Chickweed Tea - 24 bag

Chickweed (Stellaria Media) is traditionally used as a cooling demulcent and expectorant to relieve coughs, bronchitis, pleurisy, colds and hoarseness. Chickweed may also be used for all skin diseases, externally as an anti-inflammatory.

Alvita Chickweed. Since 1922, Alvita has been making the finest herb teas money can buy. Pure, natural singles and blends that bring you unsurpassed enjoyment, healthful benefits and complete satisfaction. No less reassuring is our unwavering commitment to the environment. Today, no herb tea company goes as far to protect the Earth and its precious resources-this package and its contents being testimony. There is no plastic shrinkwrap on the outside. The box is 100% recycled board that can be recycled again. The finish is water-based. Our tea bags are English Pillow Style, with no strings, tags or staples attached. Even the tea bag paper is recyclable. And all our bags are oxygen bleached, not chlorine bleached, to safeguard you and our ground water. Degradable. Recyclable. Reusable. The key component of each is the word "able". At Alvita, we wholeheartedly believe we are all able to play a key role in preserving the wondrous world we live in. For us, it starts with offering you the most environmentally safe and responsible herb teas possible. Alvita. Natural Herb Teas that are good for you and the environment. The common name for Chickweed (stellaria media) comes from the old custom of using the seeds as bird feed. It is a mild herb that is very nutritious, providing large amounts of protein and minerals. The fresh tops are delicious boiled or as greens in a salad. Native to Europe, but found throughout the temperate regions of North America, Chickweed is very common because it blooms as early as March and continues blooming throughout the summer. Its seeds are also easily scattered by the wind, thereby making it an easy herb to grow. Chickweed is also known as Starweed because of the starlike shape of its delicate white flowers. The flowers open on sunny days but may close on rainy or cloudy days.

Chickweed (stellaria media)

The best way to make a good tasting cup of tea is by the infusion method. Place one tea bag into a cup and add no more than 6 oz. of boiling water. Let steep for 3 minutes and remove the bag. Press the bag before removing to enhance the flavor. Add honey to sweeten.