Medicine Making Mondays – Cold Infusions
Oh, the many ways to make tea!
Cold infusions are steeping plant matter in non-boiled water. The water need not be cold in temperature to make a cold infusion, it can be anywhere from lukewarm from the tap to icy cold spring water.
Directions for making a cold infusion:
To make 2 cups, put 3 heaping tablespoons of [...]
Medicine Making Mondays – Decoctions
Decoctions are simply simmering herbs to make a tea, rather than pouring water over plant matter. Decotions take a bit more time to make then infusions, but medicinal herbal teas of all sorts still remain the easiest way to take herbs; all that is required is steeping herbs in water, straining and drinking.
In my experience, [...]
