Berry Tonic Oxymel

By Maria Noël Groves, RH (AHG)

Glass in a silver coaster, a vase with medical berries and bank of honey on a dark background

Prep Time

5 minutes prep + 2 weeks brewing

Number of Servings

1 pint

Ingredients

1 pint glass jar with a plastic lid
¹⁄₄ cup frozen blueberries
3 heaping Tbsp dried hawthorn berries
3 heaping Tbsp dried black elderberries
2 heaping Tbsp dried rosehips
2 heaping Tbsp dried hibiscus flowers
Unpasteurized raw apple cider vinegar
Honey, preferably raw and local

Directions

Loosely fill jar with "berries" according to approximate measurements given, or to taste.
Fill halfway with vinegar, the rest of the way with honey. Cover, shake vigorously.
Shake daily for two weeks, then strain through a fine mesh strainer or clean cloth, squeezing out as much as possible.
Enjoy one teaspoon to one tablespoon one to two times daily just before meals.

Notes

Store in a glass jar with a plastic lid. If you don’t have plastic lids available, you can place a piece of parchment or wax paper between the jar and the lid.
Keep refrigerated and use within 1 month.

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Contributor

Maria Noël Groves, RH (AHG)

Maria Noël Groves, RH (AHG), is the best-selling, award-winning author of Herbal Gut Health, Body into Balance: An Herbal Guide to Holistic Self Care, Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies, and Herbal Remedies for Sleep.

Maria’s a registered professional herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild and a graduate of the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine and Rosemary Gladstar’s Sage Mountain. Learn more about Maria and herbs at Wintergreen Botanicals. Find her remedy-making tips at wintergreenbotanicals.com/kitchenapothecary101