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Herba AlchemillaeLOT 24-0712
Wild-gathered
Batch
LOT 24-0712
Net
70 g
Unit price
€10.57 / 100 g
Origin
Rhön, Hesse
Sourcing
Wild-gathered
Plant part
Herba · Aerial parts
HarvestJun · Jul · Aug

Loose tea

Lady's Mantle

Alchemilla vulgaris L.

Green and dry, closing the mouth the way over-brewed black tea does.

€7.4070 g
€10.57 / 100 g
1

In stock 28

Cut from unimproved upland meadow while the plant is in flower and the pleated leaves still hold water in the morning. Dried flat at 40 °C so the leaf keeps its shape — crumbled leaf loses tannin fast, and the tannin is the whole point.

Traditional use

Traditionally taken through the cycle and around the change, and used as an astringent tea for a loose gut or as a wash.

Constituents

  • 01Agrimoniin
  • 02Flavonoids
  • 03Ellagitannins

Drawer

Digestion — Bitters and carminatives for after the table. Also pulled for Skin & Wounds.

Preparation95 °C · 10 min

Preparation

The preparation is half the drug

This drug wants 95 °C and 10 min. Water hotter or a cup left standing gives you a different drink, made from the same herb.

The leaflet below is the one that goes in the box. Unfold it for the steps and the timer; the cautions stay in view either way.

Package InsertHerba Alchemillae · Loose tea
Dose
1–2 tsp (≈ 2 g)
Frequency
2–3× daily
Water
95 °C
Steep
10 min

Steps

As printed on the box · 4 in sequence

  1. 01

    Measure

    One to two teaspoons of cut herb per cup.

    1–2 tsp ≈ 2 g
  2. 02

    Pour

    Freshly boiled water, straight over the herb.

    150 ml · 95 °C
  3. 03

    Steep

    Ten minutes, covered. Longer than that and the tannin turns the cup harsh without adding anything.

    10 min
  4. 04

    Take

    Between meals, as a course of days rather than a single cup.

Steep time

Live timer · 10 min · 95 °C

Ready

10:00

Cautions

Read before use

  • Not for use during pregnancy.
  • The tannins can bind other medicines — leave a gap of an hour either side.
  • Heavy, painful or changed bleeding needs a diagnosis before it needs a tea.
From the same drawer

Kept beside it

Herbs shelved for Digestion, ordered by how much of this one’s indication they share.