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Hyssop

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An aromatic biblical herb, brewed as tea, traditionally used to loosen a chesty cough and ease colds and congestion.

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👶 Safe for children?

This remedy carries age-related cautions. Please read them before giving it to a child, and check with your pediatrician or pharmacist first.

  • Avoid in pregnancy, breastfeeding, in children, and with seizure disorders.

🥄 How to use it

Steep 1 teaspoon of dried hyssop in hot water for 10 minutes and sip, sweetened with honey, for a cough or cold; use the herbA plant, or part of one, used for flavor, food, or gentle health support. More → and teaA warm drink made by steeping herbs in hot water. How to make a tea →, not the concentrated oil.

How much: As teaA warm drink made by steeping herbs in hot water. How to make a tea →, 1 teaspoon dried herbA plant, or part of one, used for flavor, food, or gentle health support. More → per cup, sweetened, a few times daily.

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Hyssop is a fragrant herbA plant, or part of one, used for flavor, food, or gentle health support. More → of ancient repute, used since biblical times, with a long tradition of loosening a chesty, congested cough and easing colds. The leaf and teaA warm drink made by steeping herbs in hot water. How to make a tea → are gentle; only the concentrated essential oilA very concentrated plant oil — always diluted before it touches skin. How to make an essential oil → is hazardous and should never be swallowed.

Ways to prepare it

Cough-and-cold tea: Steep 1 teaspoon dried hyssop in a cup of hot water for 10 minutes, sweeten with honey, and sip for a chesty cough or cold.

⚖️ Cautions

  • Use the herb/tea only — hyssop essential oil can trigger seizures and must never be taken internally.
  • Avoid in pregnancy, breastfeeding, in children, and with seizure disorders.
  • Keep to modest tea amounts.

📚 Why we trust it

  • A traditional cough-and-cold herb of antiquity
  • Long used to loosen chest congestion

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🕊️ A word of encouragement

An ancient herb of cleansing and renewal. Old, time-honored helps still serve us today.

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