Ivan-tea (angustifolia fireweed) – beneficial features, composition, application in medicine. Koporye tea recipe
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What is fireweed?
Blooming Sally is a genus of perennial plants of the fireweed family. It grows throughout the temperate climate zone. Broadleaf fireweed grows in the Arctic, subarctic zones, and parts of the temperate climate zone.Prefers sandy soils that are fairly dry. It is found along forests, in thickets of bushes, in clearings and even scorched lands.
Most often, the name "fireweed" means narrow-leaved willowherb, or narrow-leaved willowherb.
Ivan-tea angustifolia (willowherb angustifolia)
Description of the plant
Angustifolia fireweed is a perennial herb reaching a height of 0.5 - 1.5 (up to 2) m.It has a thick creeping rhizome. Many buds form on the roots, through which the plant reproduces vegetatively.
The stem is straight, round in cut, densely covered with leaves.
The leaves are alternate, sessile, simple, linear-lanceolate, pointed, sometimes almost round, from 4 to 12 cm in length and 7 – 20 mm in width. On the front side the leaves are dark green, shiny, on the reverse side they are dark green, reddish or light pink. The edges of the leaves are glandular-toothed or solid.
The flowers are large, wide-open, dark red or pink, sometimes white, with a double perianth. The flowers have four petals, up to 3 cm wide. The flowers form spike-shaped inflorescences located in the upper part of the plant in the form of a conical raceme 15-50 cm long. Each flower forms both male and female reproductive cells of the plant. A nectar ring develops around the pistil.
Narrow-leaved fireweed blooms from about mid-July to mid-August.
The fruit is an oblong capsule, slightly curved, covered with hairs. Up to 20 thousand seeds are formed in a box. For angustifolia willowherb, unlike other species of the genus Ivan-tea, the seeds are characterized by the presence of the so-called. tuft (down), through which seeds are able to move with the wind over vast distances.
Pollen grains are three-pore, round. They reach 4.8 – 8.4 microns in width. The pollen of fireweed is yellow-green.
Collection and drying
Leaves, flowers and rhizomes of fireweed are used in folk medicine. Unblown shoots are used less often. Raw materials are harvested during the flowering period.It is recommended to pick flowers when they just begin to bloom, before they are covered with fluff from the seeds. The leaves are placed on fabric or paper in a thin layer and dried under a canopy, out of reach of direct sunlight.
Parts of fireweed tea prepared in this way are used to prepare decoctions, infusions, tinctures and other plant preparations, as well as for preparing culinary dishes. The traditional drink made from fireweed tea, in turn, requires that the leaves be subjected to a fermentation process according to special rules.
Composition of fireweed tea
The composition of young leaves and roots of angustifolia fireweed includes from 10 to 20% tannin. The leaves contain about 15% mucus. Also, the leaves of the plant are rich vegetable fiber, which normalizes intestinal function, but does not break down in it.Tannins (tannins)
When consumed orally, tannins have a pronounced anti-inflammatory effect on the gastrointestinal tract, therefore products containing tannins are recommended for use in these diseases. Tannins also exhibit antibacterial and hemostatic properties, helping to eliminate or prevent unpleasant symptoms of bee stings. But the most useful property of tannins is their ability to bind and remove toxic metals from the body when poisoned by them.In addition to mucus and tannins, fireweed tea contains the following components:
- Carbohydrates;
- Organic acids;
- Phenolic compounds;
- Pectin;
- Bioflavonoids;
- Traces of alkaloids;
- Micro- and macroelements.
Carbohydrates (saccharides)
Functions of carbohydrates in the body:- Energy function - the body receives about 56% of energy only from burning carbohydrates;
- Plastic function - saccharides serve as a “building” component of nucleic acids, nucleotides, cell walls, various enzymes, complex proteins;
- Storage function - the carbohydrate glycogen is able to accumulate in the liver and muscles for subsequent consumption by the body.
- Fiber cleanses the intestines and improves its function.
Pectin
Action of pectin:- Removes toxins and poisonous substances (heavy metals, pesticides, etc.) from the body;
- Normalizes metabolic processes;
- Reduces the level of “bad” cholesterol in the body;
- Normalizes peripheral blood circulation;
- Improves intestinal motility.
Bioflavonoids
Action of bioflavonoids:- Reduces fragility of blood vessels;
- Regulate the permeability of the vascular wall;
- Prevents the development of atherosclerosis;
- They have an antioxidant effect: prevent premature aging, reduce the risk of developing cancer;
- Protect cells from destruction due to excessive histamine secretion.
Microelements
Ivan tea leaves are rich in iron, copper and manganese. They also contain zinc, titanium, molybdenum, boron, etc.Iron
- Necessary for the production of hemoglobin;
- Provides the process of cellular respiration;
- Necessary for the growth process;
- It is a component of many enzymes that ensure digestion and energy metabolism;
- Participates in the synthesis of immune cells;
- Participates in the generation and transmission of nerve impulses.
- Ensures the maintenance of normal blood composition, prevents anemia;
- Plays an important role in the absorption of iron by the body, as well as in the synthesis of hemoglobin protein;
- Normalizes the function of the liver, spleen and lymphatic system;
- Helps cope with obesity;
- Reduces the risk of developing hypertension, radiculitis, and cancer.
- Plays an important role in the process of growth and development;
- Provides normal bone structure;
- Participates in the synthesis of thyroxine - the main thyroid hormone;
- Ensures normal digestion;
- Improves memory and muscle reflexes, reduces irritability;
- Normalizes blood glucose levels;
- Necessary for the synthesis of interferon in the body.
Macronutrients
Macroelements such as magnesium, calcium, sodium, potassium, phosphorus, etc. were found in the leaves of fireweed angustifolia.Calcium
- Is one of essential elements metabolism;
- It is the most important building element of bones, teeth and nails;
- Ensures the normal functioning of muscle tissue and the nervous system;
- Maintains normal heart rhythm;
- Prevents the development of hypertension;
- Provides blood clotting.
- Provides blood clotting;
- Necessary for the normal functioning of the prostate gland, gallbladder and intestines;
- Participates in the synthesis of estrogens;
- Normalizes the contractile function of muscles, including the myocardium (recommended for arrhythmia);
- Plays an important role in the absorption of ascorbic acid, potassium, calcium, sodium and phosphorus;
- Reduces the negative effects of stress and depression;
- Activates a number of enzymes that provide carbohydrate and energy metabolism.
