Ivan Tea

Fireweed tea or ivan chai is a traditional fermented black tea or tisane made from fireweed or willow herb a medicinal herb that grows throughout the northern hemisphere and from california to alaska in the west and as far south as north carolina in eastern north america.

Ivan tea. Ivan is a traditional russian name while chai means tea in russian. Does not contain caffein. As the saying goes the new is the well forgotten old. Fireweed tea or ivan chai is a traditional fermented herbal tea or tisane made from fireweed willow herb.

Russian ivan tea leaf fermented 100g. It s also called kaporie chai by the name of the village between estonian border and st petersburg. The narrow leaves of this plant contain a rich set of trace elements tannins mucus chlorophyll and vitamin c. Sadly in 18 th century ivan tea was unfairly forgotten and only recently has it started winning.

Ivan tea was first mentioned in 12 13 centuries but then it was known by the name of a small town near saint petersburg koporye tea. While legend has it that tea was discovered in china and many histories have been written black tea didn t appear. In herbalists that have been preserved since the time of ivan the terrible it is said about the great benefits of ivan tea. Iron manganese and copper present in ivan tea contribute to active hematopoiesis.

There is also a description of its medicinal properties. Tea from herbs of russia. Before the revolution ivan chai was a fully russian national drink. Description ivan chai siberian chamerion angustifolium.

Koporye tea ivan chai russian tea is a traditional russian drink from 12 th century. Before 1917 the formation of the ussr russian tea was produced in large quantities and exported to many countries such as england and china but has been out of the market by cheaper indian tea. Later on ivan tea became very popular in european countries and was just as widely spread as famous indian tea. This herb not only has an pleasant aroma and thirst quenching abilities but also has many natural benefits.

Ivan leaf tea due to the fermentation process gets a special tart taste and rich color which is inherent in black tea. This is a medicinal herb that grows throughout the northern hemisphere and from california to alaska in the west and as far south as north carolina in eastern north america. Ivan chai is not only a delicious tea that can be drunk at any time of the day every day but also a source of well being. Entire books have been written about the benefits of this plant.