Berry Tonic Oxymel
- 1 pint glass jar with a plastic lid
- 1⁄4 cup frozen blueberries
- 3 heaping Tbsp dried hawthorn berries
- 3 heaping Tbsp dried black elderberries
- 2 heaping Tbsp dried rosehips
- 2 heaping Tbsp dried hibiscus flowers
- Unpasteurized raw apple cider vinegar
- Honey, preferably raw and local
- Loosely fill jar with "berries" according to approximate measurements given, or to taste.
- Fill halfway with vinegar, the rest of the way with honey. Cover, shake vigorously.
- Shake daily for two weeks, then strain through a fine mesh strainer or clean cloth, squeezing out as much as possible.
- Enjoy one teaspoon to one tablespoon one to two times daily just before meals.
- Store in a glass jar with a plastic lid. If you don’t have plastic lids available, you can place a piece of parchment or wax paper between the jar and the lid.
- Keep refrigerated and use within 1 month.
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Maria Noël Groves, RH (AHG)
Maria Noël Groves, RH (AHG), is the best-selling, award-winning author of Body into Balance: An Herbal Guide to Holistic Self Care, Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies, and Herbal Remedies for Sleep.
Maria’s a registered professional herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild and a graduate of the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine and Rosemary Gladstar’s Sage Mountain. Learn more about Maria and herbs at Wintergreen Botanicals.
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