20,000 Secrets of Tea by Victoria Zak

Author:Victoria Zak [Zak, Victoria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-307-57170-0
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 1999-03-24T16:00:00+00:00

Pollen Countdown Tea

Take elder tea for a week or two before the pollen count rises to strengthen your respiratory tract to resist allergic reactions. For an extra boost, combine it with the antihistamine feverfew, which relaxes bronchial muscles to reduce spasms.

2. Colds, Coughs, and Flu. Elder has a long history as a remedy for colds, coughs, and flu. The hot tea moves imbedded phlegm and helps to clear the respiratory passages. In Israel, elder berries are combined with raspberry and citric acid for a sambuca syrup remedy for colds, flu, coughs, and congestion—you can make it as a tea, using elder, raspberry, and lemon. Hot elder berry wine is an old English cold remedy.

Skin (Freckles). Elder water was an 18th century remedy to reduce freckles and whiten the skin. You can use the tea as a skin tonic.

Tonsillitis, Sore Throats. Elder tea is an excellent gargle for throat and mouth infections.

Uses Through the Ages. Elder tea has been used as a children’s cold remedy to provide a restful sleep. It has also been used for eruptive infections such as measles and chickenpox to cleanse toxins, reduce fevers, and ease inflammation. A half-strength tea is recommended for children’s elder tea.

Beneficent Parts: Flowers and Berries

Properties: Volatile Oil, Palmitic, Linoleic, Linolenic Acids, Triterpenes, Flavonoids, Mucilage, Tannins, Pectin, Sugar; Berries Have a High Content of Vitamins A and C, Cyanogenic Glucoside, Viburnic Acid, Alkaloid

Values: Circulatory Stimulant, Expectorant, Phlegm Remedy, Fever Reducer, Diuretic, Topical Anti-inflammatory

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