lemon myrtle
Health Benefits & Medicinal Purposes
- Antimicrobial – An agent that kills microorganisms or stops their growth. For example against antibacteria & anti-fungi
- Surface Disinfectant Power – Ratio of dilution of the disinfectant that kills microorganisms
- Treatment of skin lesions caused by Molluscum Contagiosum – A disease affecting children and immuno-compromised patients
- Antiseptic – Reduce the possibility of infection, sepsis and putrefaction
- Anti-microbial food additive – Natural anti-microbial agent
- Lemon Myrtle Essential Oil – The oil is a popular ingredient in health care and cleaning products, especially soaps, lotions, skin-whitening preparations and shampoos
- Bush food topical uses – Dried flakes, flavour essence for the enhanced flavour in shortbread, pastas, baked fish, infused in macadamia or vegetable oils, herbal tea, milk based foods, eg; cheesecake, lemon flavoured ice-cream or sorbet without the curdling problem associated with lemon fruit acidity.
- Free Radical Agent – The lemon myrtle dried leaf can be associated with assisting in the repair of damaged cells and anti-aging antioxidants
Lemon Myrtle Tea
Ingredients
- 8 lemon myrtle leaves
- 2 cups of water
- Lemon slices
- Teapot
- Cups
Instructions
- Bring water to a gentle boil
- Add the fresh lemon myrtle leaves to a teapot and pour the hot water
- Let steep for 5 minutes then remove the leaves
- Pour tea into cups, add lemon slices and serve
