Guest guest Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 pearlmoon@... wrote: > Hi everyone > > I have had some trouble with a nasty cough lately. No fever. I think > I caught something from a friend about 2 weeks ago. Also, I have > asthma. I have no total tonic left and I will be making some next > week when I go shopping. Even that will take about 2 weeks to > complete. So, I made a tea out of equal parts eucalyptus leaf, > licorice root, slippery elm bark, elecampane root, some lemon peel and > stevia to sweeten a bit. It seems to be helping but I must say, I > seem to get a heart burn after about 2 cups of this stuff. I think I > would need about 3 to 4 cups a day. It feels awful. My cough is > better than it was and I'm bringing up some phelm and I don't feel the > soreness in my chest anymore. Deep breathing is much easier now. No > wheezing anymore. Is there anything I can do for the heart burn that > any of you know of or what, if any, of these herbs could be causing > it? Thanks a bunch. > > Many Blessings > Lynn ============================= Hi Lynn, Sorry to hear about your plight here. Sounds like you are handling it alright and that is an interesting blend you made up. I do believe that you should leave the Eucalyptus out though as it is fairly high in tannins and they will cause one to experience heartburn. Better to just crush them up into a pot of boiling water and cover your head with a towel and breathe in the vapors. Then drink the other ingredients in your tea. It is good that you did what you did though. Helped with the asthma rather effectively. Don't overdo the licorice and elecampane though. Licorice can cause potassium depletion and too much Elecampane can cause vomiting and diarrhea. Just be wary is all I am saying. You most likely are alright but at least now you may know something you didn't before. ;-) I sure hope you get feeling better. Don't forget to get some echinacea and lobelia too. Peace be with you Lynn. -- Peace, love and light, Don Quai " Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal and wakes in man. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 HI Don Thanks so much for the information. Noooow I know where that heart burn is coming from. I'll leave the eucalyptus out for the next batch. I had thought of lobilia but I didn't have any on hand. I didn't mention that I had been sneezing and had a runny nose along with the lung problems. I have a facial steamer that I added lavender EO, tee tree EO, and eucalyptus EO to and just inhaled. Oh boy, did that help. Right now I'm starting to feel much better. I have been drinking a lot of echinacea tea as well. I take the echinacea tincture with the total tonic in the morning, on two weeks and off three weeks through the fall and winter months. Thanks again Don. You're a hunny bunny. Many Blessings Lynn ----- Original Message ----- From: Don Eitner health Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 3:03 PM Subject: Re: Tea question =============================Hi Lynn,Sorry to hear about your plight here. Sounds like you are handling it alright and that is an interesting blend you made up. I do believe that you should leave the Eucalyptus out though as it is fairly high in tannins and they will cause one to experience heartburn. Better to just crush them up into a pot of boiling water and cover your head with a towel and breathe in the vapors. Then drink the other ingredients in your tea.It is good that you did what you did though. Helped with the asthma rather effectively. Don't overdo the licorice and elecampane though. Licorice can cause potassium depletion and too much Elecampane can cause vomiting and diarrhea. Just be wary is all I am saying. You most likely are alright but at least now you may know something you didn't before. ;-)I sure hope you get feeling better. Don't forget to get some echinacea and lobelia too.Peace be with you Lynn.-- Peace, love and light,Don Quai"Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal and wakes in man." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 Sharyn Cerniglia wrote: >So we should be taking the Total Tonic every day, no matter what? How much? >One tablespoon as a preventive? > >Sharyn > > > =========================== It really is up to you how often and how much you wish to take. It is a wonderful preventative and most people take a tablespoonful per day. Some like and I, who just like eating hot things, might indulge ourselves and go for a small cup mornings and evenings. -- Peace, love and light, Don Quai " Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal and wakes in man. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 Lynn it is most likely the eucalyptus, try a little peppermint instead and see if that helps. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: pearlmoon@... health Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 11:00 AM Subject: Tea question Hi everyone I have had some trouble with a nasty cough lately. No fever. I think I caught something from a friend about 2 weeks ago. Also, I have asthma. I have no total tonic left and I will be making some next week when I go shopping. Even that will take about 2 weeks to complete. So, I made a tea out of equal parts eucalyptus leaf, licorice root, slippery elm bark, elecampane root, some lemon peel and stevia to sweeten a bit. It seems to be helping but I must say, I seem to get a heart burn after about 2 cups of this stuff. I think I would need about 3 to 4 cups a day. It feels awful. My cough is better than it was and I'm bringing up some phelm and I don't feel the soreness in my chest anymore. Deep breathing is much easier now. No wheezing anymore. Is there anything I can do for the heart burn that any of you know of or what, if any, of these herbs could be causing it? Thanks a bunch. Many Blessings Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 In message <001401c570c4$711f8840$35471245@userca2fde7021> you wrote: > Hi Everybody, > > Now that I am up to brewing 3 quarts of tea, I want to go up to 1 gallon next. > Would that require 1 cup plus 1/3 cup sugar and then 8 teabags? Hi , That's not far off to what I am using, although I use slightly more sugar. > P.S. Some recipes for KT say to let the tea steep for 15 minutes. > Why? The normal steeping time is 5 minutes. Won't that make the KT bitter? I know we've been through the steeping question umpteen times, but I still haven't come to a satisfying conclusion. My normal procedure is to make the tea in a really large pot (I brew about 20 litres a session) and leave it to stew/brew/steep often over night. No bitterness, no problems. Just to try things out I let the leaves steep just 5 mins for my last 2 brews, just to see whether there really would be a difference in taste. I couldn't detect any. I am very generous with my tea, when it says 'teaspoon' I tend to use a dessertspoon... but I am the same when I make coffee or tea for drinking. Could it be that I have corrupted my tastebuds altogether? ;-) Have fun! Margret:-) -- +---------------------------------------------------------------+ <)))<>< Minstrel@... <)))<>< www.therpc.f9.co.uk +---------------------------------------------------------------+ God's first thought is not what we can do, but what we can become. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 Thanks! Tea Question > > Now that I am up to brewing 3 quarts of tea, I want to go up to 1 gallon > next. > Would that require 1 cup plus 1/3 cup sugar and then 8 teabags? > Thanks, > > P.S. Some recipes for KT say to let the tea steep for 15 minutes. Why? The > normal steeping time is 5 minutes. Won't that make the KT bitter? > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2005 Report Share Posted June 14, 2005 Thanks Margret! Re: Tea Question > In message <001401c570c4$711f8840$35471245@userca2fde7021> you wrote: > >> Hi Everybody, >> >> Now that I am up to brewing 3 quarts of tea, I want to go up to 1 gallon >> next. >> Would that require 1 cup plus 1/3 cup sugar and then 8 teabags? > > Hi , > That's not far off to what I am using, although I use slightly more > sugar. > >> P.S. Some recipes for KT say to let the tea steep for 15 minutes. >> Why? The normal steeping time is 5 minutes. Won't that make the KT >> bitter? > I know we've been through the steeping question umpteen times, but > I still haven't come to a satisfying conclusion. > My normal procedure is to make the tea in a really large pot (I brew > about 20 litres a session) and leave it to stew/brew/steep often over > night. > No bitterness, no problems. > Just to try things out I let the leaves steep just 5 mins for my > last 2 brews, just to see whether there really would be a difference > in taste. I couldn't detect any. > > I am very generous with my tea, when it says 'teaspoon' I tend to use > a dessertspoon... but I am the same when I make coffee or tea for > drinking. Could it be that I have corrupted my tastebuds altogether? ;-) > > Have fun! > > Margret:-) > > -- > > +---------------------------------------------------------------+ > <)))<>< Minstrel@... <)))<>< > www.therpc.f9.co.uk > +---------------------------------------------------------------+ > God's first thought is not what we can do, but what we can become. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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