Potassium
- It is a necessary element for the normal functioning of all organs, incl. hearts;
- Regulates water-salt metabolism in the body;
- Prevents the development of edema;
- normalizes blood pressure;
- prevents the appearance of atherosclerotic plaques in blood vessels;
- eliminates spasms of peripheral vessels;
- By helping to saturate the brain with oxygen, it increases physical and mental performance.
- Promotes normal growth and rehabilitation of the body;
- Stabilizes energy metabolism;
- Helps relieve pain from arthritis of the joints;
- Strengthens teeth;
- Improves metabolism;
- Regulates acid-base balance;
- Participates in the process of transmission of nerve impulses;
- Improves the absorption of dextrose.
Vitamins
Leaves of fireweed angustifolia are rich in ascorbic acid (vitamin C content is about 4 times higher than in lemon). The plant also contains a number of other vitamins, such as A, B 1, B 2, B 3, B 6, B 9.Ascorbic acid
- Is a powerful antioxidant: prevents premature aging, reduces the risk of malignant diseases;
- Necessary in iron metabolism;
- Improves muscle tone of the vascular wall;
- Necessary for the formation of bone tissue, as well as red blood cells;
- Regulates the concentration of glucose and cholesterol in the blood;
- Prevents atherosclerosis;
- Breaks down toxic substances in the body;
- Significantly reduces recovery time for most pathologies.
Vitamin A
- Plays an important role in redox reactions;
- Participates in the processes of protein formation;
- Improves the functions of cell membranes;
- Prevents premature aging;
- Improves immunity;
- Activates the formation of collagen: rejuvenates the skin, helps eliminate wrinkles;
- Necessary for vision: ensures the synthesis of retinal pigments;
- Has an antioxidant effect, prevents the formation of malignant tumors;
- Inhibits the formation of “bad” cholesterol;
- Normalizes the concentration of glucose in the blood;
- Participates in the formation of steroid hormones and male germ cells.
- Reduces the level of the amino acid homocysteine, an excess of which leads to heart attacks and strokes;
- Provides methionine synthesis;
- Regulates nitrogen metabolism;
- Normalizes the concentration of cholesterol in the blood serum;
- Removes excess lipids from the liver;
- Normalizes the acidity of digestive juice;
- Accelerates recovery from bacterial and viral infections;
- Improves the condition of nicotine intoxication;
- Reduces negative impact stress.
- Normalizes metabolic processes in the body;
- Participates in the formation of red blood cells;
- Supports immunity, participates in the formation of immunoglobulins;
- Increases visual acuity, relieves eye fatigue;
- Stimulates brain function;
- Increases resistance to stress;
- Normalizes the function gastrointestinal tract;
- Improves the absorption of vitamin B6.
Action:
- Ensures normal tissue growth;
- Optimizes lipid metabolism;
- Reduces bad cholesterol levels;
- Eliminates headaches;
- Reduces the risk of diabetes and arterial hypertension;
- Increases joint mobility;
- Helps form a number of hormones.
Action:
- Ensures complete absorption of proteins and fats;
- Promotes healing wide range nervous and skin pathologies;
- Relieves nausea;
- Provides the formation of complete nucleic acids that prevent aging;
- Helps with night muscle pain, leg cramps, numbness in the hands, etc.;
- Acts as a natural diuretic.
Action:
- Regulates the maturation of red blood cells, ensures normal hematopoiesis;
- Plays an important role in the formation of hemoglobin;
- Provides good digestion;
- Has a positive effect on the state of the nervous system and a person’s mood;
- Necessary during the formation of most fetal organs (therefore necessary during pregnancy).
Properties of fireweed tea
- Antimicrobial;
- Anti-inflammatory;
- Antipyretic;
- Anticonvulsant;
- Enveloping;
- Astringent;
- Sedative (calming);
- Hypnotic;
- Pain reliever;
- Antioxidant;
- Vascular strengthening;
- Hemostatic.
Ivan tea is an excellent anti-inflammatory agent used for a number of inflammatory diseases. Among them, we should highlight male and female inflammatory pathologies of the reproductive system, as well as inflammatory diseases respiratory system, digestive tract, urinary system. Angustifolia fireweed also helps with colds and acute respiratory infections, but only if taking the plant’s medications was started in the first two days after the first symptoms of the disease appeared. If you start drinking fireweed later, then either there will be no effect, or it will be the opposite.
Angustifolia fireweed has a pronounced enveloping and astringent effect - therefore the plant is recommended to be used for pathologies of the digestive tract - gastritis, colitis, peptic ulcer.
Like motherwort, fireweed has a mild sedative and hypnotic effect.
The antioxidant property of angustifolia fireweed is ensured by the content of plant phenolic compounds, which are especially strong antioxidants, as well as vitamins A and C. Due to this property, fireweed is often recommended as a means of prolonging youth.
The vascular-strengthening property of angustifolia fireweed is due to the content of bioflavonoids, which strengthen the walls of capillaries and blood vessels, making them less fragile, more elastic, and also protects them from the formation of atherosclerotic plaques.
What does fireweed tea treat?
Ivan tea is used for the following pathologies:- nausea, vomiting ;
- peptic ulcer;
- decreased visual acuity;
- BPH;
- atherosclerosis;
- heart and vascular diseases;
- migraine;
- insomnia;
- arterial hypertension;
- neuroses;
- inflammatory diseases genitourinary system;
- anemia;
- bronchitis, pneumonia;
- acute respiratory infections, influenza;
- menopause, menopause;
- irregular, heavy periods;
- leucorrhoea;
- oncological diseases;
- intoxication, including alcohol;
- smoking (helps to quit).
