just use 60% bougainvillea leaves and 40% eucalyptus . bring it to the first boil and stop ! don't over boil . Add honey if you want.
This is perfect for cold season . therapeutical .
bougainvillea reliefs throat issues and coughing in a magical way .
eucalyptus clears the airways and detoxes .
I want to make clear that I do not recommend to plant any tree or bush that is not native for your region.
There are always great local plants to make lots of nice teas.
Mexico , and many regions, suffered a history of eucalyptus plantations for several reasons. One of them was that more than 100 years ago , an eucalyptus plantation campaign took place to prevent malaria and such mosquito-related illness. Other reasons where paper and pulp industries , like in the amazons in brazil.
You can read short and concise about the role of eucalyptus plantations as an epidemiological prevention measure , en español. http://www.ejournal.unam.mx/cns/no58/CNS05808.pdf
in short , there were like 60 million eucalyptus planted just in the valley of mexico. in the center of the country. But it is a really destructive plant if set in a foreign environment . as well as the fucking ficus, it should be forbidden in monterrey but its widely spread, even in public spaces.. although no one has seen a ficus last long. they always get cut off or die.. wonder why ? they don't belong there , and they destroy while they are there… i really hate ficus in mexico and ficus lovers . fick u ficus!
In my street there is one eucalyptus tree … and the bougainvillea bushes are in every mexican park.
So , if you live in northeast mexico you'll probably have a lot of chances to do this tea… hope you know how to identify the eucalyptus tree. the trunk is constantly loosing its bark and showing its fresh white trunk and they are normally big … if you are not sure.. take the leaves and smell them… or use your smartphone for good.
