Actephila tea

Actephila excelsa

infusion

Leaves of a shrub from the forests of tropical Asia, from India to Sulawesi, dried and drunk as a pleasant tea.

Origin

Eastern Himalayas

Season (United States)

all year round

Preparation

One teaspoon of dried leaves per cup, five to ten minutes in barely simmering water; the infusion is strained and drunk.

Did you know?

Doucs, Asian monkeys with grey legs, eat its leaves too.