Buckbean is native to Europe and North America. Early European physicians used the leaves as a cathartic and a remedy for constipation, fevers, rheumatism, scurvy, scabies, and dropsy (edema, or an abnormal accumulation ...
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Buckbean is native to Europe and North America. Early European physicians used the leaves as a cathartic and a remedy for constipation, fevers, rheumatism, scurvy, scabies, and dropsy (edema, or an abnormal accumulation of fluid). Buckbean also earned a reputation as a tonic and appetite stimulant. Colonists found the buckbean growing wild in America and used it much as they had in Europe. Some Indian tribes boiled the roots and stems of the plant to make a decoction for spitting blood and other internal problems. The herb was also employed to treat skin diseases, jaundice, and intestinal worms.
Research by pharmacologists indicates but does not prove conclusively that buckbean may have cathartic properties. The same studies show that buckbean's traditional use as an appetite stimulant is medically valid.
Large doses of the whole plant may cause vomiting and diarrhea.
General Herb Information
Only bees have an easy time finding buckbean, because it grows in often inaccessible bogs and marshes and in cold water. People who are fortunate enough to come upon buckbean in the wild will not confuse it with any other herb, for it is among the most beautiful of water plants. In bud buckbean flowers have a delicate whitish-pink color, and when the petals are fully open they are covered with a soft white fluff, or fringe. Man has long admired the buckbean for its beauty, and he has also used it as an herbal remedy-the leaves contain strong-tasting bitters.
Habitat: Marshes, bogs, ponds.
Range: Native to Europe and to North America from Labrador to Alaska, south to West Virginia, and as far west as Wyoming. The species is rare or endangered in some states.
Identification: A perennial aquatic herb, buckbean has a thick, creeping underground stem, about 4 inches long, that sends out 2- to 12-inch stalks bearing leaves divided into three oval or oblong leaflets 2-3 inches long. The flowers (April-September) range in color from white to pink to rose and are covered with a thick fringe of white hairs. The fruit resembles a bean.
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Directions
Hot tea brewing method: Bring freshly drawn cold water to a rolling boil. Place 1 tea bag for each cup into the teapot. Pour the boiling water into the pot, cover and let steep for 2-4 minutes. Pour into your cup; add milk and sugar to taste.
Iced tea brewing method: (to make 1 liter/quart): Place 5 tea bags into a teapot or heat resistant pitcher. Pour 1 1/4 cups of freshly boiled water over the tea itself. Steep for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water. Pour the tea into the serving pitcher straining the tea bags. Add ice and top-up with cold water. Garnish and sweeten to taste.
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