Ivan tea: composition, properties, preparation - video
Koporye tea
Story
Tea from angustifolia fireweed has been known since ancient times. In the 12th century, Alexander Nevsky recaptured the fortress from the Teutonic knights and destroyed it. On the site of the fortress, the village of Koporye arose, whose residents were most successful in preparing and selling tea from fireweed. Therefore, it subsequently received a second name - Koporye tea. It is also called Ivan-chai, Russian tea. This drink mentioned in ancient Russian manuscripts, it was popular even during the founding of Moscow, and it was also loved in Europe. At the end of the 19th century, fireweed began to seriously compete with Indian tea, which was monopolized by the British East India Company. Great Britain, owning huge tea plantations in South Asia, regularly purchased thousands of tons of Russian tea, since it was very popular among the inhabitants of the island. Subsequently, under the pretext that Koporye tea producers add white clay, product imports have been stopped. Koporye quickly fell into decay.
Beneficial properties of Ivan tea (Koporo tea)
Ivan tea, which has a magnificent aroma and pleasant taste, is also a very useful plant with a number of medicinal properties.Dentists recognize its anti-inflammatory effects as well as its ability to prevent tooth decay. Therapists note that when drinking fireweed, the body's resistance to respiratory viral infectious diseases increases, liver and kidney function is normalized, and potency increases. When drinking fireweed, the body begins to cleanse the blood and optimize its composition. Thanks to this, the drink is used in the treatment of food, alcohol and nicotine intoxications, and accelerates the recovery of patients. Even Tibetan monks use angustifolia fireweed to treat skin, and Chinese healers use it for certain bleeding. There are references in medical sources to the ability of fireweed to increase fertility. IN Soviet time Ivan tea was used to prepare the antitumor drug Hanerol, which has proven its effectiveness in studies.
Withering
Fireweed leaves are spread on paper or fabric in a layer no higher than 5 cm for 15-24 hours. The leaves should be stirred from time to time so that withering occurs evenly and the upper leaves do not dry out.Twisting
Rubbing between the palms, the fireweed leaves are twisted into small spiral-shaped sausages, approximately 5–10 cm long. Twisting is done until the leaves darken from the released juice.Fermentation
Spindle-shaped sausages made from curled fireweed leaves are placed in enamel dishes, distributing them in a layer 5 cm high. The leaves are covered on top with a piece of wet cloth and placed in a warm place (at a temperature of 24-27 degrees) for 6 - 12 hours. The higher the temperature of the environment in which the tea is placed, the faster the fermentation occurs. Fermentation is considered sufficient if the herbal smell of the leaves changes to a strong floral-fruity aroma.Important! The leaves should not be placed in an environment with too high a temperature, or fermented for longer than the recommended time - in this case, fireweed tea, as a rule, acquires bad smell and loses its positive taste.
Drying
After fermentation is complete, the leaves are cut into small pieces, placed in a sieve or baking tray, which is previously lined parchment paper. The crushed tea is evenly distributed over the surface of the paper in a layer of no more than 1.5 cm, and dried at a temperature of 100 degrees for 1 hour. It is recommended to dry fireweed in special dryers. You should periodically check the readiness of the tea by touch. Well-dried fireweed is very similar in appearance to ordinary black tea, but is clearly superior to it in the strength and strength of its aroma. If you squeeze a tea leaf between your fingers, it should break, but not crumble into powder. When all the tea has reached the condition described above, the drying temperature is reduced and the draft is significantly increased. Important! Do not leave tea in the dryer. If fermented fireweed is dried for too long, or at too high a temperature, the tea will taste like paper.
Storage
Fermented and dried fireweed, like regular tea from the leaves of the tea bush, should be stored in an airtight container. The most convenient utensils for storage ready-made fireweed tea at home it is a glass jar with a nylon lid.Reviews of Koporye tea
Many people, having once tried improperly prepared Ivan tea, are disappointed in this drink, finding its taste unpleasant. This happens when a non-professional was involved in the preparation of raw materials. If a branded product made using a conveyor method was used to brew the drink, its taste may also disappoint. In addition, such a product is usually quite expensive.Most herbalists and herbalists agree that in order to prepare truly high-quality fireweed, all manipulations with the leaf of the fireweed angustifolia must be done manually.
Therefore, in order to appreciate angustifolia fireweed tea, it is extremely important to follow all the rules for collecting, fermenting, drying and storing the leaves of the plant.
Connoisseurs of Koporye tea unanimously claim that a properly prepared leaf of angustifolia fireweed allows you to prepare a drink that is superior in its taste qualities the most the best varieties regular tea. Well, as for health benefits, ordinary tea prepared from the leaf of Camellia sinensis cannot be compared with fireweed tea.
Recipe for Koporye tea: collection, fermentation and drying of Ivan tea - video
Which tea is healthier: Ivan-tea or “Indian” tea
The import of Koporye tea from abroad into Russia, as well as its sale within the country, were prohibited, although the drink is harmless to health. Gradually began to gain popularity in all strata of society Indian tea, and Ivan tea was undeservedly forgotten.The consequences of such a massive passion for foreign teas are not always positive. Many nutritionists and doctors are confident that this hobby is to blame for the increase in the number of strokes, myocardial infarctions, and nervous breakdowns. And all this is due to the fact that tea from the leaves of the tea bush (Camellia sinensis) contains a large number of caffeine The human body, which in the process of evolution has never encountered so much caffeine entering it, simply cannot absorb and utilize it completely.
Everyone knows that caffeine increases activity and activates excitation processes in the cerebral cortex, and also increases motor activity. The alkaloids contained in the leaves of Camellia sinensis, and subsequently in the drink, have a stimulating effect on the heart. Contractions of the heart muscle become more frequent and intensified. Subsequently, the person feels a certain surge of strength. However, such an unnatural “warming up” of the body is accompanied by large energy costs. With regular caffeine consumption large quantities nerve cells are depleted, and over time a person will feel fatigue, which will last much longer than the short-term surge of strength after a cup of tea. Therefore, doctors and nutritionists increasingly agree that camellia sinensis leaf tea should not be consumed regularly - this drink will be useful once a week, and for some - once a month.
Caffeine is contraindicated in many pathologies: insomnia, arterial hypertension, atherosclerosis, glaucoma, heart and vascular diseases. Not moderate consumption Drinks rich in caffeine cause exacerbation of diseases of the digestive tract. Tea tannins also activate the excretion of elements such as calcium, magnesium and phosphorus from the body. Thus, tea, just like coffee, depletes people who consume it daily, and in large quantities. However, moderate consumption of tea, especially green tea, is considered beneficial.
