Greek Mountain Tea - Loose Herbal Tea

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Natural Caffeine Free Herbal Infusion

Greek Mountain tea, Sideritis sp. (Ironwort) tea comes from hardy perennial plants which grow on high altitudes in the Balkan Peninsula. The plant’s Latin name comes from the Greek word "sideros," meaning iron, due to the ancient folk tales of the Sideritis plant’s healing effect on wounds caused by iron weapons.

Leaves and flowers of the plant are harvested by hand. Once harvested, they are dried, either naturally or artificially by passing dried air through. Upon brewing, the whole leaf tea yields a refreshing light yellow caffeine free infusion with herbaceous notes accentuated by citrus and pepper and smooth sweetish taste.

Greek Mountain tea has always been used as a medicinal herb to treat various ailments from common aches and pains to colds and coughs for time immemorial. Limited clinical studies have also been conducted to support therapeutic applications of the tea to manage osteoporosis. Also initial studies done in Germany have shown that the tea may help in managing Alzheimers.

Ingredients

Pure Sideritis sp.

How to enjoy this tea

Steep 2 tsp per cup for 4-6 mins in 95-100° C water.

• Sideritis can be enjoyed either as a hot infusion or cooled down to make an iced tea.
• It can be had either plain or with lemon or honey or both.
• Can be blended with some of our other infusion/ingredients like liquorice, chamomile or cinnamon.

Caffeine content

None

Origin

Bulgaria