Scullcap Tea

Scullcap (Scutellaria Laterifolia) relaxes nervous tension, induces calm and counteracts sleeplessness. It eases premenstrual tension, strengthens the brain, and treats epilepsy, hysteria and treating seizure. Since 1922, Alvita has been making the finest herb teas money can buy. Pure, natural singles and blends that bring you unsurpassed enjoyment, healthful benefits and complete satisfaction. No less reassuring is our unwavering commitment to the environment. Today, no herb tea company goes as far to protect the earth and its precious resources-this package and its contents being testimony. There is no plastic shrinkwrap on the outside. The box is 100% recycled board that can be recycled again. The finish is water-based. Our tea bags are English Pillow Style, with no strings, tags or staples attached. Even the tea bag paper is recyclable. And all our bags are oxygen bleached, not chlorine bleached, to safeguard you and our ground water. Degradable. Recyclable. Reusable. The key component of each is the word "able". At Alvita, we wholeheartedly believe we are all able to play a key role in preserving the wondrous world we live in. For us, it starts with offering you the most environmentally safe and responsible herb teas possible. A member of the mint family, Scullcap (scutellaria lateriflora) often grows among other mints along the banks of rivers and lakes and in other moist places. It is a beautiful blue-helmeted flowery plant whose name is derived from the Latin, "scutella", meaning a small dish, in reference to the shape of the appendage to the flower which resembles a cap in appearance. A native of America, the Cherokee Indians relied on Scullcap for its healthful properties. In 1772, Dr. Lawrence Van Derveer undertook several experiments with this species with positive success.