Blooming Sally

The endless fields under the blue sky, covered with a mauve carpet, resemble the lavender fields of France. It blooms Ivan-tea (narrow-leaved fireweed) - a plant that has long been valued for its pleasant taste and medicinal properties.

Where do so many names come from?

Our ancestors gave Ivan-tea many different names, which once again proves its popularity.

It is believed that the most common name (Ivan-tea) the drink received from the British, who used the name Ivan as a collective image of a Russian person. That is, "Ivan-tea" is simply "Russian tea".

According to another version, this name came from the name of a simple guy Ivan, whom he loved to walk in the fields in an elegant purple shirt. When people from afar saw plants with pink flowers, they took them for Ivan's shirt and said: "Ivan, tea, is walking."

Koporye tea drink is named after the village of Koporye, where they first began to collect fireweed and produce tea from it. For its ability to be the first among other plants to grow on fires, Ivan-tea is called a firefighter. Squeak or plakunom - for the unusual sound that you get when you pull a plant out of the ground. Willow-grass - for the similarity of narrow leaves of fireweed with willow leaves. Dremukhoy - for sedative properties. Uterine - for the ability to treat female diseases. Furman - for the abundance of down during the ripening of the seeds. Khripnyak - for its effectiveness in the treatment of wheezing and colds.

As you can see, the people fell in love with the wonderful drink for its many healing properties. Everyone drank tea with pleasure - both noble people and peasants.

History of Ivan-tea

The first mention of Ivan tea dates back to the 12th century. At that time, the broth of fireweed was called heroic tea. It was produced in the village of Koporye, near St. Petersburg, and grew everywhere. Over time, the drink gained more and more popularity among the nobility and ordinary peasants and was considered the prototype of Chinese tea.

Traders added fireweed leaves to expensive Chinese tea to reduce the cost of the original. But even the most discerning tea connoisseurs could not suspect a fake, so high were the taste and aroma characteristics of Ivan tea.

Koporye tea became famous throughout Europe and made up a huge part of Russian exports. Noble ladies of France, Germany, Prussia were ready to pay generously for the drink, since it was believed that this tea prolongs youth. The cost of Ivan's tea was increasing, they began to equate him with world standards of values, such as Damascus steel or Persian carpets.

At the end of the 19th century, the popularity of Ivan-tea increased so much that it began to undermine the financial power of the East Indian Tea Company. To avoid ruinous competition, the owners of this company spread rumors to the whole world that Russian merchants allegedly add white clay, which is extremely dangerous to health, to tea. As a result, the reputation of Ivan-tea was hopelessly damaged, purchases fell sharply, and after the 1917 revolution they stopped altogether.

Ivan tea has become a legend. But, despite the spoiled reputation, the healing properties of narrow-leaved fireweed have not disappeared anywhere, therefore in our time the traditions of collecting and drinking Ivan tea are reviving at a confident pace. And not in vain, because Koporye tea is a real elixir for health!

Drink fireweed and don't get sick!

This wonderful plant contains a lot of valuable vitamins and microelements, which makes a broth of fireweed leaves a drink that can heal the body as a whole and get rid of many ailments. The leaves of fireweed contain three times more vitamin C than citrus fruits, in which Ivan tea can compete even with Chinese green tea. Koporye tea also contains vitamins A, B1-B9, PP, macro- and microelements. Among them are phosphorus, potassium, manganese, calcium, sodium, copper, zinc, titanium, magnesium, selenium, iron and others.

With regular use, Ivan tea:

• Increases performance
• Fills with energy, restores the vitality of the body, especially if it is weakened by hard physical labor or illness
• Relieves tension and stress, relieves depression, normalizes sleep
• It is an effective prevention of colds and viral diseases, in general, it activates the immune system
• Recommended for vitamin deficiency and anemia
• Strengthens the walls of blood vessels, reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease
• Cleans the body of toxins and toxins, promotes weight loss
• Improves skin and hair condition
• Relieves hangovers and other toxic effects

Ivan tea for men

The broth helps to get rid of problems with the prostate gland, which often occur in men from stress and a sedentary lifestyle. Koporye tea effectively fights against reproductive system disorders. Regular use of the decoction helps to avoid adenoma, prostatitis, reproductive dysfunction.

Ivan tea for women

Helps with bleeding, relieves pain on critical days - not in vain is one of the names of Koporye tea - mother tea. In addition, girls appreciate Ivan-tea for its beneficial effect on the condition of the skin and hair, for its properties to cleanse the body.and suppress hunger.

Both men and women can use Ivan tea as an aphrodisiac - tea relieves stiffness, excessive tension, awakens fantasies and sexual activity, and sets you in a romantic mood.

Taste and aroma of Ivan-tea

Besides the benefits, Koporye tea brings a lot of real tea pleasure. The aroma is thick, honey, with notes of dried fruits and spices, very cozy. The taste is dense, with a barely perceptible sourness, turning into sweetness. The overall taste is very close to that of quality black leaf tea. Delicious with honey.

On sale there are often blends based on Ivan tea with the addition of other herbs, flowers or berries. Unleash your imagination, try experimenting yourself - add rosebuds, osmanthus or other floral additives to the drink.

The color of the infusion depends on the type of fermentation of the drink. Fermented (black) Ivan tea gives a golden brown color of the infusion, green - lighter, greenish - amber.

How to brew Ivan tea

Fireweed is not too picky about brewing conditions. Take a teaspoon of dry tea in a glass of purified water, brew for 3-5 minutes - the tea is ready! For green Ivan tea, do not use boiling water - let the water cool down a little.

Summary

Ivan tea is a healing drink of our ancestors, which has a lot of useful properties. Its pleasant taste and rich aroma allows you to get not only great benefits for the body, but also a real tea pleasure.

Drink good tea, be healthy and full of vitality!

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