The package includes: ** 8 oz. of liquid Bitters
** 3.6 oz. of CNY Tea; Calendula flower, Nettle leaf & Yarrow flower and leaf.
** 1 ½ oz. Calamus root
For convenience, each day’s tea can be started the night before and allowed to steep until needed the next morning, this way also extracts more minerals from the herbs.
***Calamus Tea: take 1 teaspoon of Calamus root, place it into 1 cup of warm water and let steep overnight. Strain tea before drinking.
THE ROUTINE
Adapted from Maria Treben’s Intestinal Cleanse Routine: Health through God’s Pharmacy
** 3.6 oz. of CNY Tea; Calendula flower, Nettle leaf & Yarrow flower and leaf.
** 1 ½ oz. Calamus root
- This is a 10 – 11 day routine, with each day and each meal having the same routine. -- this can also be done as 2 short cleanses.
- Your regular meals are maintained, with attention given to lowering your intake of refined sugars and refined carbohydrates, also oily fried foods.
- Each day’s routine will include 1 1/2 Tablespoons BITTERS, one cup (8 oz.) of Calamus tea and 5 – 6 mugs (10 -12 oz.) of CNY tea (1 ½ - 2 quarts), divided through out the day.
- The amount of BITTERS may be adjusted (if necessary) but take a minimum of 1/2 - 3/4 teaspoon per cup
- If you miss any of the cups of tea during the routine, just continue on with the next scheduled cup.
- Drink tea, warm, hot or room temperature, refrigerated beverages are hard on the digestive system.
For convenience, each day’s tea can be started the night before and allowed to steep until needed the next morning, this way also extracts more minerals from the herbs.
***Calamus Tea: take 1 teaspoon of Calamus root, place it into 1 cup of warm water and let steep overnight. Strain tea before drinking.
- *** CNY tea: take ¼ cup of tea mixture, place in a quart jar, fill with hot water and let steep overnight. YOU WILL NEED 1 ½ - 2 QUARTS PER DAY, to equal 5 – 6 mugs of tea. To make the tea in the morning, follow same instructions for the amounts but reduce steeping time to ½ hour if in a hurry. Strain before drinking. *** this is a very loose tea, so pack the tea a bit when measuring. ALL 3 ½ oz. OF TEA SHOULD BE USED DURING THIS CLEANSE!
- If taking 1/2 Tablespoon of BITTERS in each mug of tea and drinking 3 mugs of tea with BITTERS in it each day, a 8 oz bottle (16 Tablespoons) will give you a 10 -11 day routine..
THE ROUTINE
- For each meal or 3 times a day, follow this pattern.
- Add 1/2 tablespoon of BITTERS to a mug of CNY tea, drink ½ of the contents 15 minutes before your meal. (Save the other ½ for after your meal)
- Just before you eat, take a (1) swallow of the Calamus root tea.
- Eat your meal.
- After meal, take another (1) swallow of the Calamus root tea.
- 15 minutes after your meal, finish the other ½ mug of CNY tea with Bitters.
- IN BETWEEN MEALS and AFTER DINNER………..Drink a large mug of CNY tea WITHOUT Bitters, sipping it slowly throughout that period..
- TO BEGIN. Look ahead on your daily schedule and choose a period of days that will accommodate the routine. Some people have split this into 2, 5 day routines with a weekend or week off in between.
Adapted from Maria Treben’s Intestinal Cleanse Routine: Health through God’s Pharmacy