To make a tea, simmer 6 slices in 3 cups of water for 1 hour. Strain and serve. You can also add the tongue depressor directly to your soup, stew, or rice pot and let it cook into the dish. Discard the astragalus before serving. It does not change the taste of the dish and your family can receive the immune boosting properties directly from their food.
Astragalus is sometimes available in a dried, shredded form.
Simmer 3 tablespoons of this and 3 cups of water in a covered pot for 30 minutes and strain. Chamomile Chamomile is one of the safest of medicinal plants. With its antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and carminative properties, this tonic herb is used for a variety of things. As a gentle sedative and nerve tonic, chamomile can help children to get the rest they need. A warm bath with an infusion of chamomile can relax an unsettled child.