Mortar & KettleHERBAL TEA · №010
Smoke Recovery Tea Medium · 11 min · Moderate · 1 pot a clearing herbal reset A clearing herbal reset for lungs and palate: sage and thyme lay down an antiseptic, resinous base, ginger warms the throat, and chamomile, mint, and lavender lift the finish into something cool and quiet. It soothes irritated tissue, settles the stomach, and leaves the breath feeling scrubbed and calm. INGREDIENTS 0.4 g sage (dried) 0.3 g thyme (or za'atar) 1 g fresh ginger (sliced) 1 g chamomile flowers (dried) 10 leaves fresh mint 0.03 g dried lavender (optional) 400 ml filtered water Method Simmer the sage, thyme, and ginger in the water to build a clearing base. (5 min) Off the heat, add the chamomile, mint, and lavender. Steep, covered, then strain. (6 min) The chemistry thymol (C₁₀H₁₄O) · sharp, antiseptic gingerol (C₁₇H₂₆O₄) · warm, pungent menthol (C₁₀H₂₀O) · cool, minty α-bisabolol (C₁₅H₂₆O) · soft, soothing

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HERBAL TEA · №010

Smoke Recovery Tea

Name: Smoke Recovery Tea
Total time: 11 min
Yield: 400 pots
Ingredients: 0.4 g sage; 0.3 g thyme; 1 g fresh ginger; 1 g chamomile flowers; 10 leaves fresh mint; 0.03 g dried lavender; 400 ml filtered water

a clearing herbal reset

A clearing herbal reset for lungs and palate: sage and thyme lay down an antiseptic, resinous base, ginger warms the throat, and chamomile, mint, and lavender lift the finish into something cool and quiet. It soothes irritated tissue, settles the stomach, and leaves the breath feeling scrubbed and calm.

Medium11 minModerate

HerbaceousMintyImmuneAnti-inflammatoryDigestive

Method

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Simmer the sage, thyme, and ginger in the water to build a clearing base.

▸0.4 gsage▸0.3 gthyme▸1 gfresh ginger▸400 mlfiltered water

5 min

Off the heat, add the chamomile, mint, and lavender.

▸1 gchamomile flowers▸10 leavesfresh mint▸0.03 gdried lavender

Steep, covered, then strain.

6 min

“A good steep is chemistry with the kettle on. Mind the minutes.”

THE MORTAR & KETTLE METHOD

The chemistry

SKELETAL STRUCTURES

4 compounds carry this recipe. Here is what each one does and, where we have it, what it actually looks like.

C₁₀H₁₄O

thymol

C₁₀H₁₄O

The bracing phenol of thyme; it lends the tea its clean medicinal edge and supports the throat and airways against irritation.

HerbaceousImmune

C₁₇H₂₆O₄

gingerol

C₁₇H₂₆O₄

The heat behind fresh ginger; it quiets inflammation and coaxes the stomach into motion as the base simmers.

DigestiveAnti-inflammatory

C₁₀H₂₀O

menthol

C₁₀H₂₀O

The cooling breath of fresh mint added off the heat; it opens the nasal passages and gives the tea its clearing, minty finish.

MintyDigestive

C₁₅H₂₆O

α-bisabolol

C₁₅H₂₆O

A gentle terpene alcohol from chamomile that calms inflamed tissue and rounds off the herbal sharpness with a mellow, floral warmth.

Anti-inflammatoryHerbaceous