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season: late-spring
section: teas and remedies
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- chamomile tea from the first flowers. calming, good before sleep, gentle enough for children.
- red clover blossom tea, slightly sweet. traditionally used for skin and respiratory health.
- elderflower tea, steeped fresh or dried. cooling, good for early seasonal sniffles.
- plantain leaf poultice for bee stings and bug bites. chew or crush and press to the skin.
- peppermint tea, the plant is taking over the garden by now. settles the stomach, clears the head.
- oat straw tea from young green oats. a gentle nerve tonic for when the season feels too fast.

late spring remedies lean toward calming and cooling. everything is growing and so is the urge to overdo it. slow down.