This is a badge bit (
BB) that is part of the
PEP curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in
Natural Medicine.
For this BB, you will create an echinacea syrup or gummies using plant material you harvested.
(Image from:
Nourishing Herbalist and
Ethno Herbalist)
Additional Information:
Background on echinacea
Flu Busting Echinacea and Elderberry Syrup
Make Your Own Cough Syrup with Echinacea and Licorice
Growing Echinacea: The Complete Guide to Plant, Grow, and Harvest Echinacea
Minimum requirements:
- Create syrup and/or gummies
- Use echinacea
To document completion of the BB, provide proof of the following as pictures or a
video (< 2 minutes):
- Harvested plant material (either being harvested or just harvested)
- Making the syrup and or gummies (perhaps in a saucepan) with a description or link to the recipe you used
- Finished syrup or gummies in a labeled container
Clarifications:
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Honey infusions do not qualify for this BB