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Premixed Remedies: Double-E Immune Booster

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Contains: Nettle Leaf, Peppermint Leaf, Echinacea Root, Echinacea Tops, Elderberries whole, Ginseng Root and Rosehips.

New research has opened amazing advances into herbal medicine, including information that will help rev up the immune system. We continually research and upgrade our pre-mixes to include all the best herbs available.

Flu, virus, and infections all are enemies ready to lay us low. Our natural immune system is our first and best defense. God gave us leaves, roots and good sense to help us keep our immune systems working in top order to avoid sickness.

One easy way to keep the immune system in high gear is raw garlic, but it stinks so bad that we use our Double “E” Immune Booster. Our new recipe, which includes the whole Echinacea plant and Elderberry herb (as well as several other immune boosting herbs), has proven to be a fast and effective way to provide the body with the defense it needs in times of repair.

Elderberry is being studied in Israel as one of the very best immune boosters. When it is combined with other stimulating herbs it works wonders. It is a large shrub that bears sizeable clusters of tiny purple berries.

Echinacea is well known for building T cells, which are important in the body’s immune defense. This wonder plant has been used the world over for strengthening the immune system. It is really a lovely flower. I grow it in my flower garden, harvesting the flower, stem (both combined are simply known as tops), and root to make my tincture every fall. I like to use the whole plant because I know then I am getting all it has to offer.

The premixed herbs can be made into a tea for a fast and effective way to provide the body with the goodness of each herb.

I also make this recipe into a tincture every year. It takes an effort, but then I make enough tincture (a gallon) to last the whole year for my household and my children’s children plus many extra folks that need it. The tincture made from this recipe is dark and smells strongly of the dried herbs. I know it is effective because I have used it for many years.

I have used honey in the place of glycerine and it works well but the honey is not as pleasant tasting. I have also made an alcohol tincture and mixed it half and half with the finished glycerine tincture to help cut the sweet taste of the glycerine. I like it much better this way but while my children were small I always used just glycerine.

Directions

Alcohol tinctures (extracts) are easy to make. Fill a glass jar 1/3 - 1/2 full of the premixed herbs (1/2 full of herbs makes a stronger brew), and top off the jar to within about 1/2 inch from the top with rum or vodka. Cap the jar and set it in a dark, cool place for about 3 weeks (shake mixture daily). Then, strain off and discard herbs saving the liquid herbal tincture in glass containers that are clearly labeled and capped.

As adults, we take 1/2 – 1 teaspoon (30 – 60 drops or so) every hour at the first sign of a cold or flu (any infection) until the symptoms disappear. We use less for children. Alcohol, glycerine or a mixture of the two is a good investment for a year’s supply of immune defense.

For more information on making tinctures using alcohol or glycerine, see the Preparing Remedies page. The following books have been our best references on making our own tinctures at home over the years:

Herbal Antibiotics for making alcohol and glycerine tinctures
Practical Herbalism for making alcohol tinctures
The ABC Herbal for making glycerine tinctures
The How to Herb Book for making alcohol tinctures

From Our Reading and/or Experience...

Unlike most herbs which can be consumed as a life-long daily supplement, the Immune Booster should only be used in times of need. That is, as soon as you feel you are coming down with something or are sick.
This dry herb mixture can be brewed into a tea. It can also be ground up into powder and encapsulated. The tinctures would be more effective, but some folks simply prefer teas or capsules.
The Immune Booster can be used to benefit men, women (including before, during, and after pregnancy, and nursing), and children.
It can be used as often as you would like.
As is the case with most herbs, this mixture should be stored in a dark, dry, and cool place. Refrigeration or freezing is great, but certainly not necessary. Following these suggestions will delay the loss of its highly valued nutritional and medicinal properties.
Follow the same instructions for storage after you make it into a tincture. We do not use any bottles in particular, but recycle empty glass bottles, whenever possible.
An alcohol tincture (extract) doesn't taste the greatest but is the most effective way to draw out the goodness of the herbs, and are the easiest to make. For those two reasons alone, alcohol tinctures are the industry standard in all ready-made store bought tinctures. They also keep the longest (at least 2 years).
Glycerine tinctures (or glycerites), though not as effective, are much more palatable with their sweet flavor. However, they will only keep for up to one year or so.
A combination of both alcohol and glycerine has the benefits of both (effectiveness, sweet flavor, and longer shelf life).

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Customer Reviews

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Works for whole family
by Leah on Oct 7, 2009

Anytime the kids or I are sick, we turn to this herb blend. I put a tsp of it along with a tsp of mullein (decongestant) in a tea bag and staple it shut. I steep it for 5 min for the kids and a little longer for me. At the first sign of sore throat, runny nose, etc. we take this tea 3 times a day along with half a garlic clove morning and late afternoon. It works great! We don't have to go to the doctor nearly as often as we used to. It lasts a long time too. After 1 year I still have some left. I keep it in the fridge right in the padded envelope it came in to keep it dark and cool. Thank you!

Double-E for the kids toooo!
by Anonymous on Jan 7, 2008

"We've had great results with the Double-E Immune Booster made into tea. Our 2 year old son recently seemed to be coming down with a cold. I brewed him a cup of warm Immune tea and used honey to sweeten it. He drank it out of a coffee cup (like Daddy) and loved it. He was better by the next day.
Kristi