New Members Will_Shaw Posted September 28, 2017 at 03:45 AM New Members Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 at 03:45 AM I want to start drinking chrysanthemum tea. But I just read how this daisy like plant has naturally occurring insecticed called Pyrethrins. So I was wondering does this do anything to people that drink it? Is it destroyed with hot water? Or a way to destroy it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vellocet Posted September 28, 2017 at 04:51 AM Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 at 04:51 AM Unless you're an insect, pyrethrins won't kill you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcdefg Posted September 28, 2017 at 09:44 AM Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 at 09:44 AM 5 hours ago, Will_Shaw said: I want to start drinking chrysanthemum tea. @Will_Shaw -- The chrysanthemum tea I buy here in Kunming doesn't have insecticide residues (at least according to the seller.) I drink it a lot, several kinds. Good stuff! Here's more about it and some other flower teas as well. I really enjoy chrysanthemum and rose together. https://www.chinese-forums.com/forums/topic/52972-a-little-about-chinese-flower-tea-花茶/ Welcome to the forum. Are you now living in China? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted September 28, 2017 at 09:55 AM Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 at 09:55 AM It's not insecticide residues, it's a naturally-occurring chemical the plants themselves produce. It's not regarded as dangerous, unless, as vellocet says, you're an insect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post abcdefg Posted September 28, 2017 at 10:37 AM Popular Post Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 at 10:37 AM OK, I see. Then does the OP need to worry about it? Probably not. After drinking it about ten years, one of my six legs got slightly bent so I crawl with a slight limp, and one of my antennae fell off, though that may have been co-incidental. Other than that, I've noticed no ill effects. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mati1 Posted September 28, 2017 at 11:35 AM Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 at 11:35 AM 57 minutes ago, abcdefg said: one of my six legs got slightly bent so I crawl with a slight limp, and one of my antennae fell off, Typical signs of old age Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcdefg Posted September 28, 2017 at 12:24 PM Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 at 12:24 PM 1 hour ago, Mati1 said: Typical signs of old age These "golden years" are tough for an old bug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcdefg Posted September 28, 2017 at 12:26 PM Report Share Posted September 28, 2017 at 12:26 PM -- duplicate post removed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasenz Posted September 29, 2017 at 07:10 AM Report Share Posted September 29, 2017 at 07:10 AM We're talking here about very very very small doses. Thousands of times smaller than synthetically extracted Pyrethrins for fending of insects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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