Elecampane syrup

Name: Elecampane syrup
Total time: 45 min
Yield: ± 400 ml
Ingredients: 30 g fresh elecampane root (or 15 g dried); 500 ml water; 250 g sugar; the juice of half a lemon

Updated on 10 October 2026

Makes: ± 400 ml
Time: 45 min
From: Elecampane

Ingredients

30 g fresh elecampane root (or 15 g dried)
500 ml water
250 g sugar
the juice of half a lemon

Method

Finely chop the fresh root or cut it into thin slices.
Bring it to the boil with the water and simmer gently for 20 minutes with the lid on.
Strain through a fine sieve or a cloth and measure out 250 ml of the decoction; top up with water if needed.
Bring the decoction and sugar to the boil, stir until the sugar has dissolved and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in the lemon juice.
Pour the hot syrup into a clean bottle rinsed with boiling water and seal straight away.

Storing: A month in the fridge. Stir 1 teaspoon into a cup of hot water, no more than twice a day and not for weeks on end.