# From "The Hidden History of Beverages" by Alexander Lukashev

## 29. Soothing Guelder Rose Drink

Part Two (recipes), chapter 29 · Drunk whenever you like
Page: https://herbalmind.bar/recipes/guelder-rose-drink/

evening drink, Eastern European tradition · taste: tart and bitter, with a musky note · preparation time: 30 minutes

Plants:
- guelder rose berry (Viburnum opulus L.) — no European Medicines Agency monograph

From “Before You Begin,” the book’s safety page (free: https://herbalmind.bar/before-you-begin/):
- Fifteen of the recipes are drunk whenever you like. Make them at whatever frequency suits you, within the limits each chapter gives.
- Guelder rose berries, Chapter 29, must be frosted or frozen and then cooked.
- Pregnancy: Twenty-six of the twenty-eight recipes here are restricted in pregnancy — most because safety has not been established rather than because harm has been shown, but the answer is the same either way. The two that carry no restriction are the rosehip brew of Chapter 26 and the sea buckthorn of Chapter 28, both of them fruits eaten as food across Europe.

The recipe itself — amounts and preparation, who should not drink it, how much and for how long — is in chapter 29 of the book: https://books.apple.com/book/id6756108723

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