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Yes! I got ill several times from drinking these licorice concoctions. The worst herb imho is Saint Johns Wort. Stay away from it.

Has anyone found a tea that is suitable for drinking (say) 1L per day of?

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St Johns Wort contains an MAOI. I don't think this herb should be taken without understanding that, and what an MAOI is, and what MAOIs interact with (SSRIs, and badly. Personal experience with that. Can be a hospital job, with death as a possible outcome though I believe that's rare). FYI

It can also cause cataracts (https://news.fordham.edu/science/st-johns-wort-and-sun-dont-...)

In South America it’s common to drink that much Yerba Mate.

Not sure if it’s healthy though!

Edit: and the very next thread talks about the esophageal cancer risk of that!

I guess in everything, the dose makes the poison.

Hot water with a slice of lemon is probably safe!

> Hot water with a slice of lemon is probably safe!

This can cause dental erosion ...

The risks of mate are generally attributed to the style of drinking it rather than the mate itself.

Anything with caffeine is probably ideally consumed moderately though.

> Hot water with a slice of lemon is probably safe!

Hot drinks in general are not safe as far as I know, sorry ;)

> Has anyone found a tea that is suitable for drinking (say) 1L per day of?

How about actual tea from the tea plant (camellia sinensis)? Try green, white or yellow tea.

Green teas are really quite safe and pretty low in caffeine, but even black tea with Bergamot is apparently pretty safe until you are drinking 4L a day.

Decaffeinated green tea or rooibos tea are pretty harmless.

Hōjicha is pretty good.

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