Indigo Herbs Cleavers Leaf Tea 50g | Galium aparine | Dried Loose stem & Leaf Herbal Tea

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One of the freshest teas you can find, Cleavers tea has a fresh, green flavour that’s often used as a springtime tonic. With a grassy, herbal flavour, it’ll remind you of peas and celery for their freshness. It’s very much a green tea without being green tea! Modern Medicinal Value The species is native to a wide region of Europe, North Africa and Asia from Britain and the Canary Islands to Japan. It is now naturalized throughout most of the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, some oceanic islands and scattered locations in Africa. Whether it is native to North America is a question of some debate, but it is considered to be native there in most literature. [14] It is considered a noxious weed in many places. [15] [16] Effects on the body [ edit ] Dioscorides reported that ancient Greek shepherds would use the barbed stems of cleavers to make a “rough sieve”, which could be used to strain milk.

Webb, D.A., Parnell, J. and Doogue, D. 1996. An Irish Flora. Dundalgan Press (W.Tempest) Ltd. Dundalk. 0-85221-131-7 Its anti-tumor property helps ease swollen, sore Breasts, Congestion in the breast and Benign breast lumps. Whole plant, excluding the root, is alterative, antiphlogistic, aperient, astringent, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, febrifuge, tonic and vulnerary. Common methods of application are tea, powder, tincture, and juice. Fresh juice is generally considered to be the most potent, though you could also make an argument for the tincture. The juice can be frozen in ice cube trays, as mentioned above, and saved for later in the year. (Incidentally, this happens to be a nice dosing size.) Leaves and stems of the plant can be cooked as a leaf vegetable if gathered before the fruits appear.Rahman, Atta-ur (2005). Studies in Natural Products Chemistry: Bioactive Natural Products (Part L). Gulf Publishing Company. p.291. ISBN 9780444521712. Cleavers is used as a wonderful remedy for to treatment of snake bites, spider bites and all bites of all other venomous creatures. It is used because it has properties that can reduce or nullify the effect of venom on your body. However, for treating any kind of bite using Cleaver, it is always recommended to go to an herbalist for the same.

However, I must give one little word of caution. As cleavers matures, the stem gets fibrous and impossible to chew. The first time I cooked cleavers, I didn’t know to harvest the young growth or tender tips. And it was terrible. My family and I looked like cows in a pasture, chewing, chewing, chewing. Cleaver extract lowers the blood pressure of dogs, without slowing their heart rate, or any other dangerous side effects. Easily matted Cleaver stems were used as strainers to remove particles from liquids and for mattress fillings.Diuretic properties of cleavers herb help to flush out wastes, toxins, and excess water from the system improving the health of your kidneys, bladder, and liver. Cleavers herb may also help to dissolve kidney stones and prevent the development of fibrocystic tissue. Interestingly, a lowly herb whose barbed stems were used by ancient Greek shepherds as rough sieves to strain animal hairs out of milk, the cleavers have been used as an ingredient in love potions. Whilst there is no evidence that it can attract the attention of a romantic interest, one can attract good health with this healing plant. Its medicinal value will be discussed further below. Characteristics of the Cleavers Plant

The first step is to melt 25g of beeswax pellets in 250mls of olive oil, ideally done in a Pyrex bowl placed over a saucepan of boiling water.Used medicinally for centuries, cleavers offers many health benefits to those wise enough to recognize its gifts. The plant has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and astringent properties. Cleanses the lymphatic system It can also be used to treat acute cases of edema. You can take 1 teaspoon of lymph system support twice a day in 3 tablespoons of water for up to 2-3 months. Cleavers Tea: A Delicious Way To Enjoy The Benefits Of This He