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How to Make Ground Ivy Tea and Use at Home

by Andreea Laza

Want to learn how to make ground ivy tea and use it as medicine? Continue reading and find out the top uses of ground ivy tea.

Ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) is closely related to motherwort and wild oregano, the round-leaved ground ivy emerges early in spring, alongside snowdrops and nettles. Its delicate shoots struggle to push through the dry forest leaves, eventually reaching 15-20 cm above the ground. Be sure to harvest it as soon as possible, so you can enjoy it fresh in salads or as a seasoning in your dishes. In addition to this, ground ivy is a fantastic medicine, especially in the form of tea in combination with other medicinal herbs. Before we show you how to make ground ivy tea, let’s look into the main health benefits of ground ivy.

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The Health Benefits of Ground Ivy

Ground ivy is a powerful regenerator for liver cells damaged by cirrhosis or cancer due to its powerful antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antimutagenic properties most likely due to its high apigenin and rosmarinic acid content. It is also antimicrobial, analgesic, hemostatic, and stimulates appetite.

In traditional Romanian medicine, ground ivy was used to address digestive issues: diarrhea, inflammatory processes in the stomach, bowels, liver, or kidneys, normalizing bowel movements, and eliminating intestinal worms. It is also used for eliminating small stones (1-2 mm) from the gallbladder and kidney sand, as well as for gout. In traditional Russian medicine, most remedies for eliminating small kidney or gallbladder stones or sand include ground ivy.

In some parts of Romania, the plant’s leaves are used to treat respiratory conditions such as bronchitis, laryngitis, pleurisy, and pneumonia. They used the flowering plant to make a strong tea that they used after a severe illness, especially after pneumonia and bronchitis.

According to folk healers, pouring the juice of ground ivy into the nostrils can ease headaches. Additionally, stomach, liver, and spleen conditions heal faster and are easier to manage when ground ivy remedies are used alongside the prescribed medication. Before we show you how to make ground ivy tea, let’s see how to harvest ground ivy.

Ground ivy is a top-tier honey plant. Bees actively visit it starting in May and can collect 14-19 kg of aromatic honey per hectare, making ground ivy honey extremely beneficial for health.

How to Harvest Ground Ivy

First, harvest the leaves before its flowers bloom, and harvest the rest of the aerial plant after flowering, by cutting with scissors to avoid pulling its delicate roots out from the ground. As an aromatic plant, ground ivy should be harvested on sunny days, as there is a direct connection between air temperature and the amount of essential oils contained in its flowers and leaves.

After harvesting, dry the whole plant in semi-darkness, at temperatures below 30 degrees Celsius, by spreading it out on sheets of white paper, not on porous newspapers that can absorb its essential oils. Drying the plant whole will prevent the loss of its juice, which contains essential oils, allowing you to obtain a high-quality raw material. For this, spread a thin layer of the plant on white paper, and when it’s time to turn it, cover it with another sheet of the same size so you can easily flip it as a whole. Store the fully dried ground ivy in airtight screw-top glass jars or tin containers with lids.

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How to Make Ground Ivy Tea and Use at Home – 13 Remedies

1. Bladder Problems

Steep 2 tablespoons of chopped herb in one cup/250 ml of hot water for 30 minutes, then strain by pressing well. Divide the infusion into 3 equal parts and consume each portion one between meals in one day. Resume daily until the urinary tract problems resolve.

2. Hepatitis and Gastritis

Steep 1 teaspoon of fresh ground ivy flowers and leaves in 200 ml of boiling water (ideally in a thermos mug) for one hour. Drink 3-4 warm ground ivy teas a day, 15 minutes between meals.

3. Gallbladder Problems

Grind the dried plant into a fine powder and steep one teaspoon of the powder in 200 ml of hot water in a thermos for 30 minutes, then allow to cool at room temperature for 10 minutes. Do not strain. Have 2-3 tablespoons of this infusion, 4 times a day, 30 minutes before meals.

4. Liver Cancer

Steep 1 tsp each of ground ivy, spiny cocklebur (Xanthium spinosum L), and three-lobe beggarticks flowers (Bidens tripartita L) in 300 ml of hot water in a thermos cup for 2 hours. Strain the tea and split it into 4 equal parts, and heave each portion 30 minutes before meals. To boost its healing properties, add 5-15 drops of fresh ground ivy juice (depending on body weight).

