Teas

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Tea recipes-made from common plants

 

All teas unless specified are brewed with 1 teaspoon dry material or 2

teaspoons fresh material to 1 cup of water.

 

Always steep. This means pouring hot water over material and letting set

for 5 - 15 minutes. Always dry leaves and roots out of the sun, in dark

airy places. Then store in airtight containers.

 

Persimmon Tea: The leaves when dried and crushed make a fine strong tea.

Can be used all year round. Rich in vitamin C. Used as a healthful tonic.

 

Sassafras Tea: Boil fresh roots after washing, until water turns reddish

brown. Can be sliced and dried for later use. Claimed by some to be a

blood thinner, a blood purifier, to help bronchitis, a stimulating

spring tonic. Mostly it is used for pure enjoyment.

 

Birch Tea (Wintergreen): Black, yellow and white birch. Dried leaves can be

used year round. A large handful of fresh leaves steeped in hot water

was drunk 1 to 2 cups a day for rheumatism and headaches. Said to reduce

pain of passing kidney stones, and a fever reducer. Cold it was used as a

mouthwash.

 

Blackberry/Raspberry Tea: The dried mature leaves of these brambles make

a good tea. Used to help control diarrhea, as a blood purifier and

tonic. Use all year round.

 

(With these guys, make ABSOLUTELY SURE that the leaves are dried and not

wilted, the wilted leaves are poisonous!)

 

 

Blueberry Tea: The dried mature leaves are steeped until cool and drunk

1 to 2 cups per day as a blood purifier and tonic. Also used to help

inflamed kidneys and increase the flow of urine. Somewhat bitter. Use

all year round.

 

Alfalfa Tea: The dried and powdered leaves and flower heads make a very

nutritious tea, but it is somewhat bland. We suggest mixing them with

normal teas to stretch them and add nutrition. Its vitamin content was

the reason it was used. Used all year round.

 

Wild Strawberry Tea: Use dried leaves normally. Pour several cups

boiling water over a handful of fresh leaves in the evening. Cover and

let steep overnight. Strain water and reheat in the morning. Believed to

help with a multitude of things, from stomach troubles, eczema,

diarrhea, etc. According to experts, it is much more healthful than

purchased coffee or teas. Use all year round.

 

Wild Rose-Hip Tea: A handful of these steeped for 10 minutes, then

strained, make a healthful tea. Can be used dried or fresh in season.

Instead of boiling, place a handful in cool water overnight, then stain

and reheat in the morning. Use all year round. Strong Vitamin C content.

Helps with Colds and the flu. Also for sore throat.

 

Sweet Goldenrod Tea (Anise): Can use dried or fresh leaves or flowers.

Makes a very flavorful tea. Pure enjoyment only!! Used all year round.

 

Soldier's Herb Tea: This common yard weed with green leaves and two

seedie spikes was used by the colonials and Indians alike. One teaspoon

of seeds

per cup of boiling water steeped for 1/2 hour was used for dropsy and

jaundice. A tea from fresh leaves (chopped fine), one heaping teaspoon

per cup of boiling water steeped for 1/2 hour. For dried powdered

leaves, use one level teaspoon and reduce time to 15 minutes. Drunk 4 to

5 times a day until relief was obtained. Used for gout, to help clean

out nasal passages and to slow menstruation. Also used to expel worms. A

tea cooled made from rainwater was used as an eyewash.

 

 

 

 

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