August 6, 2010

Spilanthes and mixed basil tisane


Perfect thing just before bed during a rainless lightning storm: a tisane of toothache plant flowers and mixed basil. We're growing cinnamon, anise, clove and licorice basil (and a more traditional kind) and I'm not sure what I grabbed.



The little flowers, separated from the toothache plant "button," are pretty potent, much more than just the leaves. Each sip of the tisane was tingly.

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