The lockdown has forced me to slow down, and over time pickup and implement some of the local knowledge for drink options to help reduce my sugar intake - I take about 5 cups of tea a day, so need to find other ways to compensate.

I have been lucky to also have ample space in which to plant some herbs and spices, I am searching for more if you have and are willing to share

This post is to share what I have managed to get so far and will keep updating - in addition to recipies

  1. Kombucha (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kombucha) - fermented tea drink which I leave for 2 weeks to get to the taste that I (and now the rest of the brood) like
  2. Tumeric, lemon and ginger mix
  3. Munanansi - this is a new addition with the current low cost of pineapples
  4. Tamarind juice
  5. Mululuza - commonly used for the treatment of malaria in Buganda
  6. Rosemary - a common addition to tea and meals for flavor, however we have started eating 4-5 leaves per person every morning to start the day

  7. Lime basil (known local name kakuba nsiri) - I add these leaves to my hot tea/coffee drink about 4-5 leaves per cup

  8. Coming soon: moringa and aloe vera (will update when we start to try these out)

Please share your local herb drink and the procedure for preparing it to help build the knowledge

Some photos showing some examples of the preparation steps above

![2020-06-07 09.11.44](images/2020-06-07-09.11.44.jpg)
Munanansi fireplace preparation
![2020-06-07 09.11.56](images/2020-06-07-09.11.56.jpg)
Munanansi preparation
![2020-05-07 13.50.23](images/2020-05-07-13.50.23.jpg)
Tamarind being soaked in water
![2020-06-05 18.11.02](images/2020-06-05-18.11.02.jpg)
Lime basil
![2020-04-03 16.20.21](images/2020-04-03-16.20.21.jpg)
Mululuza after boiling
![2020-04-12 18.29.22](images/2020-04-12-18.29.22.jpg)
Healthy kumbucha plant with bubbles showing its breathing and alive
![2020-03-01 18.57.13](images/2020-03-01-18.57.13.jpg)
kumbucha in bucket
![2020-03-01 19.10.50](images/2020-03-01-19.10.50.jpg)
kumbucha - clearning removing dead parts