Douglas Fir Spring Tip Tea Benefits

The needles are a great source of the anti oxidant powerhouse vitamin c too.

Douglas fir spring tip tea benefits. Traditional uses of doug fir needles include for the common cold and chest complaints asthma headache liver stagnancy and inflammatory conditions such as rheumatism and arthritis. It is little if at all used in modern herbalism. The dried needles make a wonderful smelling bath. Douglas fir was often employed medicinally by various native north american indian tribes who used it to treat a variety of complaints.

Wilted and finely chopped needles can be infused in oil to make a body oil lotion or salve. They also contain carotenoids. Spruce needles have long been used by indigenous tribes for relieving coughs and sore throats. We create our teas using ingredients found in nature including wildcrafted plants tree sap wood and bamboo.

I had this for several weeks and was prompted to use when i got a sinus infection research i did said douglas fir tea is anti bacterial and has anti inflammatory properties is used to help colds congestion and also a cup has more vitamin c than a lemon. Cover and let steep about 10 minutes. How to make douglas fir tea. My favorite is a sun tea.

Cut the needles from the branches. A few months ago at whole foods we bought a canister of juniper ridge s douglas fir spring tip tea. An antiseptic resin is obtained from the trunk. Spruce buds are rich in minerals such as potassium and magnesium.

This brings out the bright aromatics and the vitamin c without the tannins. Douglas fir also supports skin health through acting as an antimicrobial providing vitamin c and acting as a gentle astringent that tightens inflammation. This dappled forest sun tea. Spruce needles are exceptionally high in vitamin c frozen or dried spruce tips are good source of vitamin c during wintertime.

We hadn t tasted or even smelled the tea but we were seduced by the packaging and a romantic description of summer mountain meadows since then this tea has become one of the most popular drinks among guests at our home and we go through multiple canisters a month. You can prepare a hot tea by taking a handful of spring tips per 3 4 cups of boiled water. You can make all natural tea from pine fir spruce and cedar it smells like a walk in the forest and tastes lovely too. This vitamin c and anti oxidant rich healing conifer tea will sooth a cough and cold and energize you.

Place needles in. It is used as a poultice to treat cuts burns wounds and other skin ailments. The scent of our spring tip tea takes you to the high mountains of the pacific northwest where the crisp evergreen aroma of the douglas fir spring tip can be enjoyed.