Ivan tea, in turn, does not contain caffeine. It contains substances that bring only benefits to the body. Therefore, Koporye tea is for most people, in comparison with regular tea, is a healthier drink.
Ivan tea for prostate adenoma
Prostate adenoma is an unpleasant and dangerous disease, from which no man is safe. Most herbalists confirm that fireweed tea helps with prostate adenoma. The phytosterols contained in the plant are believed to slow down or stop prostate hyperplasia. Regular intake of fireweed tea, as well as a capsule preparation of the plant, allows many patients to avoid surgical intervention, since the gland stops increasing in size. German herbalists claim the following: “the aqueous extract of fireweed has been proven to have a powerful anti-inflammatory and healing effect in acute and chronic pathologies of the prostate gland in the first and second stages of adenoma, in cystitis, and can also be used in combination with other drugs after surgery on the prostate gland. gland. For pathologies of the prostate gland, in addition to fireweed, eating pumpkin seeds helps, which speeds up the healing process."
A substance contained in angustifolia fireweed, which provides the main healing effect, is called beta-sitosterol. In the treatment of prostate adenoma, beta-sitosterol plays an important role, since it reduces the likelihood of hyperplasia of the gland, as well as malignant degeneration of its cells. This substance also reduces the concentration of cholesterol in the blood plasma and normalizes metabolism. German pharmacists B. Theis and P. Theis proved that preparations from fireweed angustifolia inhibit inflammation in the prostate, which makes it possible to use it in the treatment of adenoma.
When used together with other plants, for example, as part of herbs, the therapeutic effect is complementary and enhanced. Infusions of such preparations should be consumed in courses.
Collection 1
Collection components:- Angustifolia fireweed - 3 tbsp;
- Stinging nettle root - 2 tbsp;
- Goldenrod - 2 tbsp;
- Horsetail, hop cones and tsminnitsa - 1 pc.
Collection 2
Collection components:- Fireweed rhizome and licorice root – 10 parts each;
- Echinacea purpurea root – 3 parts;
- Schisandra chinensis leaf - 2 parts.
Collection 3
In dried and crushed form, mix leaves of fireweed, common strawberry, hazel and birch in equal proportions. Brew four tablespoons of the mixture with 400 ml of boiling water, simmer over low heat for 10 minutes, let it brew, filter through cheesecloth or a fine sieve. Can be used internally without restrictions. Sugar or sweeteners should not be added.Infusion for prostate adenoma
3 tsp dry crushed fireweed herb and brew 400 ml of boiling water. Leave for 5-10 minutes, filter. It is better to drink this infusion in the morning, on an empty stomach, or before going to bed, 150-200 ml at a time.Ivan tea can be brewed as usual - one teaspoon of tea per 200-250 ml of boiling water. This drink eliminates inflammation of the prostate, stops further hyperplasia of the gland, and improves the readings of urological tests. In addition, this drink reduces the risk of malignant neoplasms.
Modern research into the properties of fireweed allows us to recommend it to all men over 50 years of age, since this medicinal herb does not cause any harm, while calming the nervous system and normalizing sleep.
Ivan tea in the treatment of cancer
Since fireweed tea contains a number of useful vitamins, microelements and organic substances, it can be recommended during chemotherapy and radiotherapy, as a general tonic and vitamin remedy. However, the benefits of fireweed in the treatment of oncology do not end there. There is scientific evidence about the antitumor properties of angustifolia fireweed. These properties are provided by the content in the plant active substance hanerol, which has antitumor activity. Back in the 80s, Soviet scientists developed the drug "Hanerol", which, according to research results, turned out to be an effective antitumor agent for certain types of cancer. However, for a number of reasons, production of the drug was closed.
Ivan tea for excess weight and double chin
There is a well-known folk recipe for drinking fireweed tea with a pinch of salt. Drink 150 ml half an hour before meals. Thanks to this, excess weight will go away, and you will also get rid of a double chin. It appears due to disturbances in the functioning of the salivary glands. The salivary glands become deficient in salt and increase saliva production to prevent disruption of chewing and swallowing. The flow of blood to the glands increases, the vessels begin to secrete lymphoid fluid to form saliva. However, lymphoid fluid also penetrates beyond the salivary glands, accumulating in the subcutaneous space of the chin and neck. When drinking salted fireweed tea, this process stops, and the double chin goes away over time.Salted fireweed tea is similar in composition to kelp. Therefore, steamed tea can not be thrown away, but eaten like greens for meat and fish dishes.
Honey from willowherb tea (fireweed honey)
Honey from fireweed is usually called fireweed honey. Angustifolia fireweed has a number of medicinal properties, and its composition includes a large number of vitamins, microelements and useful substances. Of course, the bees don’t know about this, but they still diligently collect nectar from its flowers. This predilection of bees is quite understandable: fireweed is an excellent honey plant. Thanks to its wonderful scent, it attracts bees from great distances. The collected nectar produces very aromatic, tasty and healthy honey.
Fireweed honey has earned its popularity among lovers and connoisseurs good varieties honey. However, it has not yet gained mass popularity, perhaps due to its specific appearance.
Honey from fireweed is yellowish or slightly greenish, with a consistency like cream. It quickly sugars, so clots are formed in it, resembling grains or snowflakes. When honey is candied, it takes on a lighter color, which puzzles many people. Many begin to suspect that they have been sold low quality honey, or it was diluted sugar syrup. However, only a few connoisseurs of this product know that honey from Ivan tea is one of the most common in Russia.
As a result, uninformed people, wanting to purchase high-quality, natural honey, often opt for a beautiful but useless fake. Added dyes and other nutritional supplements, not always of natural origin, which allow you to turn honey into a beautiful, uniform mass. It is very difficult to obtain benefits from such a product, but you can be poisoned by it, since it is not always possible to find out in advance what substances were added to it to create the ideal color.
In addition to poisoning, fake honey can cause allergic reactions. But natural honey from fireweed tea can rarely cause allergies. As a rule, it helps the human body get used to various products in the diet, and also increases its resistance to external factors. Of course, only natural fireweed honey has this effect, which, if desired, you can easily learn to distinguish from the best fakes.
