chrystanthemum tea

Mar 3, 2007 at 11:33 AM
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I made some chrysanthemum tea in my baby bodum this morning. The tea has all sorts of medicinal properties, including the relief of tension headaches and tinnitus. A single flower is potent enough to brew a cup, and it can even be reused. The flavor is subtle to an extreme.

baby bodum

My baby bodum was feeling neglected since I haven't made coffee for over a month. Now it feels a renewed sense of self-worth.

chrysanthemum flower floating in water

chrysanthemum flower, reverse side

I make mint tea in my big 8 cup bodum.

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what a coinkydink! When I got my cat tea set the other day, they had some of those at the counter and the lady explained to us what it was for and so on and so on. Hope you feel better. :)

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so pretty! my tea doesn't look anything like this. maybe i should get a baby bodum so i too can make cute tea. (already have the bats-in-the-belfry thing covered)

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Mmmm. I want some mint-and-ginger tea now. Aaaaargh!

thanks, Keira. my mother recommended i take this because it has a calming effect and it helps with insomnia, but it should also help me focus and stay alert. imagine that! we'll see how it works.

brown suga', i looove ginger and mint tea too! i use strong ginger tea made from fresh ginger to cure just about everything. apparently i'm not supposed to have ginger for a while because its "warming" qualities will interfere with the "cooling" qualities of chrysanthemum...

IG, bodum also has a line of tea presses. my mother uses this one, and it's pretty nice. but i don't have one and it made perfect sense to use my french press to make tea, so i did! i think they're cute, especially when you have different sizes sitting next to each other.

The pictures are so purdy, I'm inspired to make the same kind of tea.

It's very pretty but it wouldn't get me awake in the morning. Tea has to be dark brown with milk and leave tanin stains in the mug. But then it's practically illegal to go through a day this side of the pond without a cuppa so we're more or less weaned on the stuff.

How odd. VOX ate my comment. Perhaps it was b/c I spelled chrysanthemum wrong when I said I was allergic to them? That's my problem with most flower and herb teas. Any benefits would be outweighed by the wheezing and sneezing and such.

odd, i got your comment by email! i must find it.

little miao replied to Lurkertype’s comment:
Mar 3, 2007
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i think you posted it under the snack post? are you allergic to Lotus blossoms too? no, i agree it wouldn't be good to drink an herbal tea that's supposed to relieve stress if it ends up making you feel worse. *sigh*

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