One of the most significant herbs of Crete with great therapeutic and healing value. Dittany’s purple flowers make a delicious tea with an oregano taste. Our Dittany tea will amaze you!
Dittany of Crete has many healing...
ng properties.
The phenol carvacrol content of Dittany offers:
antibacterial,
antimicrobial,
antifungal properties
It is used as oxytocic, antirheumatic, and stomachic.
A cup of Dittany Tea can be used to treat aching stomach menstrual pains and as a diuretic.
A warm beverage strengthens the heart muscles and arteries and acts as a menstrual tonic.
Tip #1: A hot cup of our organic Dittany tea with a tablespoon of honey and a cinnamon stick will soothe your cough!
Tip #2: Combine it with Cretan Sage or Malotira tea for an immunity-boosting sensation!
Although it is not a medicine, and should not be treated like one, this amazing herb has a lot to offer to your body and well-being.
* Our ”Therapeutic Effects” come from bibliographic sources, traditional practices and empirical use.
HOT BEVERAGE
1.Place 1g of dried herb (a tablespoon) in a closing container *.
2.Add 200ml (a cup) of hot water, temperature 90οC *.
3.We wait for three to five minutes letting the herb take the hidden power out of it!
Time depends on how “strong” we want our drink, the more we leave it the stronger.
4.Remove the herb from the pan.
Our drink is ready to enjoy!
If you prefer sweeter flavors, add a little honey.
* We want our water to be just before the boiling point in order not to lose the essential oils of our herb with the steam, while the utensil must be closed in order to capture properties and aromas in our hot cup.
COLD BEVERAGE
Follow the steps as in the preparation of the hot with the only difference that we double the dose of the herb.
At the end we add our tea to a glass full of ice and enjoy it pure or with a little honey!
