Imagine having a 1/2 litre bottle of medicinal cider to drink all the way through winter and spring. There are so many benefits to drinking this incredible mix. Oxymels are classic, but often overlooked, sweet tasting liquid medicines used to improve the flavour of pungent herbs.
They are an ancient form of medicine dating back as far as the Greek physician Hippocrates (460-370 BC). In his, On Regimen in Acute Diseases, Hippocrates said: “You will find the drink, called oxymel, often very useful… for it promotes expectoration and freedom of breathing”.
For many practitioners this herbal staple is their favourite wintertime remedy because it is immune building and sinus clearing. While it’s not for the faint hearted (the cayenne can pack a potent punch) it’s a good brew to have on hand when the cold and flu season approaches to give the immune system a powerful kick. 
It can be used as a preventative (taken from mid-autumn and throughout the winter months) or taken for acute immune support at the first sign of cold symptoms. It can also stimulate digestion and circulation,  and can be warming on cold winter days.
Maintenance Dose: 10mL shot once or twice a day.