Thank you for your description. It was timely for me. I happened to have some of everything except boneset tea. Can you tell me if it is tasty? I know taste doesn't mean much when you're dealing with sickness but I'm looking for an herbal tea to drink every day. I'll ask on that specifically to the forum later.
I started yesterday to have a cold of beginning sneezing and my nose dripping to the floor b4 I could catch it. ;) I started doubling up on my echinacea and could still feel it coming into my throat when I went to bed. I got up and saw your post and added 10 drops of poke root to my tincture mix. I use the habanero powder instead of the tincture. So far so good but if it progresses any further, I'll take some of the super tonic. I just don't want to waste my super tonic b/c I haven't made my own yet and I may need that for an infection.
So you gargled 1.5 oz of super tonic. Was that straight or mixed with water/juice? That is 3 tablespoons. Another question: What do you mean by 2X echinacea?