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Recipe

White dead-nettle infusion

Herb:
White dead-nettle Lamium album
Plant part:
Leaf

About 10 minBeginnerRecipe science profile

Procedure

  1. Use 1–2 teaspoons of dried flowering tops with leaves per cup.
  2. Pour boiling water, cover, and steep 8–10 minutes.
  3. Strain — mild flavour; harvest only after confident ID.

Extraction

Herb:
poměry dle kroků receptu na kartě
Solvent:
mediální složení (voda, alkohol, olej, med…) viz jednotlivé kroky
Shelf life:
po přípravě uchovávej hygienicky a podle typu výrobku (chlad, světlo, alkohol)
Target compounds:
orientační domácí extrakce — profil závisí na teplotě, času řezu a poměrech

Notes

Do not confuse with other Lamium species — confident field identification is essential.

Why it works

Hot water and infusion time govern the release of polar metabolites and part of the volatile oils; a home infusion is not the same as a standardised tea extract from registered preparations.

Literature

Related

White dead-nettle — Herb card

Herbal infusion (tea) — Processing method detail

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