Emperor Augustus Wild Lettuce Tea
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Experience the calming qualities of wild lettuce tea, enjoyed throughout the ages for its soothing effects. Historians recount that Emperor Augustus of Rome enjoyed this infusion to ease restless nights. Wild lettuce tea offers a subtly sweet taste with a fragrant aroma, making it a delightful addition to your wellness routine.
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Wild lettuce contains bitter lactones which give it its flavor and medicinal properties, but in an infusion the flavor is mild and more akin to green tea. The lactones responsible for its properties can be found throughout the plant. In fact there are more sesquiterpene lactones in the stems than the leaves. Our wild lettuce tea is made from the whole plant.
Garden lettuce, scientifically known as Lactuca sativa, is cousin to wild varieties of lettuce such as Lactuca virosa and Lactuca serriola. These wild species are recognized for their rich alkaloid content. Typically, L. virosa is larger than L. serriola and produces a greater amount of milky sap when harvested. The term Lactuca is derived from the Latin word for milk, which reflects the notable sap of the plant. In ancient Greek and Roman texts, it was referred to as "opium lettuce," highlighting its unique sap and its historically recognized calming effects.
You can use wild lettuce like any other herbal tea infusion. Simply start with a tablespoon and let it steep in hot water for 5 minutes. Never use boiling water as it can damage the medicinal qualities. You can make your infusion as strong or mild as you prefer.
Ingredients: Contains 100% tea grade lactuca virosa
Traditional directions of use: Steep one tablespoon per cup of hot water and strain after a few minutes. Can also be prepared in an infuser. Be sure to strain!
"At all events we find it stated that the late Emperor Augustus when ill was saved on one occasion thanks to the skill of his physician Musa by eating lettuces a food which the excessive scruples of his former physician C Emilius had forbidden him. At the present day however lettuces have risen into such high estimation that a method has been discovered even of preserving them during the months in which they are out of season by keeping them in syrup." ~ Pliny the Elder, The Natural History Volume IV
"There is still another variety a kind of white lettuce called meconis a name which it derives from the abundance of milk of a narcotic quality which it produces though in fact it is generally thought that they are all of them of a soporific tendency. In former times this last was the only kind of lettuce that was held in any esteem. In Italy the name lactuca having been given it on account of the milk which it contains." ~ Pliny the Elder, The Natural History Volume IV
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