Pregnancy Tea

I've been drinking what I (and most people) refer to as "pregnancy tea" lately, even though I am not pregnant, but because I think it is just a good tea to drink for overall womanly health. Earlier this year, I had pretty short cycles (like, often less than 27 days), but once I started drinking the tea, they lengthened out again (to over 27 days).

Last month, I ran out of the tea, and I needed to get more ingredients. It turns out that Mississippi Market doesn't carry alfalfa leaf or oat straw, so it took me awhile to get all the ingredients to make my tea again. (I finally got the missing ingredients when I was down in Burnsville one day, and so stopped at Valley Natural Foods.*)

Anyway, here is the recipe for the tea, and, in my personal opinion, I think it is something women should be drinking every day, even if they're not pregnant, and for the rest of their lives.

2 cups red raspberry leaf
1 cup alfalfa leaf
1/2 cup nettle leaf
1/2 cup oat straw
1 cup peppermint leaf

You mix these all together, and then use about a teaspoon for every cup of tea. Let it steep and then strain the herbs out.

Note: Buying these ingredients out of the bulk herb section at your local co-op is sooooo much cheaper than buying the prepackaged stuff from Traditional Medicinal or whatever. This recipe will yield a ton of tea, and it will cost you probably less than $5.



* Other co-ops in the Twin Cities area that carry the alfalfa and oat straw (that I know of) are Fresh and Natural Foods and The Wedge.