Sheet-tea is a tea made from Goatweed aka Woolly Croton. The tea was used as a medicine for fighting fevers and colds. The origins come from fragmented and rapidly disappearing oral history of the indigenous blacks of North America.

The plant Woolly Croton is considered poisonous by scientist and there is no written uses for this plant or none that can be easily found.

The tea was prepared by placing a large pot of water over fire, turning off the fire once the water is boiling then placing the entire plant in the pot and covering it for 15-30 minutes or until the water darkens.
It's best to pick the Sheet-tea before first frost otherwise, it loses its potency.
by UnknowableOne July 11, 2022
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