Ivan-tea (kyprey) in combination with thyme will warm you in the cold season and quench your thirst when outside the window scorching summer heat. Many note the benefits of combining thyme with Ivan-tea. This infusion is full of valuable compounds, trace elements and vitamins: organic acids, vitamin C, manganese, zinc, calcium, tannins, gum, iron, sodium, flavonoids, selenium, copper. It helps the stomach and intestines, removes excess fluid, accelerates the recovery of the whole body and increases its tone, improves skin condition, relieves hangovers, is useful in the treatment of coughs, and will help cope with insomnia and has a positive effect on milk production in nursing women.
Thyme, another revered herb, was historically known as "the herb of shamans and healers." It was esteemed by the Slavs, who used it in pagan rituals to incense fireplaces and offer prayers to the gods. Even today, thyme is used to fumigate spaces like cowsheds and to soothe children’s fears.
Ancient scholars like Theophrastus and Avicenna documented thyme’s medicinal properties, lauding its potency as an antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, expectorant, Rhododendron Adams contains a large number of useful substances, essential oils and acids, including linolenic acid, which belongs to the essential fatty acids of the omega-3 class.
In the bark and leaves there are a lot of tannins (tannids), which gives the decoction from the plant a characteristic astringent flavor. Therefore, after drinking tea, you may well want to quench your thirst with a glass of water. It is important to drink enough fluid per day, which is necessary for the excretion of toxins and breakdown products.
The smell of this tea is unusual: to some it reminds oak flavor, to others it seems somewhat strawberry. Take 3−5 leaves of sagan-dale, pour 250−500 ml. boiling water and insist for 15 minutes. The resulting drink can be half diluted with brewed black tea, but then the healing properties of sagan-dale will be somewhat blurred.