6 Immune-Boosting Remedies For Coughs & Colds

Feeling under the weather? A scratchy throat and stuffy nose can slow you down, but you can whip up easy immune-boosting recipes right in your kitchen! From homemade cough syrups to sore throat lozenges, these homemade remedies are here to power up your immune system and speed up recovery.

Elderberry Cough Drops

Boost the immune system and fly through the cold season with this elderberry cough drops recipe! These DIY cough drops are made with elderberries and honey to help soothe and reduce cough and cold symptoms.

Get the recipe: Elderberry Cough Drops

Homemade Fire Cider For Cough & Colds

Two mason jars of fire cider with garlic and ginger arounds them. — Image Credit: Fit as a Mama Bear

Learn how to make this fire cider recipe and survive cold and flu season! This homemade fire cider is an immune-boosting tonic that contains gut-healing, antibacterial ingredients to support your system. Use it daily or double up when you feel a cold coming on.

Get the recipe: Homemade Fire Cider Recipe

Simple Honey Cough Syrup

Brown cough syrup in a mason jar with a stick of honey, onion, and garlic around it — Image Credit: Fit as a Mama Bear

Simple, sweet, and a great folklore remedy for soothing a sore throat or cough! This homemade honey cough syrup needs just 2 ingredients and 36 hours to come together. From there, it’s a potent, effective remedy for mild coughs. To learn more: Honey Cough Syrup

Homemade Elderberry Cough Syrup

homemade elderberry syrup in a mason jar with cinnamon sticks, honey and elderberries around it — Image Credit: Fit as a Mama Bear

Use this easy elderberry cough syrup recipe to help ease a scratchy throat. With only six ingredients, this homemade cough syrup with honey is easy to whip up but packs a big punch to your immune system.

Get the recipe: Homemade Elderberry Cough Syrup

Honey Lemon Cough Drops

Made with only four ingredients, these honey lemon homemade cough drops are a natural sore throat remedy. Honey-based and made with immune-boosting ingredients, these DIY throat lozenges are both healing and soothing. To learn more: Honey Lemon Cough Drops

Easy Honey and Garlic Elixir

garlic and honey elixir in a mason jar with cinnamon — Image Credit: Fit as a Mama Bear

Sick isn’t an option when you’re a busy mom. Soothe a scratchy throat and combat winter blues with this simple yet effective honey and garlic elixir. This homemade remedy is a comforting cough drop, and uses the natural properties of honey and garlic to help ease the onset of a cough and keeps you feeling your best!

Get the recipe: Honey and Garlic Elixir