Fruit and citrus decoction

Ingredients:
- dried figs: 6
- prickly pears: 2
- dried pears: 6
- almond shells: 6
- mallow root: 1 (or a spoonful of leaves)
- the peels of anorange

This herbal tea was used to calm coughs and to decongest the respiratory tract when one was struck by flu.

Boil the whole mixture in a liter and a half (1,5 liters) of water for half an hour and let it rest for 5 minutes more.
Drain it, sweeten it with honey and drink it hot.