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Canutillo, 2 oz

YERBERO · herbolarioNo. 107

Nombre
Canutillo
English
Mormon tea
Botánica
Ephedra viridis
Parte
Tallo · stem
Forma
Cut and sifted stems
Origen
not stated on the bag
Colecta
wildcrafted, as the bag says
Peso neto
2 oz

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YERBERO Canutillo

Mormon tea · Ephedra viridis

Also sold as popotillo, brigham tea, ephedra

3.9 (46) 3.9 out of 5 from 46 ratings

$9.99$5.00 per oz

Size

Price from our last catalog update; the checkout shows the current one.

Té, an infusion

One to two teaspoons. Bring fresh water to a rolling boil, let it cool a moment, pour it over the tea and steep about 5 to 7 minutes, then strain. (As printed on the bag.)

Shelf
Barks, roots and stems
Sizes
2 sizes
Plant part
Stem
From
$9.99

Stems, not leaves

Canutillo is an herb of stems. The bag holds them cut and sifted, wildcrafted, in 2 oz or 4 oz. In Mexico the plant also goes by popotillo, from popote, the Mexican word for a drinking straw, and in the US by Mormon tea and Brigham tea.

The bag names the plant Ephedra viridis and prints a short steep. Bring fresh water to a rolling boil, let it cool a moment, pour it over one to two teaspoons and give it about five to seven minutes before you strain. Read the precaution printed beside this description before your first cup. Start with the 2 oz bag, and take the 4 oz, twice the stems, once you know the herb.

In YERBERO herbs and teas, Canutillo is filed under C in the herbolario A–Z, next to Cardo mariano.

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YERBERO canutillo: questions

Which size of YERBERO canutillo should you buy?

Canutillo comes in 2 oz, 4 oz. The ounce costs $5.00 in the smallest bag and $3.50 in the largest, so the bigger bag pays off once you know you will use it.

What plant are you getting in YERBERO canutillo?

The bag prints Ephedra viridis.

What should you know before you drink YERBERO canutillo?

Mormon tea is a plant of the genus Ephedra. The FDA banned dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids in 2004, and the NIH links ephedra to high blood pressure, heart attack, seizure and stroke, even at low doses.