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Benefits of Cannabis Tea and How to Prepare it?

Cannabis tea is considered to be one of the healthiest beverages on earth as it is full of vitamins, nutrients, and antioxidants. People consume it for alleviating everything from morning sickness to strain.

Updated on: 17 January, 2022 2:53 PM IST By: KJ Staff
Cannabis Tea and its leaves in the cup

Cannabis tea is considered to be one of the healthiest beverages on earth as it is full of vitamins, nutrients, and antioxidants. People consume it for alleviating everything from morning sickness to strain. Cannabis tea can be made in many ways from different types of ingredients depending on our personal preferences.

Here we have given some methods to make this great drink:

  • An infusion of dry flowers and water

  • A mixture of cannabis-infused with fat combined with tea leaves and water to make a latte-Esque beverage.

  • A mixture of tea and an alcohol-based extraction, such as a tincture.

Why Does Cannabis Need De-carboxylation?

If you want to decarboxylate your cannabis using a mode of heating before adding it to the tea, remember that minimum time and temperature for decarboxylation may vary depending on the factors given below :

  • The amount of moisture in the product

  • How much product do you want to use

  • The type of oven or type of medium you are using like gas or electric.

How to Decarboxylate Cannabis?

There are two recipes:-

  • Cannabis-infused golden milk with medicated coconut oil.

  • The cannabis tea with rose and chamomile

Cannabis Golden Milk With Medicated Coconut Oil

Ingredients needed :

  • 1 spoon of medicated Coconut Oil.

  • 1 cup of unsweetened almond milk.

  • 1 cinnamon stick.

  • 1/2 teaspoon of dried turmeric.

  • 1 ½” piece of ginger, unpeeled, thinly sliced.

  • 1 tablespoon of honey.

  • 1/4 teaspoon of whole black peppercorns.

  • The ground cinnamon, for serving.

Directions:

  • Whisk coconut milk, cinnamon, turmeric, ginger, honey, peppercorns, and 1 cup water in a small pan and boil them under low flame.

  • Reduce the heat and add the medicated coconut oil.

  • Simmer it till 10 minutes.

  • Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into mugs and top with a dash of cinnamon.

Cannabis Tea with Rose and Chamomile

Ingredients needed:

  • Cannabis-infused honey.

  • 2 teaspoons of ground cannabis trim, stems, or buds can too be used.

  • Coconut milk, as per flavor

  • 2 teaspoons of dried chamomile

  • 2 teaspoons of dried rosebuds.

Directions:

  • Decarboxylate your dried herb beforehand.

  • Add all the dried flowers to a tea infuser and steep in hot water for 5-10 minutes.

  • Enjoy it with additional cannabis-infused honey or you can take coconut milk for extra flavor.

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