tea
Mullein cough tea and steam
Dry, tickly, or tight chest. Strain the wool twice or you will cough more, not less.
The fuzz is the problem if you skip the cloth. This is not for a person who cannot breathe — that is first aid, not tea.
- Time
- 20 minutes
- Yield
- 1 mug, or a steam bowl
Method
- 1.Tea: 1 Tbsp crumbled dry leaf in a mug, just-off-boil water, covered 15 minutes.
- 2.Pour through a cloth, then through it again. Drink warm, honey if they are over one.
- 3.Steam: a handful of leaf in a bowl of steaming water. Towel over head. Breathe 5–10 minutes with eyes closed. Same pot as thyme if you have both.