Healing Conifer Tea
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Healing Conifer Tea
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Edible evergreens - who knew? This vitamin C and anti-oxidant rich healing conifer tea will sooth a cough and cold, and energize you. You can make all natural tea from pine, fir, spruce, and cedar ~ it smells like a walk in the forest, and tastes lovely, too.
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Ingredients
- Pine, Spruce, or Fir needles
Instructions
- You can use the needles on the twigs or off, it's up to you. They can be fresh, or dried. They can be whole, or chopped. Chopping the needles and using method 2, below, will result in the strongest flavor.
- Clean the needles by rinsing well under cold water.
method 1
- Put a handful of whole needles or several tablespoons of chopped needles into a saucepan and add 2 cups water. Bring to a boil, turn down the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Let sit for 5 minutes, then strain and serve.
method 2
- Put a small amount of whole needles, or 1 tablespoon of chopped, into a cup. Pour in boiling water and let steep for 10 minutes, Strain and drink.
Notes
- If this interests you, I recommend getting a guide to edible plants so you can identify plants correctly. While most if not all pines, firs, and spruce are edible, not all evergreens are ok to eat, or drink. Do a little research to find the edible evergreens in your area. Watch out for Yew trees, which look like conifers but are toxic, I've left a link to help identify it in the list at the bottom of the post.
- Select fresh, green needles for use for tea. Ideally spring is the time to collect new growth needles, but you can certainly collect them at any time during the year. You can freeze the needles in freezer bags, or dry them for later use. Just let them air dry at room temperature.
- I think this would make wonderful iced tea or infused water in the summertime!
- There are unresolved questions about the safety of using pine needle tea during pregnancy, so I would err on the side of caution.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
8oz
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Sodium
12mg
(1%)
Potassium
30mg
(1%)
Vitamin C
30mg
(33%)
Calcium
7mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 8oz | |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Sodium | 12mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 30mg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 30mg | 33% |
| Calcium | 7mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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