Ironweed Tea Recipe

Combine eight parts water to 2 parts dried and crushed ironweed leaves or roots.
Boil the water and ironweed plant matter together, stirring constantly until only one-fourth of the water has not boiled away.
Remove the ironweed tea from the stove, strain it, and allow to cool enough to sip.

You can use fresh leaves and roots instead of dried to make the medicinal tea, but they tend to get soggy and take longer to brew.
Some folks mix both the root and the leaves together to make the tea to garner the benefits of both parts of the plant at the same time.
To improve on the taste of the tea and to garner more natural healing power, some folks add in up to 1 teaspoon of either honey, ginger, or a combination of both.
The common dosage of ironweed tea for adults is up to two standard coffee cups per day for up to three days.
You can also use these same brewing steps to make an ironweed tincture; simply pour the mixture in a Mason jar and place it in a cool, dark place. Shake the jar daily for four to six weeks, then strain away all of the natural matter. Store the tincture in a cool dark place in an airtight container.