Comments on: How To Make Calea Z Tea Taste Bitter…I mean Better! http://dreaminglife.org/how-to-make-calea-z-tea-taste-bitteri-mean-better/ A Blog on Lucid Dreaming | Consciousness | Raw Foods | and More. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:32:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: john http://dreaminglife.org/how-to-make-calea-z-tea-taste-bitteri-mean-better/comment-page-1/#comment-40352 john Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:41:10 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/05/10/how-to-make-calea-z-tea-taste-bitteri-mean-better/#comment-40352 Mint added to the tea works very well, It also aids in sublingual absorbtion. I find holding the tea in the mouth under the tongue prevents you from tasting much atall of it, while helping the calea be absorbed through the skin. Boiled peppermint sweets are great for covering the taste. Mint added to the tea works very well, It also aids in sublingual absorbtion.

I find holding the tea in the mouth under the tongue prevents you from tasting much atall of it, while helping the calea be absorbed through the skin.

Boiled peppermint sweets are great for covering the taste.

]]> By: psychonautic http://dreaminglife.org/how-to-make-calea-z-tea-taste-bitteri-mean-better/comment-page-1/#comment-40313 psychonautic Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:37:58 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/05/10/how-to-make-calea-z-tea-taste-bitteri-mean-better/#comment-40313 ok i got new one..try chew garlic after each drink...of two evil garlic is lesser hehe ok i got new one..try chew garlic after each drink…of two evil garlic is lesser hehe

]]> By: Cortiano http://dreaminglife.org/how-to-make-calea-z-tea-taste-bitteri-mean-better/comment-page-1/#comment-34305 Cortiano Sun, 06 Feb 2011 09:44:10 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/05/10/how-to-make-calea-z-tea-taste-bitteri-mean-better/#comment-34305 My suggestions start with the making of calea tea. Someone wrote "boil the leaves for 15 minutes." I think since calea it is a herbal tea it should follow the rule for herbal teas. In the book The Ultimate Tea Diet, the author, Mark Ukra, writes "These herbal “teas” are, according to the Tea Association of America, “... an infusion of leaves, roots, bark, seeds or flowers of other plants [not Camellia sinensis]. These herbal drinks do not contain caffeine; <b> they are generally made by pouring boiling water over the plant parts and letting them steep for a few minutes." <b> So, do not boil the leaves, but rather pour boiling water on them and let them seep for something like 10 minutes. To make the tea taste better, first, I drink it very warm and second I keep a piece of dark chocolate (you may prefer milk chocolate) in my mouth while drinking. Hope these suggestions are helpful. Golden slumbers to all. My suggestions start with the making of calea tea. Someone wrote “boil the leaves for 15 minutes.” I think since calea it is a herbal tea it should follow the rule for herbal teas. In the book The Ultimate Tea Diet, the author, Mark Ukra, writes “These herbal “teas” are, according to the Tea Association of America, “… an infusion of leaves, roots, bark, seeds or flowers of other plants [not Camellia sinensis]. These herbal drinks do not contain caffeine; they are generally made by pouring boiling water over the plant parts and letting them steep for a few minutes.”

So, do not boil the leaves, but rather pour boiling water on them and let them seep for something like 10 minutes.

To make the tea taste better, first, I drink it very warm and second I keep a piece of dark chocolate (you may prefer milk chocolate) in my mouth while drinking.

Hope these suggestions are helpful.
Golden slumbers to all.

]]> By: Myke http://dreaminglife.org/how-to-make-calea-z-tea-taste-bitteri-mean-better/comment-page-1/#comment-34302 Myke Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:26:09 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/05/10/how-to-make-calea-z-tea-taste-bitteri-mean-better/#comment-34302 I had a bottle of Creatine Caps, (body fortress brand), and they're out of date... so what i did was twist open the capsules, emptied the creatine poweder into the bin... ended up with about 50 capsules or so. Using a Pestle n Mortar I crushed up the Calea (bought 10g), the best i could, some i had to rub between my fingers to crumble it... and packed it into these capsules. I've found that taking 3 of these in capsules, brings on the effects slower than drinking the tea. Tea, i drank it (bravely, without anything to sweeten it) of course, picked out the leafs. waited about 10 mins then went to bed... had some effects, everything was a little surreal when i woke up during the night. The pills, i took 3 of them. i didn't get the disgusting taste, capsules took it straight to my stomache. the leaves give a much stronger effect... Probably because the leaves are inside my body, constantly giving it their all. i slept for 17 hours, woke up a few times after about 12 hours, decided not to go to the toilet, and back to sleep. Every time i did this, i had a different dream, was actively aware of what's happening, and sometimes even able to affect things. its by far a better way to ingest this herb, although not true to the shamanistic ways... can use old capsules, or buy some from health stores. I had a bottle of Creatine Caps, (body fortress brand), and they’re out of date…

so what i did was twist open the capsules, emptied the creatine poweder into the bin… ended up with about 50 capsules or so.

Using a Pestle n Mortar I crushed up the Calea (bought 10g), the best i could, some i had to rub between my fingers to crumble it… and packed it into these capsules.

I’ve found that taking 3 of these in capsules, brings on the effects slower than drinking the tea.

Tea, i drank it (bravely, without anything to sweeten it) of course, picked out the leafs. waited about 10 mins then went to bed… had some effects, everything was a little surreal when i woke up during the night.

