Drying mistletoe »Procedure and use

When should I dry mistletoe?

Mistletoe is particularly easy to collect in autumn or winter when the trees on which the mistletoe grows have shed their leaves. In January and February, collecting is often not recommended due to the lack of healing properties. If the new shoot begins in spring, the finding will be green again Treetop harder again. Accordingly, you should collect and dry mistletoe between autumn and spring.

What do you do with dried mistletoe?

Dried mistletoe can be used to make a tea that is said to have a variety of effects. Unlike other herbs, however, mistletoe tea is prepared as a cold extract. When the herb is heated, the toxins it contains can dissolve and pass into the tea. It is essential to avoid this! Envelopes Mistletoe tea is said to relieve varicose veins and eczema and also help with rheumatic pain.

How is mistletoe dried?

Only cut young mistletoe leaves and shoots and clean them thoroughly. You will also remove all of them Berry, they are not dried with. Hang the food to be dried in a dry, warm and airy place. An attic is often a good choice. After drying, the herb should be kept dry and dark. Moisture makes it mold easily.

The essentials in brief:

• collect between autumn and spring, not when there is frost
• Do not damage the host tree
• Cut the groupage into small pieces
• hang in a dry and warm place
• Warning: raw mistletoe is considered low poisonous
• Store dry and protected from light
• at best use in small doses, for example externally for rheumatic pain
• for internal use it is better to use tea from the pharmacy