12-06-2011, 20:16
Hi Susan and Maz,
So happy this helped. Aniseed tea is a bit of manual work: crush 1 teaspoon of seeds in the mortar first (unless you've got an old coffee grinder). Pour on 1 cup of hot water, steep for 10 minutes, and sieve. Sweeten with honey or sugar. Drink two to five cups a day.
Aniseed is mostly used in blends, like Onicemile wrote on page 2 of this thread. A mix designed for new mothers to start the milk is 10 g aniseed, 10 g fennel, 10 g black cumin (nigella sativa), 10 g dill, 10 g origanum majorana and 10 g melissa officinalis. Prepare in the same way.
So happy this helped. Aniseed tea is a bit of manual work: crush 1 teaspoon of seeds in the mortar first (unless you've got an old coffee grinder). Pour on 1 cup of hot water, steep for 10 minutes, and sieve. Sweeten with honey or sugar. Drink two to five cups a day.
Aniseed is mostly used in blends, like Onicemile wrote on page 2 of this thread. A mix designed for new mothers to start the milk is 10 g aniseed, 10 g fennel, 10 g black cumin (nigella sativa), 10 g dill, 10 g origanum majorana and 10 g melissa officinalis. Prepare in the same way.