Properties and application
Ivan tea honey has been used in folk medicine since ancient times. Our ancestors understood that honey has everything useful action, which the angustifolia fireweed itself possesses. Therefore, it was used to treat the same pathologies. Scientists are still only studying the properties of this type of honey. However, today it is used as a cosmetic product. It is added to scrubs and creams to make the skin softer and healthier. In the recipes that have come to us from time immemorial, you can find a lot interesting ways applications fireweed honey. For example, they smeared themselves with it in a bathhouse, then removed it, after which they washed the body well - this procedure cleanses, nourishes and rejuvenates the skin, eliminating wrinkles. Such properties of honey were noticed by cosmetics manufacturers, and they began to add it to many cosmetics to act on the skin using natural methods.
The practice of using honey from fireweed in the treatment of pathologies of the skin and mucous membranes is of great interest (only natural honey is used, without any additives). Many experts did not immediately believe it, but scientific data have shown that such therapy is effective. People use fireweed honey to successfully treat abscesses, boils, acne and other problem areas of the skin. Just like fireweed itself, honey from it has antiseptic properties - it destroys pathogens, cleanses the skin - and the disease recedes.
Of course, fireweed honey is not a panacea for all skin diseases, so you shouldn’t count on miraculous healing. If, for example, the origin of a skin rash is associated with some internal disorders or pathological processes, honey will not be effective in treating it. Therefore, doctors recommend starting to practice honey therapy only after examination by a dermatologist. If you take up treatment with honey skin disease Without finding out its cause, you can even worsen your condition.
There are still discussions among nutritionists and other doctors about the properties and range of uses of honey from Ivan tea. Among the people, it is used not only for skin problems, but also for pathologies of internal organs. Moreover, the range of recommendations for its use in folk medicine is so wide that sometimes angustifolia fireweed was considered a witch’s potion. However, it can be said without a doubt that fireweed honey helps with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. For this, 1 tsp. honey is diluted in a cup of warm boiled water and drunk in the morning on an empty stomach. Such a pleasant medicine will stabilize the intestines, destroy pathogenic bacteria and reduce the acidity of gastric juice. Due to this property of fireweed honey, it is often used as part of the treatment of hyperacid gastritis. Accordingly, for gastritis with greatly reduced acidity, it is not recommended to use fireweed honey.
Also, nutritionists and traditional medicine specialists recommend eating 1 tsp. fireweed honey, as it saturates the body with vitamins and also increases its defenses. However, you should not eat it in excess, since with daily and excessive use, fireweed honey can negatively affect your health, simply because any substance that in adequate quantities only brings benefits can cause intoxication.
Medicinal and preventive properties honey from fireweed angustifolia tea were appreciated in cardiology and psychotherapy. Natural fireweed honey improves the condition of the walls of blood vessels and capillaries, normalizes the functioning of the heart muscle, and has a positive effect on blood and intracranial pressure. If a person has insomnia, you can eat a teaspoon of honey before bed and wash it down with cool water (you should not drink honey with hot water, as this significantly reduces its beneficial qualities). Also this recommendation also applies to persons who have any disorders of the nervous system.
Thus, moderate and correct usage natural fireweed honey can only strengthen your health, give you vigor and fill you with strength. And before bed, on the contrary, it will help you relax and enjoy a restful, restorative sleep.
Contraindications
Ivan tea is contraindicated only in case of hypersensitivity to any substances of the plant.According to popular beliefs, men should not drink fireweed in large quantities, as this can lead to a decrease in potency. However, this belief is not scientifically confirmed, so whether to trust this recommendation or not is an individual matter.
Since the use of fireweed honey leads to a decrease in the acidity of gastric juice, it is not recommended for gastritis with low acidity.
Side effects
With prolonged and excessive use of fireweed tea, intestinal upset may occur, which goes away on its own when you stop taking fireweed preparations. Before use, you should consult a specialist.Koporye tea, the benefits and harms of which have been well known since ancient times, does not lose popularity to this day. People also call it fireweed, weeping fireweed, fireweed, etc. It is a perennial up to 150 cm high with a thick creeping rhizome and flowers of pink, red, purple, pale pink or white collected in brushes.
Ancient Russian manuscripts from the twelfth century preserve memories of this tea. According to legend, Alexander Nevsky, after the defeat of the German crusaders in the Koporye fortress, tried a drink brought to him by the monks of the local monastery. After this, the prince fell asleep soundly and woke up vigorous and full of strength. According to his will, local residents began to produce tea.
Compound
Fireweed, or fireweed, is a wild plant. It is widespread in the northern hemisphere. Along roadsides, in clearings, near lakes and rivers you can find a plant called Koporye tea. The benefits and harms of fireweed are explained by its composition. It contains a lot of carbohydrates. In addition, the plant is rich in minerals and trace elements, namely iron, copper, boron, nickel, magnesium, potassium, sodium, manganese. It also contains tannin and pectins, vitamins A and C, flavonoids, alkaloids in small quantities. Substances that have antitumor properties have been discovered in fireweed tea. In folk medicine, all parts of this plant are used.
According to medical research, fireweed has an anti-inflammatory effect, has an enveloping effect on the gastrointestinal tract, and is therefore useful for gastritis, colitis, and stomach ulcers. Koporye tea has a pronounced sedative effect, has antitumor, wound-healing, antipyretic properties, improves immunity, normalizes blood pressure and sleep. ethnoscience uses this tea in the treatment of inflammatory and infectious diseases, diseases of the genitourinary system, gastrointestinal diseases, skin diseases (eczema, dermatitis, purulent wounds), and also as a sedative.
Koporye tea is also effective in the treatment of helminthic infestations, diseases of the circulatory system and tumors. It is also noted positive influence Koporye tea for potency. This plant helps with headaches and migraines.
Since this tea does not contain caffeine and oxalic acid, its use does not disrupt the body's metabolic processes. Thanks to the content essential oils, the beneficial properties of tea can last up to three days.
For weight loss
Drinking Koporye tea is beneficial for those who want to lose weight. In order to reduce appetite, you need to drink 150 g of decoction before meals, adding a pinch of salt to it.
Getting rid of nicotine and alcohol addiction
In addition, Koporye tea helps get rid of alcohol addiction and hangover symptoms. To do this, it is recommended to use 5-7 tbsp. l. tea, adding thyme and honey.
