Steven's Osha Pastilles

Steven Yeager is the Quality Control and Laboratory Manager at Mountain Rose Herbs. He has also been teaching at the Columbines School of Botanical Studies for 13 years. Steven enjoys wildcrafting, preparing herbal preparations, botanizing, and exploring Oregon's wild places.

This is Steven's recipe for creating natural herbal lozenges. They are great for sore throats or after a long night of singing or howling at the moon.

Osha Pastilles

Ingredients:
1 gram Acacia (Gum Arabic) powder
4 grams Sugar (Steven uses Maple sugar)
3 grams Osha root powder
1 gram Licorice root powder
Water or tincture of your choice

Combine and mix dry ingredients in a bowl. With a one ounce glass dropper, add one dropperful of water at a time to the bowl. (Steven likes to use Osha root or Elecampane root tincture instead of water). Keep adding one dropperful of water or tincture until the mixture holds together in a clump, similar to the consistency of cookie dough. Be careful not to add too much liquid. Form into small pastilles/lozenges/stars/hearts etc. Keep the shapes small as the pastilles will be strong! These are medicinal, not candy. Coat the outsides with additional Licorice root powder if desired. Allow to dry on a screen or plate for a few days. Store in a glass jar.

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