Ivan Tea

The story of this herb goes back for thousands of years into the depths of ancient vedic culture when old tribes who lived on hills of the lower ural mountains by the coast of kara sea discovered the healing properties of this incredible plant.

Ivan tea.

It s also called kaporie chai by the name of the village between estonian border and st petersburg. Fireweed tea or ivan chai is a traditional fermented black tea or tisane made from fireweed or willow herb a medicinal herb that grows throughout the northern hemisphere and from california to alaska in the west and as far south as north carolina in eastern north america. Fireweed tea or ivan chai is a traditional fermented herbal tea or tisane made from fireweed willow herb. Before the revolution ivan chai was a fully russian national drink.

Ivan chai is not only a delicious tea that can be drunk at any time of the day every day but also a source of well being. In herbalists that have been preserved since the time of ivan the terrible it is said about the great benefits of ivan tea. Sadly in 18 th century ivan tea was unfairly forgotten and only recently has it started winning. Ivan tea was first mentioned in 12 13 centuries but then it was known by the name of a small town near saint petersburg koporye tea.

Iron manganese and copper present in ivan tea contribute to active hematopoiesis. Russian ivan tea leaf fermented 100g. There is also a description of its medicinal properties. Tea from herbs of russia.

Before 1917 the formation of the ussr russian tea was produced in large quantities and exported to many countries such as england and china but has been out of the market by cheaper indian tea. Does not contain caffein. Ivan tea is a new rapidly growing natural product for modern man. This is a medicinal herb that grows throughout the northern hemisphere and from california to alaska in the west and as far south as north carolina in eastern north america.

Before the black tea conquered russia in the 19th century fermented rosebay willowherb chamaenerion angustifolium aka ivan chai used to be most common caffeine free hot drink. Later on ivan tea became very popular in european countries and was just as widely spread as famous indian tea. The narrow leaves of this plant contain a rich set of trace elements tannins mucus chlorophyll and vitamin c. As the saying goes the new is the well forgotten old.

Description ivan chai siberian chamerion angustifolium. Ivan leaf tea due to the fermentation process gets a special tart taste and rich color which is inherent in black tea. While legend has it that tea was discovered in china and many histories have been written black tea didn t appear. Ivan is a traditional russian name while chai means tea in russian.