There is a warning label on my big bag of Organic Comfrey Leaf: Safety Guideline-For External Use Only. Why is everyone talking about making tea?
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According to my herbal medicine teacher Susun Weed, and many others, this comfrey is mislabeled, as is all that is sold in the United States. This is perfectly safe to consume internally. You can google 'comfrey leaf safe Susun weed ' to start. She addresses this to very question because naturally many people are confused by the mislabeling.
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Okay Karen! Here's what the label says: 24 ppm patented Silver Solution (de-ionized water and silver), TEA (wonder what that stands for?) and Carbomer. It doesn't really tell us MUCH, but it sounds to me like it's probably safe...it sure does work for me!!! :-) Have a good day, 'k? Sincerely, Glenice Loux
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I don't know. What I found on the internet was mixed, some say it is safe, others warn against using it, and one said it's from a nut tree, so there is the nut allergen consideration.
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I don't understand your questions about "harmful chemicals" nor the max "safe" temperature.I've used this item as stated before for hot tea and there was steam when I used boiling water and no steam when I used water at room temperature.
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I've been looking into this as well, and my rationale for eating the leaves (in smoothies) is that any "toxin" or pathogen that might make you sick in the tea is not going to be killed/neutralized by the average brewing process, so if these were present people would be getting sick from just drinking the tea, which obviously isn't happening. It helps that this is an "organic" product which should mean there are no pestisides present that you wouldn't want to eat. I'm not a doctor or scientist so do this at your own risk.
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Thanks so much for your answers,Anthony..I must inquire as someone whom has had health issues and knows as a fact that fear of products from China is a reality, not paranoia....Who tests the tea??? The Chinese have,without any question, been poisoning exports, and its more prevalent now than ever...
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this company got a rating E. Twinings teas all got an A, the highest rating. Celestial, specifically sleeptime teas, were found to have a dangerous level of pesticides. this is news to me....i LOVE this stuff and was just about to buy a crap load of it. but here you go:http://www.examiner.com/article/dangerously-high-pesticide-levels-found-celestial-seasonings-teas
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organic means organic farming: For example synthetic pesticides and all chemical fertilizers are prohibited. And there's a component to promote ecological balance and to conserve biodiversity. I think these are the common rules, since not all countries have the same set when it comes to "organic".In my humble opinion, the taste is not really different from non-organic tea (try a tomato or fruits in general and you'll notice more intense taste and smell). If done right, I take organic over non-organic for above reasons and am willing to pay a bit more for it.
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Yes, the warning is on the tag. It says: "The product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and/or birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling." I guess I'll be returning mine...
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You still need compost to brew the tea but it will add to the healthy biology of the tea. A little goes a long way!
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State law requires this silly label on everything that has even trace amounts of any harmful chemical, even if there is no chance of it leaching out and the only way it can get into you is eating the product. Since said product can be any random device, electronics gizmo, whatever they have only served to trivialize warnings and cause valid ones to be ignored. Rest assured however that somewhere a flaming liberal can now sleep better at night now that he's screwed it up for everyone else but thinks he made a difference in the world.
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on label,"warning: this product contains chemical(s) known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defect or other reproductive harm", but I don't know if it's safe for the sofa!
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I use for the same and I tend to bounce between the 3: universal, culinary, and ceremonial. I think ceremonial is the least bitter but im guessing all 3 are just fine for health. and when looking into green tea originally I was worried about radiation from fukishima so I stayed away from a lot of other brands. but who really knows tbh. We have a large Asian community nearby cause I live near a SUNY college and I noticed it last time I was in the Asian grocery store. I didn't really see any others so im fairly confident with the quality....still not completely convinced about the radiation thing though.
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I am glad you are questioning this product it did not tast very good first of all then I saw there was carrageenan in it!!! The things healthy people have to understand is how bad carrageenan is (cancer causing) and the manufacturers of "organic foods put this horrible thing in yogurts soy milk, almond milk...I can go on and on anyway I pitched the rest of the box when I thoroughly read the ingredients. Be aware of things like this!
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Tests of Chinese teas have consistently shown them to be inferior to Japanese teas in terms of heavy metal (especially lead) contamination. The fact that it is organic has absolutely nothing to do with lead content.
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I'm not sure, but I'm definitely curious now! When I bought mine I don't recall there being any warnings so you've sparked my interest. According to various sites you have to contact the manufacturer directly to obtain the information, but I really liked the information found on the national cancer institutes website. Here's the link, http://m.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/othercarcinogens/athome/cancer-warning-labels-based-on-californias-proposition-65 Hope that helps a little!
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I'm unsure of that information I would contact the vendor directly. I assume they cannot market it as safe for consumption without doing some sort of testing.