To use this remedy in the winter, you can freeze the juice, or combine it in a 1:1 ratio with raw honey and use it as such. In case of emergency, until you procure all the necessary herbs, you can consume 1/3 teaspoon each, 3 times a day of powdered dry ground ivy leaves.

5. Fibrocystic Breast Disease

To prepare this ground ivy tea, first combine the following finely minced dried herbs:

Steep a tablespoon of the herbal blend in 350 ml of hot water in a thermos mug for 4-6 hours. Strain the tea and drink warm, in portions of 120 ml 3 times a day, one hour before meals. After following this remedy for 30 days, pause for 10 days and resume until the desired result is achieved.

6. Endometriosis

Combine one tablespoon each of ground ivy, nettle, sage leaves, and 1 teaspoon of broadleaf plantain seeds. Steep 1 heaped tablespoon of this mix in 50 ml of warm water for 15 minutes, then add another 100 ml of water on top and simmer for 5 minutes. After cooling down, strain and drink one tablespoon of this infusion 4 times a day for 2 weeks. Do not throw away the plants that you used to make the infusion, instead simmer them once again and use them for vaginal washes.

7. Menopause Symptoms

Steep 1 teaspoon each of ground ivy, wild oregano, and calendula flowers, and 1/3 teaspoon of sweet yellow clover in 750 ml of hot water in a covered pot for one hour. Drink one cup of this warm tea 3 times a day, 15 minutes before meals. This is one of the most amazing ground ivy tea recipes.

8. Low Blood Pressure

Combine the following dried herbs:

Steep 2-3 tablespoons of this herbal blend (depending on body weight) in 350 ml of hot water in a thermos mug for 6-8 hours. Divine in three equal portions and drink each of them 30 minutes before meals (the first one before breakfast).

9. Chronic Lung Problems

Steep 2 tablespoons of ground ivy, 2 tablespoons of poplar buds, and 1 tablespoon of elderflowers in 750 ml of hot water for 8 hours. Strain, divine in five equal portions and drink in between meals over the course of one day. Continue drinking this ground ivy tea blend until your symptoms improve.

10. Bronchial Asthma & Kidney Problems

Finely grind 1 tablespoon each of ground ivy with flowers, coltsfoot, and licorice root, and then soak them in a 300 ml solution of 60% vegetal glycerin and 40% water in a dark place for 6 weeks. Shake well so the herbs are fully immersed. Strain the mixture using a fine mesh strainer, cheesecloth, or muslin, and store in amber glass bottles with a dropper. Store the glycerite in a cool, dark place and use over the next 1-2 years. The dosage is 15 drops with 50 ml of water three times a day after meals.

11. Phlegm & Mucus

Combine three teaspoons each of ground ivy, spiny cocklebur, and asarabacca, and steep them in one liter (4 cups) of boiling water, until the infusion cools down. Strain and drink this powerful herbal infusion in 5 reps over the course of a day. This is one of the most effective ways to make ground ivy tea for phlegm and mucus.

12. Hearing Loss

Steep one tablespoon of ground ivy leaves and two teaspoons of chopped pine needles in 300 ml of hot water for one hour. Strain, divine in three equal portions, and drink each portion before meals. Continue drinking this ground ivy tea until you see improvement in your hearing.

13. Cough

Peel and finely chop 10 small onions, and combine with a head of minced garlic. Boil the onion and garlic in a liter of water until the onions become soft. After cooling (at room temperature) add 3 spoons each of raw honey and freshly made ground ivy juice. To stop a coughing fit, have one spoonful every hour, from 8 in the morning until 8 in the evening.

Ground Ivy Safety and Contraindications

There are no official, scientific data on the toxicity of ground ivy when used internally. In some herbal encyclopedias, ground ivy is classified as relatively toxic, therefore exceeding the indicated doses is not recommended. Overdosing on ground ivy can cause excessive salivation or sweating, cardiac rhythm disturbances, and in severe cases pulmonary edema. It should not be used in low blood pressure crisis (passing out and becoming unconscious due to very low blood pressure). Please consult a medical doctor or certified naturopath before using ground ivy at home.

Read Also: How to Use Ground Ivy Medicinally – 6 Topical Uses

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