Tribe.net. Local Connections Sugar http://edibleandmedicinalplants.tribe.net/thread/e7cbc46f-0e9b-49bc-be6a-b9c529f71148#16851797-ae20-4de7-bc35-ca81597d1626 2009-06-14T02:17:59Z 2009-06-14T02:17:59Z

Ooooo! I like that idea!

Sugar 2009-06-14T02:17:59Z LolaB http://edibleandmedicinalplants.tribe.net/thread/e7cbc46f-0e9b-49bc-be6a-b9c529f71148#3cda941f-d420-4ca7-96e9-af3dfa5850f2 2009-06-10T15:45:16Z 2009-06-10T15:45:16Z

You will some of the nutrients by steeping herbs in cold water, but not all of them. I would steep a teabag in half a cup of boiling water, let it sit until cold, then add both or just the squeezed tea extract to the bottle. And why not drop in a few fresh raspberries for extra flavor? =)

LolaB 2009-06-10T15:45:16Z Peter http://edibleandmedicinalplants.tribe.net/thread/e7cbc46f-0e9b-49bc-be6a-b9c529f71148#e9b9879c-8159-4817-9ed2-61fa7d0f8d78 2009-06-08T18:28:30Z 2009-06-08T18:28:30Z

I'm not an expert, but from my personal knowledge heat does kill certain nutrients, yet it also activates certain parts of a plant so it depends on what you're looking for. perhaps if the instructions tell you to do a hot water infusion you could do a hot water infusion and then throw it on ice? Ultimately though an infusion probably won't be very powerful and it would be a better idea to get the raw herbs used in the infusion and boil them for a few hours. I would look into the traditional uses of the herbs used in the infusion to ultimately decide whether to do a cold or hot extraction.

Peter 2009-06-08T18:28:30Z Sugar http://edibleandmedicinalplants.tribe.net/thread/e7cbc46f-0e9b-49bc-be6a-b9c529f71148#03e70c11-ad65-49b5-bf9c-7a1ed7e1da0d 2009-06-05T03:18:38Z 2009-06-05T03:18:38Z

I'm drinking red raspberry leaf tea to aid fertility and the info that I have says to do a hot water infusion. But being that it's summer and drinking hot water is the last thing I want to do what I have been doing is making a teabag in the morning and popping it in my water bottle and refilling and sipping all day. So, what I'm asking is am I doing myself any good, or am I wasting my time. Am I getting the nutrients that I need in the cold water? Also, does boiling kill the nutrients like I've read in Yerba Mate?

Sugar 2009-06-05T03:18:38Z