Learn about this Sorrel and Mint Tea Recipe and how you can use this free wild food in a soothing natural tea.
Sorrel and Mint Tea Recipe
Pick Sorrel, sheep sorrel, sour grass or red sorrel (Rumex
Acetosella) for this recipe.
To brew some sorrel and mint tea, place a double handful of
sorrel leaves and a teaspoon of dried mint leaves in a tea
pot. Cover with boiling water and let it steep for ten
minutes. Drink hot or cold. This tea contains vitamins
which will combat intestinal worms, kidney stones and
hepatitis. Besides that it’s very good, especially if
sweetened with one teaspoon of honey to each cup of
tea.
minutes. Drink hot or cold. This tea contains vitamins
which will combat intestinal worms, kidney stones and
hepatitis. Besides that it’s very good, especially if
sweetened with one teaspoon of honey to each cup of
tea.
Read more about finding wild edible foods: Foraging for Wild Edible Food.
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