Benefits of teas

[kaaneren1997]

Hi All!
I'm not sure if this topic comes under healthcare or food.. but I've put it here anyway as it had to go somewhere!

So a big part about prepping is light weight or even better. no weight! I'm talking about gathering things from the wild!

So tea, Tea is an all round easy beverage to make!

The obvious perks are:

You can make tea from things you can find even in a built up area.

Its keeping you warm!

You are keeping hydrated!

but here is the reason i have put this in medical and healthcare.



Nettle tea contains high amounts of iron and protein which is an added benefit. - this is good for arthritis and De-toxify the body.

Meadow-sweet can also be added to nettle tea to give it a nicer taste and meadow sweet sylacidic acid (asprin) which is great for if you have a headache

pine tea is another tea you could brew up in the uk and pine tea has Vitamin-C in it so thats another added benfit!

i know there is probably more teas but for me, these are the most common ones and you can pretty much find them down any overgrown area however i advise you dont pick these from the edges of the footpaths as dogs most likely have peed on them so pick them away from the edge or clear of "leg cocking" distance xD

I cannot give a guidance for how many of what should be put in as it can vary depending on the plant and how strong you want it
its straight forward though! add your nettles or whatever your putting in and pour hot water over it and the best way to know when its right for you is to simply keep tasting the tea until it tastes about right!


- hoped this helped

kaaneren1997

[preppingsu]

Thanks for sharing this.

Trying things made with nettles is something I've been meaning to do for a while now.

[grenfell]

I've drunk nettle tea and others too. Plants from the mint families make good teas, such as lemon balm, I have some in the front garden. Horehound makes a foul tasting brew in my opinion but works really well if you have a sore throat. I seem to recall that pine needle tea shouldn't be drunk on a regular basis I.e. daily because of the presence of various volatile oils that can be detrimental , turpentine for example comes from a pine tree.

As an edit I've always wondered how a "tea" can be called so if it doesn't actually contain any real tea, is a sandwich without ham still called a ham sandwich?

[ForgeCorvus]

Call it a tisane if you like, its just an Infusion (or a Decoction if you're really hardcore) after all
'Teas' have been around forever, even before we Brits heard of the Tea bush.

I think Mrs Beeton gave a recipe for "Beef tea"

[DundeePrepper]

I know it's a little of topic of tea... but on the nettle side..

Nettle Soup.. which I have tasted and is really quite delicious...

Handful of Dead/Stinging Nettles in a basic veg stock (fresh or stock cube) with a carrot or two and a potato... boil until mush... my gran used to make it! It's well worth a try!

You can simply boil Nettles alone in water.. not as tasty but SHTF? Then it's easy sustenance...


Non-prepper recipe here if you want to try using Nettles.. handy tip for gathering too..
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2137636/nettle-soup

Nettle tea contains high amounts of iron and protein which is an added benefit. - this is good for arthritis and De-toxify the body.

Meadow-sweet can also be added to nettle tea to give it a nicer taste and meadow sweet sylacidic acid (asprin) which is great for if you have a headache

pine tea is another tea you could brew up in the uk and pine tea has Vitamin-C in it so thats another added benfit!

Could you post the recipes/methods for these teas please..