Guest guest Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 Will you post some homemade tea mixes for us? I'm very interested. Curious GeGee , " Kathleen M. Pelley " <kmpelley wrote: > > I learned to make medicinal teas from a practicing herbalist as part > a year-long class I took from her. The standard herbal-medicine > method of making a tea with roots & barks is to simmer the root or > bark for 20 minutes. Then turn off the heat and leave covered for > 24 hours. Strain the next day and place in a glass container [i use > old glass juice bottles] in the refrigerator to be warmed and drink > within about 5 days. > > It may be drunk within 20 minutes, but will not extract as much > medicinal content until it has steeped overnight. Not only does it > taste good, but it has strong medicinal properties as well. Ginger > is one of the herbs in Chai Latte. When I make Chai Latte, I always > begin with sliced ginger. Ginger is very warming and so is great to > drink in the winter. It also combats nausea. > > Kathleen > > Eureka CA > > > , AJ <aj788888@> wrote: > > Boil water. Add slices of fresh ginger and steep until the flavor > of the ginger is infused through the hot water, approximately 6 to 8 > minutes. for stronger flavor, steep longer. Remove ginger before > serving. You may want to add a squeeze of fresh lemon and a spoonful > of honey to complete this soothing warm beverage. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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