These are quality ORGANIC Pine Needles that I pick from the forests of Rhodope Mountain Bulgaria. I enjoy making tea with them & wanted to share them with others. You just need a few tablespoons of these per cup. I like to chop them up a bit, but you can certainly use them whole. Add them to a cup & then pour boiling water over them. Let them steep for 10 minutes. I cover the cup to keep the oils in during the steeping process. You can make the tea into iced as well. Add a little honey or sweetener. You can add so many other things like orange peel, cloves & so forth. The benefits of Pine Needle Tea are amazing. Do some research & it will amaze you. Here are a few that I have found while researching. Pine needle tea is a good source of vitamin A, an antioxidant essential for healthy vision. The Pine needles also have several times more vitamin C than fresh orange juice & were used by the early settlers of North America to avoid scurvy a disease associated with vitamin C deficiency. Due to their high concentration of antioxidants, pine needles are potent immunity booster. The tea is used as an antiseptic wash when cooled. The oil in pine needles, like that found in eucalyptus, protects against a number of health issues & harmful organisms. White Pine Needle Tea - Dried/Fresh Organic Needles Pine For Pinus Sylvestris
