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How to Make Your Own Elderberry Medicine

Prep Time5 minutes
Active Time40 minutes
Resting Time42 days
Total Time42 days 45 minutes

Equipment

  • 2 Pint-sized glass jars

Materials

Elderberry Tincture

  • Vodka or Glycerin
  • Elderberries fresh or dry

Elderberry Syrup

  • ½ cup Elderberries fresh or dry
  • 2 cups Water
  • 2 sticks Cinnamon or 1 tbsp of dry cinnamon powder optional
  • 5 whole s Cloves or ½ tsp dry clove powder optional
  • 1 inch Ginger grated or 1 tbsp dry ginger powder optional
  • 1 cup Raw Honey ideally raw & local honey for extra benefits

Instructions

Making your own elderberry tincture is as easy as 1…2…3

  • Get your pint-sized mason jar or glass storage container
  • Fill container half way up with berries 
  • Add vodka or glycerin to the top of the jar
  • That's it! You just made your own tincture! 
  • Making your own tincture is easy, but it does require patience once all combined it MUST sit for 4-6 weeks before use

How to make Elderberry Syrup

  • Add your chosen ingredients into a pot with water and bring it to a boil 
  • Once boiling, reduce the heat, pop on a lid, and allow it to reduce until it looks like half of its original volume (about 30-40 minutes)
  • Once reduced, turn off the heat and cool the syrup to room temperature
  • Strain the cooled syrup until smooth and well-filtered, and store in a jar (your jar should have roughly 1 cup of liquid)
  • Now pour your honey into the jar and stir until combined
  • That's it! You just made your own syrup! 

Notes

Serving size: Take an appropriate dosage for your individual height, size and weight. Please do your own research and/or ask your doctor for dosage advice
Tincture notes: 
  1. If using vodka and a jar with a metal lid, put a sheet of wax paper on before lidding the jar. Alcohol does not like metal, and you do not want any possible problems in your finished tincture. 
  2. If using vodka, its best to use 40% ABV (alcohol by volume) making it an 80 proof 
  3. Alcohol tinctures last longer while glycerin tinctures are best for only 2 years. 
  4. Keep tincture out of direct light; it is best stored in a pantry or cabinet. 
  5. It is best to shake the tincture every day or every other day during that 4-6 week steeping period.
  6. Be sure to label your jars with the date of preparation, and optionally, you can write down proportions of berries to liquid if you wish.