[Qiviut]

My SIL just told me about fig leaf tea the other day. She trimmed her fig tree way back last year so the figs this year will be very late (by comparison, my Brown Turkey is about finished). She was looking for something ‘fig’ in the meawhile & came upon fig leaf tea - She says it’s really good & blog author says the same:

https://homelyhens.com/health/fig-leaf-tea/

Dehydrator info in comments & other interesting observations.

[MomwithHope]

I dried some paw paw leaves last week and tried a cup of tea, Delicious and a little fruity.

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

When picking be careful of the sap, it can damage your skin.

Efficacy and Safety of Fig (Ficus carica L.) Leaf Tea in Adults with Mild Atopic Dermatitis: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Preliminary Trial

"Fig leaf tea was prepared from the leaves of ‘Griśe de Tarascon’ (‘Dauphine’ sensu Condit) a fig cultivar that does not contain furanocoumarin [36,37]."

5. Conclusions

We evaluated the safety and AD-relieving effects of prolonged fig leaf tea consumption. Prolonged consumption of fig leaf tea was shown to significantly reduce EASI values. Fig leaf tea use was largely found to be safe. Therefore, prolonged consumption of fig leaf tea may be a safe and effective alternative to current therapies for AD. The findings of this study must be further validated in a larger sample size.

There are other studies with different goals.

I have a potted fig variety called I-258 (Italian 258). About the best I have tasted, a jammy strawberry flavor. Here is a picture. (You can see the syrup exuding from the ostieol!

(Good night!)