Cold Combat Potion

I'm sick. I'm stuck at home with a sore throat and an inability to speak more then a sentence. But I'm a witch (kind of) and we don't let colds get us down! So it's time for a potion I've made up with some help from my witchy friends.

This potion doesn't actually rely so much on magick as it does on the actual medicinal properties of certain herbs. Most of the following are anti-septic or anti-bacterial.

You will need:

- A small sized ginger root
- 3 tbsp of honey (preferably unpasteurized wild honey if you can)
- 4 Cinnamon sticks (you can use a couple of teaspoons of ground cinnamon but it makes a really gross slime)
- 2 tsp whole cloves
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 cups of water.

Peel and slice up the ginger. Put all the herbal ingredients into the pot with the water and set to boil with the lid on for 15 minutes minimum. Strain and drink. ADD THE HONEY LAST after it has boiled.

Feel free to mess around with the proportions to taste but you want the potion to be very well infused with all the ingredients. I suggest not skimping on the fresh ginger and the honey.