Comments on: Homemade Honey Herbal Cough Drops

By: Marguerite “Peggy” Davis

Marguerite “Peggy” Davis — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 19:54:27 +0000

Thank you 😊
Question- how to safely dilute, apply (when do i put the oil in) & use -frankincense oil – when making cough drops/syrup?
Marguerite

By: Katalin

Katalin — Sun, 03 Dec 2023 00:42:44 +0000

What is the shelf-life for these?

By: Elke Rank

Elke Rank — Mon, 08 May 2023 21:43:00 +0000

I like the idea of using honey instead of sugar, but all beneficial enzymes will be destroyed if the honey gets boiled. Can the cough drops be prepared at a lower temperature?

By: Sandy zink

Sandy zink — Sat, 16 Oct 2021 13:54:38 +0000

Thanks for making these recipes available

By: Sharon V

Sharon V — Wed, 12 May 2021 19:10:59 +0000

If you heat the honey to 300 degrees you are defeating the purpose of the honey. It destroys all of its antibacterial, etc. properties????

Sharon V.

By: John

John — Sun, 21 Mar 2021 06:13:08 +0000

In reply to Adriana D.. Tell that to the Greeks, they been using it as medicine for 7000 years

By: Connie

Connie — Thu, 22 Aug 2019 17:32:37 +0000

Great ideas thank you! Two things… won’t cooking the (Manuka) honey just ruin the benefits? Also, I thought about making suckers on a stick for little ones to prevent choking or swallowing drops whole. What do you think?

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By: John

John — Sat, 19 May 2018 23:21:33 +0000

In reply to Kelly. I don't know? Is it?

By: Sedona De Cross

Sedona De Cross — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 22:02:28 +0000

In reply to kat. I would like to see your sources, please.

By: Le sock fam leedr

Le sock fam leedr — Mon, 29 Jan 2018 04:32:12 +0000

In reply to sandee. Yes you can, it just needs something basically non stick so you can unwrap them=3

By: Kristie Barnes

Kristie Barnes — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 16:06:38 +0000

In reply to Betsy miller. The recipe calls for 1cup of pure honey. There is a list of ingredients near the top. Hope this helps. I honestly didn’t see it at first either.

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 20:20:59 +0000

In reply to Sucorra. It does take a while. It seemed like forever to me as the temperature seemed to peak at around 250, but it takes patience. Honestly, I was about to give up the first time. But after it gets past that 250 "hump" (for me) it gets to 300 pretty quickly. The drops have turned out perfectly the several times I've made them and my kids love them. It's basically impossible to keep them from eating them like candy, so they never last long in our home!

By: Catherine

Catherine — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 15:33:42 +0000

Thank you for ur useful information

By: lori carpenter

lori carpenter — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 00:35:25 +0000

In reply to Adriana D.. i have cooked with honey all my adult life and i am still living. and i am 58

By: Charley

Charley — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 23:41:48 +0000

In reply to Shirley. Can you use a silicon candy mold?

By: kat

kat — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 18:39:44 +0000

I have learned from other sources that it is harmful to boil your honey

By: Betsy miller

Betsy miller — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 13:00:58 +0000

I couldn’t find in recipe of herbal honey cough drops what the amount of honey you added! How much honey do you need? Can’t wait to try’s! Dr Axe,you are awesome! Thanks for sharing some much of your healthy recipes and tips! I’m a new person because of you!

By: Adriana D.

Adriana D. — Sun, 14 Jan 2018 21:33:17 +0000

The recipe sounds good, but I’m not cooking with honey; it’s toxic cooking with honey!!!

By: sandee

sandee — Sun, 14 Jan 2018 16:38:14 +0000

Can I use natural parchment paper instead of wax paper? Wax paper is full of parrafin and petrochemicals.

By: Shirley

Shirley — Sun, 14 Jan 2018 15:51:46 +0000

In reply to Olga. I only use pure essential oils. The ones sold on Dr Axe's site are likely very good and safe for ingestion. I use Young Living oils.

By: Sucorra

Sucorra — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 02:18:07 +0000

In reply to Annie. I couldn't get over 200° I just poured it in my mold and let it sit. It got thick but didn't harden. So I just put it in the freezer. If it doesn't get hard, I'm gonna put it in the oven...this wasn't as easy as it reads

By: PD

PD — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 11:59:58 +0000

How long will these last stored in the cabinet?

By: a

Sun, 03 Dec 2017 22:38:13 +0000

In reply to Nataliya. Honey has been used safely in baking for centuries; the heat is 300 degrees;

By: Annie

Annie — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 03:31:31 +0000

This was not as easy as the recipe made it seem. I cooked the mixture for a couple hours and it never reached the hard crack stage on the thermometer; it got to about 275 when i gave up and decided to just move to the next step. I kept tasting it along the way and it just tastes like burnt honey. I don’t know how it could take “around 30 minutes” for one person, but several hours for me. Unless it has something to do with the cold rainy weather here in Seattle.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 02:05:08 +0000

Is the homemade cough syrup safe for kids? Ages 5,7 and 9?

By: Nataliya

Nataliya — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 23:50:59 +0000

but honey become toxic if heated!?

By: Olga

Olga — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 06:54:09 +0000

Hello, what brand of essential oils do you use?