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A recipe for a Herbal Infusion for Cold & Cough (Kashayam in Tamil) Here is the list of ingredients: Commonly

available: Coriander Seeds, Black Pepper, Ginger fresh or dry, Aniseed Specialty Sources / herb stores / online Licorice Sticks, Galangal root(Chithraththai in Tamil), Lemon grass (dried / fresh), Holy Basil (Thulasi in Tamil), Cubeb Pound / macerate equal amounts (say half to 1 tsp) coarsely, add 4 to 5 cups water, boil for about 5 min. Sweeten if you can with Date Palm Sugar Candy (Panam Kalkandu in Tamil). Filter and drink in small doses thru' the day. Excellent for soothing the throat, kapha (phlegm) removal etc. Maybe repeatedly extracted 5 to 6 times. Herbal stores typically carry the second set of items. Oriental / Chinese stores often have fresh Lemon grass and Galangal.

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