• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Ascension Kitchen
  • About
    • Philosophy
    • About Lauren
    • Media & Events
    • Contact
    • Terms + Conditions
  • Naturopathy Consults
  • Blog
    • Plant-Based Recipes
      • Healthy Dessert Recipes
      • Mains
      • Snacks + Sides
      • Drinks
      • Kitchen Staples
      • Breakfasts
      • Salads
      • Healthy Dressings + Condiments
      • Ayurvedic Recipes
    • Natural Health
      • Natural Remedies
      • Plant-Based Nutrition
      • Functional Foods
    • Natural Living
      • Natural beauty
      • Natural cleaning recipes
      • Essential Oils
  • Shop
  • Subscribe
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
menu icon
go to homepage
search icon
Homepage link
  • Blog
  • Plant-Based Recipes
  • Natural Health
  • Natural Living
  • Naturopathy Consults
  • Shop
  • About
  • Contact
  • Subscribe
×
Home » Plant-Based Recipes » Turmeric Milk for Coughs and Colds

Turmeric Milk for Coughs and Colds

Published: May 21, 2014 · Modified: Mar 12, 2019 by Lauren Glucina • Naturopath, Nutritionist

1.4K shares
  • Facebook992
Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

Turmeric milk made with creamy cashew and coconut milk, cinnamon, clove and lucuma, served warm to help fight winter sniffles.

Golden-Milk_1

Since we’re heading into winter now, I thought it would be nice to share this delicious healing recipe which is my twist on an age-old remedy for winter coughs and colds. The special ingredient, turmeric.

Beloved turmeric is a spice that works on the digestive, hepatic, immune, musculoskeletal and circulatory systems. It has a bitter, astringent and pungent taste, and a wide variety of traditional uses (amenorrhea, anaemia, blood purifier, blood tissue formation, jaundice, hepatitis, circulation, inflammatory bowel disease, haemorrhoids, water retention, indigestion, gas, clearing mucous, protein digestion, urinary diseases, fever, bruising, acne, and as a natural antibiotic and general anti-inflammatory agent among many others).

Its antimicrobial properties make it particularly useful for treating the common cold, whilst anti-inflammatory compounds may help relieve inflammation and congestion of airways in those with a chronic cough.

See my full post on the many evidence based benefits of turmeric here.

In Ayurvedic medicine, a popular way to prepare it is as a milk decoction, gently heating milk with turmeric and other spices to make a warming and healing drink. This recipe uses home made nut milk as a dairy alternative, just because I have a particular soft spot for cashew milk, but coconut milk would also be a lovely option and perhaps less time consuming (although we’re only talking a few minutes to make it so it is definitely worth experimenting with).

[bctt tweet="Turmeric Milk for Coughs and Colds - try this simple anti-inflammatory/anti-microbial recipe here."]

A good teaspoon of lucuma powder is optional as a natural and low GI sweetener to round out that bitterness. This drink is extremely comforting and nice to sip on right before bed.

Enjoy!

Golden-Milk

If you make and enjoy this recipe, please leave a rating below. And better yet – leave me a comment to tell me how you got on, or just say hi – I LOVE hearing from you. Follow me on Instagram, Facebook or Pinterest to see more of my everyday recipes and wellness tips.

A mason jar filled with golden yellow turmeric milk and a stick of cinnamon, on a rustic wooden board

Turmeric Milk for Coughs and Colds

Naturopath Lauren Glucina
Turmeric Milk - with home made nut milk as a base.
4.12 from 9 votes
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Cook Time 5 mins
Total Time 5 mins
Course Drinks
Cuisine Dairy-free
Servings 1 cup
Calories 463 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 tablespoons cashews
  • 4 tablespoons coconut flakes
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 Medjool date pitted
  • 1 heaped teaspoon lucuma
  • 1 teaspoon coconut oil
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • Pinch of clove
  • Pinch of coarse sea salt

Instructions
 

  • Blend the cashews, coconut flakes and water till creamy. Strain through a nut milk bag and discard the pulp (you now have cashew milk).
  • Put the liquid back in the blender with the rest of the ingredients and give it a quick whizz.
  • Transfer to a pot on the stove, bring to the boil, remove from heat and serve warm with a dusting of cinnamon.
  • You may also like to try using coconut milk in place of the cashew milk.

