Hello everyone, I feel as though someone can try this at home, I haven't done it myself, but it seems nice to watch that fig trees can contribute in other than fruit/flowers

Thanks for Posting. I try to make fig tea once and awhile, My problem is that I add sugar....LOL

Wow, nice so how does it taste, I mean without the sugar haha. My mom is going through some liver problems and I was wondering if it had any benefits?

Mas o menos,  (more or less)  its OK, I would rather drink coffee.  I believe that some varieties have different taste, will pull some leaves off this week and I will let you know if there is a big difference in taste. I will see if I can drink some without sugar.

Great, thank you very much, I will also try some in a few days from my small hardy Chicago. Hopefully I can bear the taste without sugar haha.

Just cut a few leaves from different varieties. My trees are still very small and I will have to mix the leaves. Previously I drank it without sugar....superb. It has a coconutty smell. Much better than the mulberry tea. I am a tea lover. Have all sorts of teas in my kitchen. I have stopped drinking coffee 23 years ago. Coffee gave me palpitations.

Norhayati

Yes, I think the coconut scented varieties would make a better tea than the ones that smell like cat urine.

Mike in Hanover, VA

Thanks for the video.
Yesterday I had tea from fresh mbvs leaves I stripped off of a cutting. I just bruised and cut the leaves up and poured boiling water over it. Tasted great.
I'll have to try the dried leaf version but can't seem to wait for the leaves to dry. 

Here's a recent thread on the subject :)

http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/a-laundry-basket-full-of-fig-leaves-literally-6930053?highlight=fig+tea&pid=1283068899#post1283068899

Ugh! My Italian genes are telling me this is over the line. Fig leaves have only 2 purposes:

1. Act as an essential element of the tree;

2. A garment to wear while being expelled from the Garden of Eden
 

Thanks Gina. Wow, now i ndefinitely have to try it.
Hahaha @ joe, those are the fundamentals. Lol