Cycle
Lady’s Mantle
Dew-catching leaves, a dry, green cup.
Lady’s mantle is an old European woman’s tea — astringent, green, not pretty in the cup. Traditional use is through the heavier days of the month. Raspberry leaf is a milder cousin.
- Steep
- 10 min
- Water
- 93°C / 200°F
- Caffeine
- None
Taste · Green, tannic, slightly bitter
Ingredients
1 cup
- Organic lady’s mantle leaf1 tsp
- Organic raspberry leaf · optional1 tsp
Method
- 1
Steep 10 minutes. Strain.
- 2
Drink during the month, not as a year-round daily tea unless you know it well.
Why this cup
- A traditional cycle herb, tannic and plain
- Often combined with raspberry leaf
- A small cup is enough
Go gently
- Skip in pregnancy.
- Astringent — stop if the stomach protests.
- Kitchen tradition, not a treatment for bleeding problems.
Steep timer
10:00
