Wild Herbal Teas Hand Picked by Myself and Nathaniel
From the remote, secluded areas of BC, to your mug.
Stinging Nettle Tea
We’re fortunate that a lot of stinging nettle grow in our fiddlehead patch so we are able to harvest both at the same time.
We offer stinging nettle in two different forms. One being a tea and the second as a main ingredient inside our salves. Our salves are great for a variety of ailments, especially for painful muscles and joints.
You can find more information about our salves here.
For more information about stinging nettle tea, read on.
Nutritious
Nettle is high in Vitamins, antioxidants, minerals and iron. Nettle may help if you are prone to anemia and other nutritional deficiencies. There are also studies that show nettle having anti-inflammatory properties.
Urinary Tract
Our ancestors have always turned to nettle tea as a catalyst for healing urinary tract infections.
Histamine and Allergies
Some folks claim that nettle assists with the symptoms of seasonal allergies like itchy eyes and sneezing. Nettle may block or reduce histamine in the human body.
Nettle makes a great relaxing tea that’s high in Vitamin C. Some of my family use it religiously when they catch the common cold and flu.
We harvest nettle at the same time as our fiddleheads. They are harvested while they are just a few weeks old so they aren’t too bitter.
We cut the plant near the halfway mark of the shoot, and then naturally dry the stem and leaves in the sunlight. After a few days of drying, we store it inside glass jars until an order is made. We then take a heaping tablespoon of the nettle and add it in to our bleach free teabags. Then, we deliver it to your door for you to enjoy.
For instructions on preparation, click here.
Labrador Tea
Labrador Tea has so many benefits, we could sit here all day discussing its many different uses. The main reasons that our ancestors used it for include suppressing coughs, pain relief from migraines and headaches, relaxing the body to prepare it for sleep, combatting depression and Seasonal Affectionate Disorder and just generally uplifting the spirit and mood.
It can be used externally as a sponge bath for other purposes such as treating lice and eczema.
Fireweed Tea
Harvested in the alpine regions of the Peace region. Nathaniel and I hand picked the leaves of the fireweed plant, allowed it to ferment for a short time and then dried the leaves naturally in the hot summer sun. Fireweed tea has a taste similar to black tea and has many medicinal uses to the Aboriginals across Canada.