For those who quit smoking, an infusion of Koporye tea will help relieve irritability and normalize sleep. Infusion with the addition of mint is taken 1 tbsp. l. five times a day.
In the treatment of bronchitis
Koporye tea (Ivan tea) also helps in the treatment of bronchitis. To do this, add powdered tangerine peels (5:1) to the tea leaves. Then it is brewed and drunk like regular tea. The drink has antiviral and antimicrobial properties and is also useful for the prevention of colds.
And although the benefits of Koporye tea are undeniable, like any medicine, it has its contraindications.
Contraindications
Tea is not recommended to be consumed simultaneously with sedatives, as it itself has a sedative effect. Use with sedatives can lead to disturbances in the functioning of the nervous system.
Fireweed has a mild laxative effect, especially when long-term use. In this case, its use should be limited. Koporsky tea should not be taken during pregnancy and breastfeeding, as well as for children under 6 years of age.
Collection of raw materials
Leaves, stems and flowers are used to prepare the drink. Fireweed flowers are collected during the period of active flowering. The most optimal time for collection is the first half of the day, when the dew has disappeared. Flowers and inflorescences are air-dried, spread on fabric in a layer up to 2 cm thick. It is advisable to dry in a place where there is no direct sunlight.
The leaves and stems of Koporye tea should be collected early in the morning, when there is dew. The stems must be cut and the leaves separated from the stem by hand, against their growth.
Treatment
Preparation of fireweed tea consists of several stages. First, the raw materials must be dried, spread out in a layer of 3-5 cm or hung in bunches. It is important that there is no access to light when drying. The drying process is short-lived (no more than a day) until the raw material becomes soft.
The green mass is then fermented. You can grind the raw materials using a meat grinder or simply knead them with your hands. Important condition fermentation - presence of moisture. You can heat the raw material in an oven in a clay dish, place the leaves sprinkled with water in the oven, or keep it under a damp cloth in a warm place. The process lasts from several hours to days. During the fermentation process, the mass darkens. The color and aroma of the drink depends on the duration and degree of heating.
At the last stage of processing, final drying is carried out. Sometimes sheets are twisted, crushed, etc. They are suitable for storing fireweed. glass jars with tight lids, foil bags.
Brewing
Many people are interested in the question of how to properly brew Koporye tea. Preparing it is not difficult, you just need to remember some rules:
- Spring water is best suited for brewing;
- For half a liter of water, use from 2 to 5 tsp. tea;
- the taste develops 10 minutes after brewing;
- adding boiling water several times will not affect the medicinal properties;
- Koporye tea can be stored for up to five days and drunk cold;
- It is advisable to use natural sweeteners (honey, dried fruits) instead of sugar.
To brew fireweed, you need to pour boiling water over the dry herb (2-3 teaspoons per 0.5 liters of water) and let it brew under the lid for five minutes.
The drink can also be brewed using another method, which takes longer, but the drink is more aromatic. First you need to bring the water to a boil and cool to 80 degrees. Then this water is poured into the tea leaves.
Koporye tea can also be prepared with milk. For this, 1 tsp. dry tea is poured into a glass of boiling milk and infused for 10 minutes.
The gifts of nature can replace many pharmaceutical products and help maintain health for many years. But this is only possible if the rules and regulations for the use of medicinal plants are observed. This also applies to Koporye tea.
Koporye tea (Ivan-tea)
Recipe for making Russian tea
The preparation of any fermented tea consists of four steps - withering, rolling or grinding, fermentation and drying. But we will start from the beginning - with the collection of raw materials. Tea is made from leaves, but flowers are also useful, they are useful (the substance hanerol, obtained from them not so long ago, has antitumor properties), smell pleasant and are simply beautiful. And this is important, because according to the rules for preparing herbal infusions, you must add something to them for beauty, most often, of course, flowers. Without this aesthetic component, the collection will not be complete.
Fireweed is collected during flowering, carefully breaking off or cutting off the stems. There is no need to pull them out by the roots, because this is a perennial plant. And be sure to leave at least a quarter of the population intact so that the plants flower normally and produce seeds. Collect and 
Van tea is better not in the sun, but in shaded places, somewhere along the edge forest glades– the leaves of such plants are more juicy and tender, and the tea made from them tastes better – the leaves curl more easily and ferment better. And in open sunny places the leaves are rough and dry, they curl poorly and give little juice, fermentation is sluggish, and the tea is not so tasty.
At home, the flower tops can be tied into small bunches and hung to dry. The flowers should dry well, check carefully and, if you are not sure, it is better to dry them in a low-heat oven (about 50°C). Remove the dried flowers from the stems and store them in a dry place. You can immediately pick off the flowers and dry them, scattering them in a thin layer on paper (just don’t use newspaper) or fabric. 
Tear off the leaves and place them in a box about 5 centimeters deep for drying. When you pick off the leaves, be careful not to tear off the lower flower ovaries that ripen into boxes along with them. These boxes will open in the warmth, and then you will have to choose fluff from the tea. And look again to see if there are any diseased leaves among the leaves - with some spots, for example, or generally incorrect. It happens that with reverse side leaves you can find eggs laid by insects... Tear off all such leaves and throw them away, and then with one movement of your hand from top to bottom along the stem, remove all other leaves. It takes 10-12 hours to wilt, sometimes more. From time to time, the leaves must be stirred so that the top layer does not dry out. As soon as the leaves become limp and flabby, you can start rolling.
Take some leaves and roll between your palms, first into a loose ball, and then into a roll 
Place it into a small sausage about half a sausage long and wide. It is more convenient to start rolling with a ball in order to collect the leaves into a ball, so they will not fray at the ends of the sausage. You need to roll the leaves with your palms until they darken from the released juice and the sausages stop crumbling. At the same time, the sound will also change - from rustling it will become like slurping or smacking. Ready sausages Place tightly in a glass or enamel container and cover with a damp cloth. No oppression needed. You can close the lid so that the aroma is retained under it, this makes it easier to control it in the future. 