Nutrition

Calories: 463kcal
Keyword Turmeric for coughs
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

Turmeric Milk for Coughs and Colds

Related

Radical Roasted Beet Hummus – check out the recipe to learn how to make it silky smooth! #roastedbeethummus #roastedbeethummusrecipe #roastedbeethummusvegans #roastedbeethummusdips #roastedbeethummushealthy #roastedbeethummusglutenfree #beethummus #beethummusroasted #beethummusrecipe #beethummusred #beethummusvegan #beethummushealthy #beethummuscanned #AscensionKitchen // Pin to your own inspiration board! //
Radical Roasted Beet Hummus with Sumac and Lime
Raw Coconut Wrapper Samosas
Raw Coconut Samosas
Homemade Comfrey Ointment for Bruises, Bumps and Scrapes Part 2

About the Author

I’m Lauren, practising Naturopath, Medical Herbalist, Nutritionist, and essential oils educator in Auckland, New Zealand. I’m incredibly passionate about food as medicine, and helping connect people with the healing power of Nature.

BNatMed, AdDip NutMed, BCS, Certified FitGenes Practitioner.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Tammy Schmidt

    October 01, 2019 at 3:52 am

    Sounds yummy

    Reply
  2. Orchard Street Cleanse

    October 01, 2019 at 3:52 am

    such an obsession xxo

    Reply
  3. Maritza Pedraza

    October 01, 2019 at 3:52 am

    looks so delicious and very easy to prepare
    tks

    Reply

Ask me anything Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

ABOUT

I'm Lauren Glucina, a New Zealand based Naturopath, Medical Herbalist and Nutritionist. My main goal is to empower you to connect with the healing power of Nature. I've been sharing plant-based recipes, natural remedies and health articles here since 2012.

If you're here, you're not here by mistake. You're ready to put your physical, emotional and spiritual health first. Welcome!

BNatMed, AdDip NutMed, BCS.

READ MORE

  • Facebook
  • Instagram

Search

Features

Graphic displaying logos of websites, publications and shows Lauren has been featured on

POPULAR POSTS

Chocolate Caramel Slice

BEST chocolate caramel slice (vegan)

Close up of zucchini and corn fritters with cream and dill on top

Vegan Zucchini and Corn Fritters

Close up of a herbal facial steam for dry skin

Herbal Facial Steam with Essential Oils for Dry & Oily Skin

3 essential oils for kids sleep

Essential Oils for Kid's Sleep Support

No-bake Snickers Cake on a white cake stand by the kitchen window

Raw Snickers Cake with Vegan Caramel

Ashwagandha Sleep Tonic

Ashwagandha Sleep Tonic

Two bowls of hot Tuscan soup on a marble counter.

Lemon White Bean Kale Soup

Two bowls of kitchari surrounded by fresh herbs and dried spices

How to make kitchari – an Ayurvedic healing meal

LATEST POSTS

  • Fall crockpot potpourri
    Fall crockpot potpourri
  • How to make dandelion tea (from flower, leaf and root)
    How to make dandelion tea (from flower, leaf and root)
  • How to make mugwort tea for lucid dreaming
    How to make mugwort tea for lucid dreaming
  • Amazing kawakawa – all about this versatile native plant!
    Amazing kawakawa – all about this versatile native plant!
  • BEST chocolate caramel slice (vegan)
    BEST chocolate caramel slice (vegan)
  • Easy feijoa loaf recipe
    Easy feijoa loaf recipe
  • Summer cherry tomato confit
    Summer cherry tomato confit
  • Heavenly spiced feijoa chutney
    Heavenly spiced feijoa chutney
  • Easy Moroccan matbucha salad recipe
    Easy Moroccan matbucha salad recipe
  • Hazelnut granola
    Hazelnut granola

CATEGORIES

  • Ayurvedic Recipes
  • Breakfasts
  • Drinks
  • Essential Oils
  • Featured
  • Ferments
  • Functional Foods
  • Healthy Baking
  • Healthy Dessert Recipes
  • Healthy Dressings + Condiments
  • Kitchen Staples
  • Mains
  • Natural beauty
  • Natural cleaning recipes
  • Natural Health
  • Natural Living
  • Natural Remedies
  • Plant-Based Nutrition
  • Plant-Based Recipes
  • Salads
  • Snacks + Sides
  • Uncategorized
  • Workshops

Footer


PRIVACY POLICY | CONTACT
© LAUREN GLUCINA 2012 - 2021, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
  • Facebook
  • Instagram

Copyright © 2023 Ascension Kitchen on the Foodie Pro Theme

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Cookie settingsACCEPT
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT
1.4K shares
  • 992