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Drying Kuril tea to prepare a healthy drink at home is quite possible, you just need to know some nuances. This plant in the form of a low shrub is widespread in the Far East, the Caucasus, and Siberia. Many gardeners grow Kuril tea on their plots. The result is a double benefit: the plant looks great on lawns, alpine hills, and borders.
People call Kuril tea:
- bush cinquefoil;
- cinquefoil;
- powerful.
Dates for collecting cinquefoil
You need to start harvesting cinquefoil when the plant blooms and until autumn. The signal for termination is the fall of the flowers, since after this the beneficial properties are depleted. When collecting, you need to use hard gloves to avoid injuring your hands, since the branches are very strong.
To prepare healthy tea, leaves, flowers, branches and rhizomes are collected. Leaves can be harvested throughout the summer, flowers - during the flowering period. You can collect both opened and unopened buds.As for the rhizomes, they are dug up in the fall before frost or early in the spring until the buds wake up.
How to properly collect Kuril tea
When collecting the aerial parts of the cinquefoil, shoots with leaves and buds no more than 15 cm long are cut off. Bushes with intact parts are selected. If the activity of harmful insects is visible on the plant, then it is better to refuse the preparation of such raw materials.
In folk medicine, not only shoots with leaves and flowers are used to brew healthy tea, but also rhizomes of Kuril tea. Potentilla raw materials need to be harvested after the above-ground part has died off. Potentilla root tea has anti-inflammatory, expectorant and hemostatic properties.
After collection, the rhizomes are dried a little in the sun to make it easier to remove the soil. Further drying can be carried out in whole or crushed form.
How to dry Kuril tea
To prepare a healthy tea drink from cinquefoil shoots, the raw materials are first sorted. Yellowish or damaged leaves should be removed, leaving only green ones.
Drying leaves and flowers can be done in a well-ventilated area, but out of direct sunlight. If this is not possible, a window sill will do. But Kuril tea needs to be shaded.
After a few days, the raw materials are laid out on a sheet and dried in a dryer or open oven at a temperature not exceeding 70 degrees.
Dug up rhizomes:
- Inspect, any damage, rotten parts are cut off.
- Then they are washed from the soil in several waters.
- Place on a cloth to allow the water to evaporate.
- Take it outside and dry in the sun for 3-4 days.
- Then they are dried in the attic or under a canopy. The main condition is good ventilation.
It is advisable to dry the raw cinquefoil erecta (rhizomes) at a temperature of 50-60 degrees in a dryer.
How to brew Kuril tea
Kuril tea must not only be properly collected and dried, but also brewed. This healthy drink has long been used in the treatment of many diseases, such as:
- pulmonary tuberculosis;
- gastrointestinal diseases;
- scurvy;
- diarrhea;
- dysentery;
- lobar pneumonia;
- angina.
It is not difficult to brew tea from dried Potentilla erecta raw materials. You just need to grind Kuril tea, add boiling water and leave for 1-2 hours so that all the beneficial properties of the plant are transferred into the drink.
Tea recipes
Since the beneficial properties of the plant have been known for a long time, it is widely used in folk medicine in the treatment of various diseases; there are many recipes. Here are some of them:
- Flower drink. You will need 2 tbsp. l. dry buds and half a liter of boiling water. The raw materials are crushed and poured with boiling water. Cover the container with a lid and place on low heat for 6-8 minutes. When the liquid has cooled slightly, filter it and drink 100 g before meals 3-4 times a day.
- Leaf tea. 1 tbsp. l. raw materials pour 1 tbsp. boiling water The stems and leaves contain more active substances, so add 2 tbsp to a glass of boiled water. l. tea leaves and drink before eating.
- Roots. 1 tbsp. l. add chopped roots to water and boil for 10 minutes.Before meals for 1 tbsp. add 1 tbsp. l. tea leaves and drink 30 minutes before meals.
- Simple brewing method. Take 2-3 tbsp. l. Place the collection of Kuril tea (leaves, flowers, branches, roots) in a teapot and pour boiling water over it. Place on low heat for 5 minutes to infuse. Then drink like regular tea, adding boiling water to the cup. You can sweeten it with sugar or honey.
How to drink cinquefoil tea
Kuril tea can be drunk as a regular refreshing drink. To do this, brew 1-2 tbsp in a teapot. l. dry raw materials and pour 300 ml of boiling water. Leave for 15 minutes. A small amount of tea leaves is poured into a cup and water is added.
Do not drink too strong cinquefoil tea. It is desirable that the drink be golden in color. Kuril tea, brewed correctly, has an amazing aroma and pleasant taste. Many lovers of this drink, in addition to honey, add lemon balm or mint.
How to store dried Kuril tea
Before storing raw Kuril tea, you need to make sure that it is well dried. Place the raw materials in an airtight container. This will help avoid the destruction of dry branches, leaves, flowers and rhizomes by parasites, in particular moths. In a dark place where the humidity does not exceed 40%, Kuril tea can be stored for 2 years.
Restrictions and contraindications
Since Kuril tea is not recognized as a medicine by official medicine, the drink must be taken with caution. In addition to an allergic reaction, tea made from cinquefoil can cause diseases of the heart, blood vessels, and digestive system.
Kuril tea is not recommended:
- children under 10 years old;
- with low blood pressure;
- during pregnancy and breastfeeding;
- with renal failure;
- for liver disease;
- in case of an allergic reaction and individual intolerance to substances contained in the plant.
If the daily dosage of the drink is strictly observed, then there will be no side effects or harm to the body. But if a rash or itching appears, you should immediately discard cinquefoil tea.
Before starting to use Kuril tea, you should consult your doctor. The fact is that during treatment with medications you should not drink the drink under any circumstances.
Conclusion
Drying Kuril tea is not difficult, as can be seen from the article. In this case, the family in winter will be provided with a healthy drink containing calcium and potassium, manganese and iron, magnesium, cobalt and copper. Kuril tea will save relatives from viral and intestinal infections, as well as from the development of diabetes.
