I have been shaking it regularly. On another video a lady made a tincture with flowers and vodka but she said to it in a dark place. Can u kindly explain the difference .
Vodka is uses to extract vanilla from vanilla beans. So using vodka in that other video is probable an extract
@smas3256 in error I said it was flowers and vodka but it was actually fresh leaves and vodka, and he said we could add some flowers if available, which I did. That seems to be a success but my attempt at making the cough syrup with sugar and the fresh flowers just won’t work, the sugar just crystallizes. I’m guessing it has something to do with the difference in day/night time temps. Up to 30 deg difference. I placed one jar in my bay window without all the direct sunlight but that one is also crystallizing.
Think you could substitute the sugar for unpasteurized honey?
yes
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Mullein is wonderful
so glad to find you!
can I use honey in place of the sugar? thanks!
yes
No
Have you tried substituting the white (processed sugar) for coconut or cane sugar? Also macerating the mixture daily, once it's on the windowsill aids in extracting the full benefits from the flowers into the sugar, along with preventing the sugar from crystallizing. I also add some non-pasteurized local honey into my syrup. Just my 2 cents, since I don't believe white sugar to be beneficial. Thank you for your vid.
Sophie Daley thanks for the tip Sophie... question for you, how exactly do you go about macerating your mixture? Do you simply stir/break up the mixture already in the jar?
Randy Bear,
YW. Yeah, I'd shake the jar, (w/ the lid tight, lol), & do that daily. Or more, if needed to combine it well...along w/ drawing out the highest amount of plant constituents as possible. Especially in honey.
Nice... thanks again for the tip.
Nice suggestion Miss Sophie👍👍👍🤜🤛
I am a bee keeper, in this situation DO not substitute. This is potent herb. I make other airways cough syrup, if you want the herb value do not use honey, it is powerful in a contrasting way the 2 would be at cross purposes.
Interesting we have seen this in australia
Awesome video thank you Linda. You can come and teach me exactly how to do this.
Could you use honey?😊
So you don't shake it at all? Could you use honey instead of syrup? What is the shelf-life?
Thanks for posting, lovely presentation. I will try this.
I'd like to try this. Thanks for sharing.