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| Using Herbal Teas
There's a new flexinode-1 entry added: Using Herbal Teas | “ | <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-1"> Author:
Michel Czehatowski, L.Ac
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The Dragon's List is proud to present the following article from Michel Czehatowski, L.Ac. Michel serves as an advisor to The Dragon's List for herbs and herbal formulas.
A tea is a water extract of the herb or herbs. Water acts as the solvent for the herbs and the heating process pulls or extracts the medicinal components of the herbs into the water. Once it is cooked you drink the tea. Teas are an effective way to use herbs as you can modify the formula to your particular needs and they are rapidly absorbed. This is a good way to use herbs if you don't mind the taste of the herbs or the time involved in preparation.
A tea is simple to make, just measure four cups of water, add your herbs and bring to a boil. Boil vigorously for five minutes. Then turn down the heat and simmer for 25 minutes. There will be some evaporation in the process. Once the tea is cooked, drink one cup twice a day. You should have some left over for the next day. Refrigerate this as the tea could spoil if left out too long. The next day warm up the tea before drinking. Don't drink it cold. Cold drinks or food are not good for the digestive system. When the liquid is all used up add four more cups of water and repeat the cooking process. All herbs can be cooked twice. You should note that if you have a formula with a large number or volume of herbs, four cups of water may not be enough to cook it. In this case, fill your pot with water so that there is about one inch of liquid covering the herbs. Then cook the same way. | ” | | |
