COLD & FLU TEA — BREAKING THE “GRIPPE” OF WINTER

Marked by its classic ability to trigger perspiration, which in turn serves to break colds, flu, and fevers, this tea takes its rise from a time-honoured four herb combination that hinges on boneset. Brimming over with an abundance of vitamin C, boneset was the most widely used plant remedy in the eastern United States in days of old. American physician Frederick Klenner, whose clinical investigations inspired Nobel laureate Linus Pauling, describes how his family managed to remain more or less unscathed during the flu epidemic of 1918. Klenner attributes this to the medicinal properties of boneset, which provides the perfect keynote to this formula.