Not content with my usual recipe ideas, this week a great GF Spanish inspired potato pizza (see the recipe on my newsletter - subscribe if you haven't by emailing me at yogafirst@netcon.net.au), I thought I would start adding a herbal remedy. I have always been "the wicked witch from the west", things boiling and bubbling away all the time. My mother was good at this too. This herbal concocting hasn't changed as I have gotten older, although not having a combustion stove does limit me somewhat..
PLANTAIN TEA: Especially good for water retention and swollen ankles.
This mix makes enough for three cups which you can sip throughout the day.
If you live in Woodend, there are some beautiful plantain plants to be found. This mix contains three of my all time favourite wild herbs. Plantain, nettle and fresh dandelion leaves. All readily available on the roadsides if not in your garden.
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons of fresh plantain leaves, 2 tablespoons of fresh dandelion leaves and/or flowers, 2 tablespoons of nettle leaves and 1litre of fresh boiled water (tank water best).
Method: Wash the leaves, place in a bowl or a big coffee plunger then pour over the water. Let steep for at least 10 minutes and strain. You can drink this hot, or cold in the summer, and even add a little mint for extra flavour. The dandelion restores the potassium levels which can be flushed out by many prescribed diuretics. This is much better for you – a natural!
I have considered doing some videos showing you how to prepare the Tea, and what exactly plantain and other herbs look like. Please register your interest if you would like me to move forward with this..
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