Greek Mountain Tea

GREEK MOUNTAIN TEA - Tsai tou Vounou - Sideritis Athoa - Mint FamilyCommon Name: Ironwort, Mountain tea, Shepherd’s TeaHISTORY OF USEMountain Tea is the beverage tea of choice for Greeks, Cretans, those in the Mediterranean and Balkan regions. It has been drunk for millennium in this region, one could say it is to Greeks what Green tea is to the Chinese. Sideritis genus grows throughout the Mediterranean region, with 17 species indigenous to Greece. The Euboea species grows wild on the Greek island Euboea. The name Ironwort is believed to derive from the herb’s external ability to heal wounds caused by iron weapons. CULINARY USEA very popular caffeine-free beverage tea throughout Greece, with many medicinal properties.MEDICINAL USEThis is the tea the Greek grandmas reached for when any child came down with cough, cold, chills, tummy aches, with its antimicrobial, antiseptic properties this herb is versatile and beneficial. Respiratory system: great herbal remedy for soothing sore throa