white sapote leaf tea

[buddy roo]

Hi all, when making tea from white sapote leaves is it best to use new young leaves as in the new spring growth when they are fresh and light green, or it it better to wait till later in the year when the leaves are darker and more mature ?

[pinkturtle]

Hi all, when making tea from white sapote leaves is it best to use new young leaves as in the new spring growth when they are fresh and light green, or it it better to wait till later in the year when the leaves are darker and more mature ?

I don't know sapote, but for green tea is new young grow leaves.

[buddy roo]

thanks for the reply pinkturtle I have tried it both ways and give it to my wife for high blood pressure I was hoping that someone could tell me if they where more potent and had more of the compounds in them that made them good for a medicinal tea at a new leaf verses a old mature leaf not concerned about the taste

[sc4001992]

I looked up info from google search and some people have used the leaves for making tea (Daily's Fruit forum). Here's some info on casimiroa leaves.

Dried Casimiroa Leaves - Plantation Collection, this is from "Tropical Fruit World".

If you buy this for $12.95 it looks like on the back there is instructions on making herbal tea with it (see photos).

[Acetogenin]

Lizards love to sleep on my white sapote...might get some floaters in my tee if you know what i mean

[Francis_Eric]

If you tried it both ways you could test her Blood pressure with a stethoscope.

[Tetsu0]

I wonder if the leaves can make you sleepy like the fruit? That would be great to know.

[buddy roo]

I wonder if the leaves can make you sleepy like the fruit? That would be great to know.

no they do'not make you sleepy but the tea does help you sleep more restfully . btw eating the fruit has never made me or anyone I know sleepy