HOW TO MAKE ESSIAC TEA
Supplies Needed: Enameled, glass or stainless steel pot with lid. Do not use any aluminum utensils. Canning jars, lids & rings. Strainer (optional) and funnel or a glass measuring cup.
It is best to make just enough Essiac tea to last about two weeks because it is perishable and will eventually spoil in the refrigerator. The two ounce packet contains enough herbs to make one gallon of decoction, and the one pound size makes eight gallons. You can increase the shelf life of Essiac tea by sterilizing all utensils, jars, rings, lids, etc. in a boiling water bath.
Ratios:
1/2 cup herbs (2 oz. weight) per gallon of unchlorinated water
1/4 cup herbs (1 oz. weight) per 2 quarts unchlorinated water
2 Tablespoons herbs (1/2 oz. weight) per quart of unchlorinated water
Optional: Add 3/4 - 1 cup of extra water per one quart of water, to compensate for water boiling off.
1. Put water into pot and bring to a boil.
2. Add herbs to boiling water and boil, covered, at a rolling boil for 10 minutes.
3. Remove from heat, scrape down the sides of the pot and allow the tea to sit, covered, in a warm place for about 12 hours.
4. Reheat the tea in the covered pot until steaming hot, but not boiling.
5. Allow the tea to sit covered and undisturbed for several minutes so that the herbs will settle to the bottom of the pot.
6. Place funnel and strainer on top of preheated canning jars. (If you don’t have a funnel and strainer, you can use a glass measuring cup to pour the tea into the jars.)
7. Carefully pour off (decant) the liquid from the pot into the canning jars.
8. Screw the lids on, allow to cool and then refrigerate. Some of the sediment will be in the bottom of the jars - this is normal. The rest of the sediment remaining in the kettle can be used for poultices or can be discarded.
DIRECTIONS FOR DRINKING ESSIAC TEA
One serving: Pour 1 oz. (2 Tablespoons, or 1/8 cup) Essiac tea decoction into a cup and add 2 oz. {1/4 cup } of hot water, once or twice per day. or more according to taste. Essiac is not toxic in larger doses, but Rene Caisse did not recommend more than a maximum of 4 oz. per day. Do not microwave the tea. Drink Essiac tea slowly on an empty stomach and allow enough time for it to digest before eating or drinking anything else (about one hour). Discard Essiac tea if it tastes sour or when white mold appears floating on the surface. Essiac herbs and tea are light and heat sensitive - store in a cool, dark, dry place.
Questions? Email Debbie@EssiacUS.com
Or call (208) 926-4167 [Pacific time zone], Monday through Thursday.
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Kooskia, Idaho 83539
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