Strawberry leaf
Fragaria vesca
Dried leaf · cooling · astringent
A delicate, fruity-leaf tea — the plant’s other gift besides the berry.
In the mouth
How it tastes
Mild, slightly sweet, fruity-leafy, gently astringent. Delicate. Pairs well.
Traditional use
Dried leaves in the stillroom when the berries were gone. Folk houses gave it as a mild, pleasant pot, often blended.
In the cup
1 tbsp dried leaf, steeped 8–10 minutes. Pairs with rosehip and raspberry leaf.
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.
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The promise
A careful hand
Ordinary tea for a healthy adult.
Dried leaf is the specified tea. Generally considered safe, including for children in ordinary amounts. Tannin-astringent.
Read the whole promiseSits well with
Raspberry leaf
Rubus idaeus
A mineral, tightening leaf — sour air for a heavy cycle or a loose bowel.
Crampy cycle · Sore throat
Brighten, circulate, and clear
Rosehip
Rosa canina
The autumn fruit of the rose — a sour pantry vitamin.
Chill & congestion · Hollow energy · Irritable skin
Brighten, circulate, and clear
Blackberry leaf
Rubus allegheniensis
A sour, tightening leaf for a loose bowel and a raw mouth.
Sore throat · Crampy cycle
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.