Red Root New Jersey Tea Tea 25 Tea Bags ZIN 514982

Red Root - Ceanothus americanus L. - Family: Rhamnaceae. - Other Names: New Jersey tea; céanothe d'Amérique (French); Amerikanische Sackelblurae (German); tè del New Jersey (Italian). - Description: Red root is a robust shrub of up to 1.5 m in height with bright green, oval leaves and clusters of small, white flowers. - Origin: Eastern parts of North America. The plant is easy to cultivate and is commonly grown as an attractive garden shrub. - Parts Used: Roots, root bark and leaves ( Ceanothi folium , Ceanothi radicis cortex ). - Therapeutic Category: Haemostyptic, astringent. - Uses and Properties: The roots and root bark is a traditional North Indian supportive for sore throat, fever and to help support bleeding of the lungs. They also used root extracts to help support skin infections, and the leaves as a herbal tea. During the civil wars, the leaves were used as a substitute for black tea, known a - Traditionally used to help support asthma, coughs, whooping cough and much more. - Hot tea brewing method: Bring freshly drawn cold water to a rolling boil. Place 1 tea bag for each cup into the teapot. Pour the boiling water into the pot, cover and let steep for 2-4 minutes. Pour into your cup; add milk and sugar to taste. - Iced tea brewing method: (to make 1 liter/quart): Place 5 tea bags into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Pour 1 1/4 cups of freshly boiled water over the tea itself. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into the serving pitcher straining the tea bags. Add ice and top-up with cold water. Garnish and sweeten to taste. - TerraVita is an exclusive line of premium-quality, natural source products that use only the finest, purest and most potent ingredients found around