THRIVING after the FALL
Book One FEASTING after the FALL

The Menu · Drinks

Herbal infusions

Drink

Its documents

The chapters that use them

In the log

The claims that cite its documents, the safety rows first.

  • O5 amended Safety Pyrrolizidine alkaloids: comfrey, borage, coltsfoot, ragwort; 3–4 plants/ha spoils 1,000 kg; 85–100 % transfer; EU 2020/2040 limits; comfrey topical only
  • O8 confirmed Safety Dried herbs carry Salmonella, E. coli, B. cereus, S. aureus; drying is no kill step; cold brew only with pasteurised herbs; botulism in sealed low-acid brews
  • D7 amended Safety Pine needles: from a tree that is certainly a pine and not a yew; yew and some ornamental conifers are lethal look-alikes
  • D8 amended Safety Any herb picked low to the ground gets hot water for at least five minutes against the fox tapeworm; eggs survive freezing
  • D9 confirmed Safety No comfrey in a cup (pyrrolizidine alkaloids, liver damage)
  • O47 confirmed Kräutertee to the 1950s; tisane bed 5 × 2 m; lime flowers June with bract; pine needles Nov–Mar; drying <40 °C dark; a_w <0.60; shelf life a year
  • O48 confirmed Blackberry leaf oxidation 2–6 weeks warm, black, caramel/melon; blend 3 : 1–2 : 0.25–1; steep times chamomile 35, Lamiaceae 5–10, rosehip 6–8, pine 10–20, …
  • D49 unresolved Pine needles November to March, high in vitamin C, 15 min under a lid; linden flowers dried in June; blackberry leaves bruised and kept warm 2 to 6 weeks until …
  • D50 unresolved Foraging: aerial parts only, a hand-bouquet from any one place, nothing from a roadside