Add the licorice root to the water and simmer gently with the lid off for 30 minutes. You want the water to reduce by half, so you'll end up with 2 cups of licorice decoction.Turn off the heat, add the Echinacea, and steep for another 10-15 minutes. Strain the herbs and discard.
Add the licorice-Echinacea infusion to a glass measuring cup to see how many ounces there are. It should be right around 16 ounces, or 2 cups.
Add the liquid to the saucepan and add an equal amount of organic sweetener to the saucepan. So if you had exactly 2 cups of liquid, then add 2 cups of sweetener.
Heat the mixture to a rolling boil and boil for 10 minutes to reduce. The dosage recommendations given here are based off of a final yield of 1.5 cups of syrup.
Bottle and store in the fridge for up to 2 months.
Dosage
one-fourth tsp 3 times daily for toddlers
one half to one tsp 3 times daily for children
one and one-fourth tsp 3 times daily for adults
Do not take for longer than 2 weeks.
Recipe by Scratch Mommy at https://scratchmommy.com/diy-licorice-cough-syrup/