Fireweed Tea and Ancestral Aspirin with Ben Belty




Mitolife Radio show

Summary: 045 - Fireweed Tea and Ancestral Aspirin with Ben Belty We've all heard of green tea and some of us have heard of dandelion tea, but have you ever heard of fireweed tea? Ben shares why this wildflower is his current favorite plant to decoct into a tea. He also talks about the compounds in the pharmaceutical product aspirin being ubiquitous in the ancestral human diet but now are missing due to a reduced consumption of wild animals.