Calming Cedar Tea

"I learned about this tea from my tribe's medicine man it's quiet calming. ( Use only the freshest cedar greens available -- do not at anytime use dried cedar). PRECAUTIONS: CEDAR MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC REACTIONS IN SOME PEOPLE... IF YOU DEVELOP A RASH, IRRITATION OR SWELLING OF THE THROAT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION IMMEDIATELY! PLEASE NEVER USE THE BARK!"
 
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Ready In:
15mins
Ingredients:
3
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a small pot bring 4 cups of water to a boil.
  • Add 2 cups fresh cedar to boiling water.
  • Boil for 10 minutes or until water becomes golden in color.
  • Strain tea into a small tea pot or bowl.
  • After straining make to dispose of the cedar.
  • Enjoy.

Questions & Replies

  1. do you think it would be healthier without the sugar or does the sugar help open cells so the cedar can work? do you know? I am so glad you inc. the cedar tea recipe...I read a poem many years ago and made a holiday card with mother and child.....she affectionately called her babe little Cedar Bud. thanks for the sacred cedar teaching....I can make it for free and get rid of this nagging cought
     
  2. Is safe for people that are on meds, is diabetes, And where do you find cedar berries. Which ones are safe.
     
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Reviews

  1. It's great to pass on these kinds of traditional medicines, but that's just what they are, medicines. What you should be posting is what you were taught it is used for. Different areas use medicines differently, such as in my are we are Ojibway/Chippewa and Cedar Tea is meant for illness, generally throat, stomach and head. And, you're to explain why you are taking from the cedar tree, what it is being used for and who it is being used for, simply out of respect for the tree. There are also specific times of the day you collect the cedar, again out of respect for the tree and also because of certain chemical reactions going on within the cedar. Early morning,the tree is not producing as many nutrients to itself like it would be during mid day, therefore, you would not be benefiting as much from the tea's properties as you would if you were to collect it at a later point in the day while it's nutrients are circulating throughout itself.
     
  2. You didn't dispose of the water from the first boil, which means you are teaching people to ingest high amounts of a toxic chemical known as thujone. Always pitch the first batch of water, rinse off the cedar with fresh water, boil a second time, and skim off the oily residue that floats on top of the second boil. Limit ingestion to 3 cups per week, to prevent build up of thujone in the liver, kidneys, stomach, and brain. Too much cedar tea is potentially deadly brother. I come from Chippewa, Shawnee, Cherokee, Blackfoot, and Sioux lineage. I am a mut, but I am grateful to have so many ancestors blood in my veins.
     
  3. I had the pleasure of having Gabriel make this for me. The golden tea was thick, syrupy, sweet and very calming, with a lovely fragrance and flavor. I enjoyed this very much and felt the effects immediately. Update: It helped my sore throat enabling me to relax and fall asleep. Thank you so much for sharing.
     
  4. I was so glad to find this on the web...I read years ago that northwest tradition used cedar tea to wash new infants and their moms to protect from infection.....never did it...but I have had a persistent awful rash and now find this free traditional idea works.....thank you
     
  5. Great
     
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I'm a 20 year old youth outreach worker, who enjoys cooking, baking, hanging out with friends, singing,dancing,photography,x-box, watching movies, Meditation & Spirituality. I'm an Algonquin native and practice in many areas of native bead work, dream catchers, medicine & spirituality...........
 
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