Now all you have to do is wait for the leaves to ripen. It is impossible to say exactly how long fermentation will take - it depends on the temperature in the room. From our own experience, we can say that at 20°C it takes 5-6 hours, and at 25°C – about 2-2.5 hours. In order not to be mistaken, watch the aroma - the initial herbal smell will change to a rich floral-fruity one. This smell will first intensify and then begin to weaken. This is a signal that it is time to stop fermentation. Do not overexpose the leaves, you will ruin your Koporye tea, if left too long, the aroma will change to the smell of drunk cheap tea.
Ripe sausages should be finely chopped and placed on baking sheets in a centimeter layer 
m. You can place tea directly on stainless steel baking sheets, but if you have regular steel baking sheets, lay them on paper, preferably parchment paper, but not newspaper. You can use sieves and special dryers, but only on the condition that there are no foreign odors on all this, otherwise the tea will absorb them all. Gently toss the cut sausages with your hands to break up any large clumps that stick together. Place the baking sheets in an oven or oven heated to 100°C, but not higher. Leave the oven damper and oven door slightly open to allow for draft. Stir the tea occasionally. It is again difficult to say about the exact drying time. You need to dry the tea until the tea leaves begin to break when compressed, but not crumble into dust. When almost all the tea becomes like this, the cravings need to be sharply increased. Do not overdry the tea, especially at high temperatures. 
ture, it will smell like dried paper (even if you didn’t lay it down). If you don't have a thermometer, follow the rule - it's better to underheat than overheat. Therefore, it is better to keep the tea a little longer in a non-hot oven than to burn it.
Well, Koporye tea (Ivan tea) is ready. This recipe may seem too complicated to you and you may even wonder if you can do it right. Do not doubt. Just don’t let the process take its course, watch the tea as carefully as you would small children, and you will notice everything you need in time, and the recipe will tell you what to do next. We have tried to put together here our own experience of making this tea; we make it every summer for the whole year. As they say, tea will reach marketable condition after a month of storage, and about 
definitely in a tightly closed container. We use a large 15-liter birch bark jar, but ordinary glass jars with a well-fitted lid will do. The longer the tea is stored, the better it becomes. Don't forget to mix it with dried flowers.
And now the last and almost most important thing remains - brewing. Don't dismiss this topic impatiently. Improper brewing can ruin the best tea.(it is impossible to spoil only tea with flavors; it cannot be made worse). And since now you can’t buy good tea in a regular store and there is no mass tea culture in general, we think it will be useful to tell people who are deprived of the opportunity to see real tea(not only Russian), what is he really like?
How do people generally rate the quality of tea? Most often, by the way it is brewed, and this is easy to determine: throw the bag into a cup, pour boiling water, and if the water 
immediately turns brown, which means the tea is brewed well. Now don’t be lazy and do the following: pour water into a glass, wet a brush, put some water-soluble paint on it (watercolor or acrylic and preferably dark for clarity) and lower it into the glass, just lower it, don’t stir. Do you see? Now raise and lower the brush with paint, as if dipping a bag into water. Do you see the process? This is how “good” tea is “brewed” quickly and well. But real herbs (any kind, including tea) are never brewed right away! And the color of the infusion also darkens gradually!
Another significant mistake that the Japanese or Chinese will never make, but which we make all the time. How do we even use tea? We rinse the kettle, pour tea into it, pour boiling water over it, and let it sit. And we drink, diluting this thick brew little by little until it runs out, sometimes for several days. And then we fill it again. If you prefer just such a drink, then Ivan tea is not for you. Koporye tea should be brewed in the same way as any good tea, i.e. before drinking. And not for future use, but fresh every time. 
In a clean kettle, rinsed with boiling water, lower the teapot (a glass with holes) with tea, fill it with hot water (it is better if the water is “boiling white” - at this moment numerous streams of bubbles rise from the bottom, but the water is not yet bubbling, as when boiling; It’s better to take spring water, and a regular kettle, not an electric one) and let it brew for 15-20 minutes, then pour into cups and enjoy. And immediately fill the kettle a second time, because the second infusion of tea is even tastier and more fragrant than the first . After another 15 minutes, remove the infusion bottle or pour the tea into cups - you don’t want it to rest. And don’t brew the same tea a second time the next day! Even if you filled it only once, it won’t work out well after a break. if you love sweet tea, add 2 times less sugar than in black tea, otherwise it will become semi-sweet.
And the last piece of advice - when you try unfamiliar tea for the first time, do not immediately try to compare its taste with something already known to you, do not try to understand what it is like - it is not like anything else, it has its own taste, its own and unique. Enjoy this taste.
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I think soaking tea leaves in milk is not cheating. This process improves the quality of the tea. In China there are such teas - Oolongs...
Thank you, it’s very interesting, especially that it lowers blood pressure, we’ll treat it!
Friends, can you tell me the time of harvesting Ivan tea? I read yours miracle recipe, I’m already eager to try it
They collect it during flowering; in the Moscow region it hasn’t bloomed yet, in about a week or two, most likely. Many people start collecting earlier (and collect later), but in general it’s still blooming.
Thank you very much for so many useful articles. Today I prepared it like this: We collect fireweed leaves without washing them, so I tried to keep them clean and closer to the forest or in clean clearings, let them lie in the shade for 1.5 hours, then forcefully break the leaves and twist them. I was on the board, rolling up 15 pieces of paper with both hands and rubbing it. We put everything in an enamel bowl, cover with a lid and put it in a warm place (greenhouse). Leave for at least 3 hours, maximum 16-18-20, it may ferment. It will ferment from the heat. The longer it sits to warm up, the darker it will be. Then through a meat grinder and dried, depending on how you choose. But, I want to preserve the vitamins at 50 degrees. I sent this recipe to a friend. The dryer itself turned out to be green granules. For the night now, I sent twisted currant leaves to the boiler room. Tomorrow I'll see what happened. I want brown ones too. I will try your methods.
Tell me... If I understand correctly, do you need to first dry it through a meat grinder, and then ferment it and then dry it?
No, why then go through a meat grinder? A meat grinder replaces hand twisting! If you have twisted everything by hand and already fermented it, then just dry it. To make it black, ferment it longer and dry it at a high temperature, 100 degrees and even a little higher. Otherwise it will be green. Drying gives "blackness".
