Brigham tea

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Brigham tea

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Named after Brigham Young, former leader of the Mormons. One of a number of common names based on people known to live in the desert, with tea referring to the herbal drink brewed from the plant.

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uncountable A leafless desert shrub of the US Southwest in the genus Ephedra, used to make an herbal tea.
Similar: cowboy tea, desert tea, ephedra, jointfir, Mexican tea, Mormon tea, popotillo, squaw tea, teamster tea

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@misc{brigham_tea_2026,
  title = {Brigham tea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brigham%20tea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}