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Sounds interesting, other Native North American teas that might interest people: Pine Needle Tea - ("infinitely preferably to any tea from the Indies" - Ben Fr
by hattmall 5y ago
Sounds interesting, other Native North American teas that might interest people:
Pine Needle Tea - ("infinitely preferably to any tea from the Indies" - Ben Franklin)
American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)
Mormon Tea (Ephedra viridis)
- stryan 5y agoPine needle tea is pretty good, though don't forget to wash the needles off first. It's pretty good for you too. My old college roommate had a saying: "Pine needle tea, free vitamin C!".
- jhbadger 5y agoPine/spruce beer used to be popular in Colonial America too. They noted it prevented scurvy, but they didn't know why of course.
- dunefox 5y agoI love unusual teas like these.
- jhbadger 5y agoAlthough what makes Yaupon interesting is unlike those, it is caffeinated like "real" tea is. These ones aren't (although some like Mormon tea may have other effects).
- hattmall 5y agoTrue, I'm not sure what the source is but they all seem to have stimulant properties in my experience.