A long time ago I came across a book about medicinal plants in Russia. Ivan tea was listed there as a herb not studied by science. But from folk knowledge, first of all, it was pointed out that this is the strongest natural antibiotic, but it kills only harmful microbes. Moreover, finely chopped leaves have
40 times more potent than whole leaves. This is what I remember. Since then, at least a little, but I dry it for the winter, I drink it when I suspect a cold. During epidemics, she was one of the few in the team who did not get sick. I fermented it for the first time last year and really liked it. There was no oven at hand, so I dried it in a frying pan. With flowers the taste is more aromatic and tender.
Thanks guys!! You are cool!!!
This is the second year I’ve been preparing this tea. Everyone really likes it. I'll tell you how I do it. I pour the leaves onto a sheet spread on the floor and sort out the bad leaves, all sorts of blades of grass and insects. I leave it overnight, closing the window to prevent it from drying out. In the morning, I put it in a large plastic basin with high sides and begin to knead it with my hands, as if I were washing it on a washboard. I like this technique, my hands don't get tired. Cover with a wet towel and leave until evening. And in the evening and almost all night I dry it in a slightly open gas stove oven over low heat, periodically stirring it with my hands. One baking sheet takes a little over an hour. The tea turns out black, aromatic, and sour. For the second year, I also ferment wild raspberry leaves, although I take it with unripe stalks and berries.
Taking this opportunity, I want to talk about black currants. My husband and eldest son suffered from allergies to various May flowers. In 2007, one old woman healer, may God bless her, gave me a whole bag of dried currant branches with leaves and green berries, collected on Trinity Sunday (!) and recommended drinking it as tea. Since 2008 I now prepare my own food. And what’s interesting is that I can’t even remember since when my men themselves forgot about that allergy.
Right now I have raspberries drying, there is an aroma in the apartment, and next in line is fireweed. Yesterday I was in the forest for only an hour, and a tick latched onto me. They gave me immunoglobulin and today I submitted it for testing. We'll find out tomorrow evening.
Narrow-leaved fireweed, also popularly referred to as “fireweed,” is a truly unique plant that has been used by folk healers for hundreds of years to treat many diseases and restore vitality.
Ivan tea owes its name to its amazing properties, which a decoction prepared from this herb has on the genital area of both men and women. It helps heal many diseases in this area.
Koporye tea: benefits and harms
Koporye tea, fireweed tea, Ivan tea: benefits and harms on the body when consuming decoctions based on this medicinal herb are as follows:
- Analgesic effect. You can get it either by taking a decoction orally or by external exposure, for example, gargling and oral cavity for sore throat or toothache.
- Increased immunity thanks to a huge number, which is found in abundance in the leaves of Ivan tea. The benefits of regular use of herbal infusion are obvious: the risk of contracting colds is minimized.
- Calming and analgesic effect for frequent migraines and prolonged headaches.
Ivan tea: the benefits and harms of this wonderful drink are confirmed by official medicine. Despite all the advantages of using fireweed decoction, taking it in excess can lead to diarrhea due to the fact that the plant has a mild laxative effect.
Fireweed tea benefits and harms
One of the plants that has been known in Rus' since ancient times is Ivan tea. Its benefits are invaluable, especially in the absence of access to various types of medications, or in the presence of contraindications for their use.
Tea from Ivan tea, this drink can bring benefits and harm depending on how correctly it was prepared. The greatest amount of useful substances is contained in the decoction prepared on the day of intended use. A drink prepared more than three days ago should not be consumed, as it may contain harmful substances.
Proper use of the product guarantees that fireweed tea will bring benefits and harm if the preparation and consumption of the drink is carried out in violation of accepted technologies.
Benefits of Ivan tea for the body
The benefits of Ivan tea for the body as a whole: the drink normalizes the activity of all organs and systems, has an anti-inflammatory effect and prevents harmful bacteria and viruses from entering the body.
Fireweed tea benefits and harms for the liver and circulatory system. A decoction of this medicinal herb has a cleansing effect, normalizing blood flow, increasing the elasticity of blood vessels and preventing the formation of stones in the liver area.
Fireweed tea: benefits and harms in strengthening the immune system. Taking a herbal decoction or infusion in autumn and winter period significantly strengthens the immune system and prevents the infection of colds.
Koporye tea benefits for stomach diseases. The use of just one course of treatment, which lasts three weeks, can eliminate almost all problems in the gastrointestinal tract. Such troubles as gastritis, ulcers, colitis almost completely disappear.
Koporye tea benefits for nervous exhaustion. Ivan tea has a calming beneficial effect on the body, which results in the restoration of the nervous system as a whole.
Fermented Ivan tea: benefits and harms
Fermentation refers to the processing of plant leaves by drying. After this procedure, Ivan tea can be stored in a dark, dry room for several years. In this case, the leaves lose only a small amount of the beneficial substances they contain.
Fermented Ivan tea. The benefits and harms of this drink are equivalent to a decoction prepared from fresh leaves plants. The only difference in this case is a richer taste and characteristic aroma.
Benefits of Ivan tea for women
The benefits of Ivan tea for women have been known since ancient times. It has a beneficial effect on the female reproductive system in general, and can also cure a number of the following diseases:
- Candidiasis. Commonly referred to as .
- Diseases that are inflammatory in nature. .
- Various types of benign tumors. For example, fibroids.
Benefits of Ivan tea for men
The benefits of Ivan tea for men are invaluable: regular use drink significantly increases potency and prevents the occurrence of diseases of the genital area.
Ivan tea: the benefits and harms for men when using this medicine are pronounced. With a beneficial effect, after taking the drug, the effect increases significantly vitality and energy, the immune system becomes stronger.
As for harm, you should avoid overdose of the drug, which can occur when using it for more than three weeks.
Ivan tea: benefits and contraindications
The benefits of Ivan tea are described above. We should not forget that any medicinal plant quite often has contraindications for use.
Ivan tea, the harm that can be caused to the body if fireweed is taken incorrectly:
- You should not take the medicine for more than three weeks, as this may cause dysfunction of the gastric system.
- Women who are pregnant and those who are breastfeeding should drink it with caution.
As can be seen from the list above, Ivan tea has virtually no contraindications, as does any other medicinal product of natural origin.
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