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Place 2 teaspoon echinacea leaves , flower & steam in a cup , pour boiling water and steep for 5 minutes , then strain.
Echinacea Herb Benefits:
The coneflower was one of the most important healing plants of the Native Americans of the North American prairies. They used the juice or a mush made from the ground herb or chewed pieces of root. Decoctions were used less frequently. The traditional areas of use are numerous and include, among others, wounds, burns, inflammations of the gums, toothache and sore throats, colds, coughs, mumps, measles, and gonorrhoea. There are many reports of Echinacea being used to treat snake and insect bites and generally as an antidote for symptoms of poisoning. Drinking Echinacea tea combats cancer cells , with its phytochemicals , boosts your immune system by 58% , alleviates pain , functions as a laxative , anti – inflammatory properties , helps ADD / ADHD.

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Place 2 teaspoon Persimmon leaves in a cup , pour boiling water and steep for 5 minutes , then strain and enjoy!

Chinese Academy of the Sciences found that this particular tea contains a large variety of Vitamin C, tannins, flavonoids, rutin, choline carotenoids, amino acids. In addition, the tea were found to contain 10 elements: Magnesium (Mg), Manganese (Mn), titanium (Ti), calcium (Ca), phosphorous (P), and more. These elements are found to aid to healthy bodily functions.

Compared to other teas, persimmon leaf tea contains a higher level of health and nutritional benefits. Analysis has shown persimmon leaf tea contains up to 10 times the amount of Vitamin C, tannins, flavonoids, rutin, choline and essential amino acid. Compared to other fruits and vegetables, persimmon leaf tea contains up to several times more vitamins.

Scientific research has shown that drinking persimmon leaf tea promotes a healthy metabolism. Rutin aids in softening the blood choline tube, which prevents arteriosclerosis. Flavonoids aid in lowering blood pressure and increase blood flow. According to Japan’s “Longevity” magazine, drinking persimmon leaf tea and prevent melanoma. These health benefits generate anti-cancer and anti-influenza virus interferons.

Persimmon leaves are green from spring to summer and in the fall they change to a beautiful red/orange color with green and black dots.When they are steeped into a tea, the tea is meant to be sipped gently and its complex flavor and aroma savored. The color of persimmon leaf tea is orange that changes to a brown color as it cools. The taste is bitter with a hint of sourness and some sweetness when the tea cools down.
Persimmon leaves are high in fiber and they contain tannins which can help digestion. They have properties than can help prevent high blood pressure and it is said that persimmon leaves have 30 times more vitamin C than oranges. They also possess pro-vitamin C which is not destroyed easily by heat, allowing the vitamin C to survive the brewing process.
Academy of Sciences found that this particular tea contains a large variety of Vitamin C, tannins, flavonoids, rutin, choline carotenoids, amino acids. In addition, the tea was found to contain 10 elements: Magnesium (Mg), Manganese (Mn), titanium (Ti), calcium (Ca), phosphorous (P), and more. These elements are found to aid to healthy bodily functions. Compared to other teas, persimmon leaf tea contains a higher level of health and nutritional benefits.
Young green persimmon leaves are used for tempura. Leaves collected in the spring are used for making persimmon tea. They are also used for wrapping sushi in Japan. Persimmon tea is caffeine-free. Persimmon leaves have a bactericidal and preserving effect on the food wrapped within.