Peach leaf
Prunus persica
Young leaf · cooling · settling
The orchard leaf for a queasy, heated middle.
In the mouth
How it tastes
Green almond, mild bitter, a faint cyanide-cousin if you overdo wild Prunus.
Traditional use
Kitchen trees earned their keep. A light peach-leaf tea was the folk cup for nausea and a restless, heated belly — especially in warm weather.
In the cup
A few fresh young leaves, or 1 tsp dried, steeped 6–8 minutes. Mild, slightly sour, almond-green.
Blood
Sour blood · sour
Sour is cooling and astringent. It draws and binds, thickens thin blood, starts saliva, and hydrates even as it tightens. Sour plants carry the antioxidants of fruit. They move mucous and support the lungs — large doses irritate. Lemon-family plants show up again and again in sinus cups.
Read sour bloodReached for
The promise
A careful hand
Some people, or a long pot, need extra care.
Leaf tea only — never the pit, which is not food. Young leaf, short steep. Identify your own unsprayed tree.
Read the whole promiseSits well with
Peppermint
Mentha × piperita
The lift in the cupboard — head, belly, and a closed room.
Bloating · Indigestion · Headache
Brighten, circulate, and clear
Ginger
Zingiber officinale
The stillroom’s first answer to a cold belly or a coming chill.
Nausea · Indigestion · Chill & congestion
Warm, move, and stimulate
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
A lemon-leaf for a circling mind and a mild viral season.
Frayed nerves · Restless sleep · Feverish & flushed
Brighten, circulate, and clear
Traditional kitchen and folk use only. This is not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you are pregnant, nursing, on medicine, or unwell, ask a clinician before drinking anything as a remedy.