The pills, i took 3 of them. i didn’t get the disgusting taste, capsules took it straight to my stomache. the leaves give a much stronger effect… Probably because the leaves are inside my body, constantly giving it their all.

i slept for 17 hours, woke up a few times after about 12 hours, decided not to go to the toilet, and back to sleep. Every time i did this, i had a different dream, was actively aware of what’s happening, and sometimes even able to affect things.

its by far a better way to ingest this herb, although not true to the shamanistic ways… can use old capsules, or buy some from health stores.

]]> By: Kevin http://dreaminglife.org/how-to-make-calea-z-tea-taste-bitteri-mean-better/comment-page-1/#comment-31386 Kevin Fri, 07 Jan 2011 06:38:21 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/05/10/how-to-make-calea-z-tea-taste-bitteri-mean-better/#comment-31386 Night#2 of the Z smoked five doobs opposed to tea on acount of the trip to taste ratio instead grinded up about a handfull mixed with a teeny bit of water like a mud sorta down she went and off i go Night#2 of the Z smoked five doobs opposed to tea on acount of the trip to taste ratio instead grinded up about a handfull mixed with a teeny bit of water like a mud sorta down she went and off i go

]]> By: Dharmabum220 http://dreaminglife.org/how-to-make-calea-z-tea-taste-bitteri-mean-better/comment-page-1/#comment-26609 Dharmabum220 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:52:37 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/05/10/how-to-make-calea-z-tea-taste-bitteri-mean-better/#comment-26609 I grow my own herbs including calea Z and I brew teas, I make my own special mix, lemon balm( not actual lemon just a herb that helps with sleep, gives off a nice lemony aroma), calea, and some honey and sugar. The lemon balm hleps with sleep and taste good, not the same as if you were to use a citrus, and the honey or sugar makes it sweet :) enjoy, and happy trails :) I grow my own herbs including calea Z and I brew teas, I make my own special mix, lemon balm( not actual lemon just a herb that helps with sleep, gives off a nice lemony aroma), calea, and some honey and sugar. The lemon balm hleps with sleep and taste good, not the same as if you were to use a citrus, and the honey or sugar makes it sweet :) enjoy, and happy trails :)

]]> By: laura http://dreaminglife.org/how-to-make-calea-z-tea-taste-bitteri-mean-better/comment-page-1/#comment-26551 laura Sun, 19 Sep 2010 02:23:32 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/05/10/how-to-make-calea-z-tea-taste-bitteri-mean-better/#comment-26551 I just tried calea with a lemon....the tea is so bitter it actually made the lemon taste sweet. I remember once when I had to drink a god aweful concoction before surgury and I was told to numb my mouth with an ice cube first. It worked maybe it will work with this horrible tea too. I just tried calea with a lemon….the tea is so bitter it actually made the lemon taste sweet. I remember once when I had to drink a god aweful concoction before surgury and I was told to numb my mouth with an ice cube first. It worked maybe it will work with this horrible tea too.

]]> By: Brendan http://dreaminglife.org/how-to-make-calea-z-tea-taste-bitteri-mean-better/comment-page-1/#comment-26523 Brendan Mon, 13 Sep 2010 06:41:03 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/05/10/how-to-make-calea-z-tea-taste-bitteri-mean-better/#comment-26523 Use a tincture instead of a tea to maximize potency, IAMShaman has an excellent offering. As for the god awful bitterness, you can't escape it at the time. Wintergreen scope and a tongue cleaner is the only way I decreased the bitterness afterwards, and that was only marginal at best. Use a tincture instead of a tea to maximize potency, IAMShaman has an excellent offering. As for the god awful bitterness, you can’t escape it at the time. Wintergreen scope and a tongue cleaner is the only way I decreased the bitterness afterwards, and that was only marginal at best.

]]> By: chris http://dreaminglife.org/how-to-make-calea-z-tea-taste-bitteri-mean-better/comment-page-1/#comment-25811 chris Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:05:21 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/05/10/how-to-make-calea-z-tea-taste-bitteri-mean-better/#comment-25811 yeh i tried calea, and i conquer, terrible tasting stuff, to me it tastes like i just chewed up a bunch of ibuprofen and swished it in my mouth, super super bitter and chemical tasting, my sister said if she had not brewed itherself she would have thought it was poison lol, but yeh i think this herb is somewhat of a placebo, i say that cause i've gulped down massive amonts on several occasion. the power of suggestion is strong. yeh i tried calea, and i conquer, terrible tasting stuff, to me it tastes like i just chewed up a bunch of ibuprofen and swished it in my mouth, super super bitter and chemical tasting, my sister said if she had not brewed itherself she would have thought it was poison lol, but yeh i think this herb is somewhat of a placebo, i say that cause i’ve gulped down massive amonts on several occasion. the power of suggestion is strong.

]]> By: Vonstrudel http://dreaminglife.org/how-to-make-calea-z-tea-taste-bitteri-mean-better/comment-page-1/#comment-25616 Vonstrudel Wed, 30 Jun 2010 02:33:07 +0000 http://dreaminglife.org/2007/05/10/how-to-make-calea-z-tea-taste-bitteri-mean-better/#comment-25616 I noticed after a ricola the bitterness minimal, insted of packs of gum, why not keep an altoid under you tongue. I noticed after a ricola the bitterness minimal, insted of packs of gum, why not keep an altoid under you tongue.

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