Post by minnesotascott on Mar 30, 2011 17:33:42 GMT -5
The majority of sarsaparilla you will find to buy comes from Mexico and China. You will find that the roots can be used in herbal remedies around the globe as well as an ingredient of root beer. In terms of a herbal remedy, you'll find it being used for all sorts of medical problems such as skin problems, arthritis and digestive difficulties
It has a great anti-inflammatory effect on the body which is why you'll find herbalists recommending it for such skin problems as eczema and psoriasis. It's work excellently to detox and purify the blood plus lymphatic system. In addition to this, sarsaparilla has been used for the libido and balancing hormones.
Numerous people who have been having problems with kidney stones also will drink teas made with Chinese ingredients like sarsaparilla, plantain leaf and meadowsweet. It helps to dissolve the stones and works to eliminate excess uric acid that is in the body.
If you want to make sasaparilla into a drink, simply follow this recipe for root beer:-
Ingredients
3 tablespoons of sasaparilla root (roughly 1/2 ounce)
1 tablespoon of licorice root
1 qt. water
2-3 teaspoons of sugar
2 qts. carbonated water
Add the sasaparilla and liquorice to a quart of water and allow to simmer for roughly 45 minutes. Make sure you don't actually allow the mixture to boil because this will make it bitter. Add in the sugarand simmer for another 15 minutes.
Strain the plant material and put the pan back on the burner. Simmer this at a very low heat and wait for the liquid to reduce to half the level. Take it off the heat and then use a cheesecloth to strain it. You'll then be left with 12 ounces of concentrate which then needs to be refrigerated. Once this is done you can add two ounces and add it to 10 ounces of carbonated water. This will provide you with six big glasses of root beer.
Here we have wild sasaparilla growing, it’s every place so I harvest and use it.
It has a great anti-inflammatory effect on the body which is why you'll find herbalists recommending it for such skin problems as eczema and psoriasis. It's work excellently to detox and purify the blood plus lymphatic system. In addition to this, sarsaparilla has been used for the libido and balancing hormones.
Numerous people who have been having problems with kidney stones also will drink teas made with Chinese ingredients like sarsaparilla, plantain leaf and meadowsweet. It helps to dissolve the stones and works to eliminate excess uric acid that is in the body.
If you want to make sasaparilla into a drink, simply follow this recipe for root beer:-
Ingredients
3 tablespoons of sasaparilla root (roughly 1/2 ounce)
1 tablespoon of licorice root
1 qt. water
2-3 teaspoons of sugar
2 qts. carbonated water
Add the sasaparilla and liquorice to a quart of water and allow to simmer for roughly 45 minutes. Make sure you don't actually allow the mixture to boil because this will make it bitter. Add in the sugarand simmer for another 15 minutes.
Strain the plant material and put the pan back on the burner. Simmer this at a very low heat and wait for the liquid to reduce to half the level. Take it off the heat and then use a cheesecloth to strain it. You'll then be left with 12 ounces of concentrate which then needs to be refrigerated. Once this is done you can add two ounces and add it to 10 ounces of carbonated water. This will provide you with six big glasses of root beer.
Here we have wild sasaparilla growing, it’s every place so I harvest and use it.