Mormon Tea Spagyric
Ephedra viridis
Commonly known as Mormon Tea or Green Ephedra
The O’odham Indians made a type of Moxa with the dry plant (a type of cigarette whose heat its applied in painful or sored areas, known as moxibustion in Chinese medicinal tradition) that was applied to wounds. They also fabricated an ointment to be applied on venereal sores and it is also reported in the literature as an antidiuretic. Often chewed for ease of stomach aches.
Ephedra is an ancient genus, with fossils reaching back 125 million years and it is a gymnosperm, not an angiosperm. That is, it is more closely allied with pines, spruces and firs than angiosperms such as daisies or aspens.
Green ephedra is a dioecious species, meaning that an individual produces either male cones or female cones. The male cones form at the nodes of stems, and they sprout microsporangia, which release wind-dispersed pollen.
Mormons steeped dried ephedra stems to make a caffeine-free hot drink, and Native Americans used an ephedra tea to relieve congestion.
The species in North America do not synthesize ephedrine.
Flavors/Temps Profile: Bitter, Astringent, Pungent
Key Actions & Uses: Stimulant properties, Asthma, kidney cleansing, Cold symptoms, Venereal disease, diuretic, appetite suppressant, weight loss aid, stomach aches, pleurisy, diarrhea
Key Constituents: Tannins, phenolic compounds, which include aromatic compounds, flavonoids, lignans and proanthocyanidins, amino acids, alkaloids- Lariciresinol, Isolariciresinol, 9-Acetoxy Lariciresinol, 9-Acetoxyisolariciresinol
1-5 drops to begin, on the tongue or in a beverage.
Suspended in 100% Cane Spirits
Small - 4ml
Large- 8ml
Ephedra viridis
Commonly known as Mormon Tea or Green Ephedra
The O’odham Indians made a type of Moxa with the dry plant (a type of cigarette whose heat its applied in painful or sored areas, known as moxibustion in Chinese medicinal tradition) that was applied to wounds. They also fabricated an ointment to be applied on venereal sores and it is also reported in the literature as an antidiuretic. Often chewed for ease of stomach aches.
Ephedra is an ancient genus, with fossils reaching back 125 million years and it is a gymnosperm, not an angiosperm. That is, it is more closely allied with pines, spruces and firs than angiosperms such as daisies or aspens.
Green ephedra is a dioecious species, meaning that an individual produces either male cones or female cones. The male cones form at the nodes of stems, and they sprout microsporangia, which release wind-dispersed pollen.
Mormons steeped dried ephedra stems to make a caffeine-free hot drink, and Native Americans used an ephedra tea to relieve congestion.
The species in North America do not synthesize ephedrine.
Flavors/Temps Profile: Bitter, Astringent, Pungent
Key Actions & Uses: Stimulant properties, Asthma, kidney cleansing, Cold symptoms, Venereal disease, diuretic, appetite suppressant, weight loss aid, stomach aches, pleurisy, diarrhea
Key Constituents: Tannins, phenolic compounds, which include aromatic compounds, flavonoids, lignans and proanthocyanidins, amino acids, alkaloids- Lariciresinol, Isolariciresinol, 9-Acetoxy Lariciresinol, 9-Acetoxyisolariciresinol
1-5 drops to begin, on the tongue or in a beverage.
Suspended in 100% Cane Spirits
Small - 4ml
Large- 8ml
Ephedra viridis
Commonly known as Mormon Tea or Green Ephedra
The O’odham Indians made a type of Moxa with the dry plant (a type of cigarette whose heat its applied in painful or sored areas, known as moxibustion in Chinese medicinal tradition) that was applied to wounds. They also fabricated an ointment to be applied on venereal sores and it is also reported in the literature as an antidiuretic. Often chewed for ease of stomach aches.
Ephedra is an ancient genus, with fossils reaching back 125 million years and it is a gymnosperm, not an angiosperm. That is, it is more closely allied with pines, spruces and firs than angiosperms such as daisies or aspens.
Green ephedra is a dioecious species, meaning that an individual produces either male cones or female cones. The male cones form at the nodes of stems, and they sprout microsporangia, which release wind-dispersed pollen.
Mormons steeped dried ephedra stems to make a caffeine-free hot drink, and Native Americans used an ephedra tea to relieve congestion.
The species in North America do not synthesize ephedrine.
Flavors/Temps Profile: Bitter, Astringent, Pungent
Key Actions & Uses: Stimulant properties, Asthma, kidney cleansing, Cold symptoms, Venereal disease, diuretic, appetite suppressant, weight loss aid, stomach aches, pleurisy, diarrhea
Key Constituents: Tannins, phenolic compounds, which include aromatic compounds, flavonoids, lignans and proanthocyanidins, amino acids, alkaloids- Lariciresinol, Isolariciresinol, 9-Acetoxy Lariciresinol, 9-Acetoxyisolariciresinol
1-5 drops to begin, on the tongue or in a beverage.
Suspended in 100% Cane Spirits
Small - 4ml
Large- 8ml