An Improvement in the Method of Treating or Preparing the Herb Rue, and Blending the same with Tea for Infusion.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Nov., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 11th Aug., 1891-Accepted, 3rd Oct.. 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in the Method of Treating or Preparing the Herb
Rue, and Blending the same with Tea for Infusion.
ALFRED MARK GEORGE Bradpole near Bridport Dorset Grocer & Baker
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
I take the leaves of the herb "Rue" and dry them, or preferably I wither, roll,
ferment and dry them similar to the preparation of the tea leaf, in tea producing
countries, the same kind of machiney for rolling and drying being used as for tea.
After preparing them as above I mix a proportion with the usual Indian, Ceylon
or China teas and I claim that such mixture is an improvement on ordinary tea.
Dated this 8th day of November 1890.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in the Method of Treating or Preparing the Herb
Rue, and Blending the same with Tea for Infusion.
ALFRED MARK GEORGE Bradpole near Bridport Dorset Grocer & Baker
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:—
My invention relates to a preparation composed of tea and the leaves of the herb
Rue (Ruta) and to the method of treating and preparing the leaves therefor and
blending the same.
I take the leaves of the herb Rue and subject them to a process of withering,
rolling, fermenting and drying, nearly the same as that to which the freshly picked
leaves of the tea plant are subjected and they are brought into nearly the same
condition as tea so that they may be easily blended therewith, producing when
infused, as is usual with ordinary tea, a most agreeable and wholesome beverage.
The best method that I am acquainted with of carrying my invention into
practice is to take the leaves of the herb "Rue" preferably in June, and leave them
to wither for an hour or two, they are then rolled and twisted and made into heaps
and left to ferment for four or five hours, when sufficiently fermented they are
dried in a machine until they become crisp and are then ready for blending purposes.
The machines for rolling and drying may be purchased from those manufacturers
who at present export them for the purposes of tea making several kinds of which
are obtainable, or the rolling may be done by skilled persons, by hand. The
proportion of Rue that should be used would vary according to the quality and
kind of tea used and effect desired, but for the production of an agreeable and
wholesome beverage I find that from one half to two per cent. answers well for com-
mercial purposes.
The beverage made by the infusion of Rue and tea in the above proportions is
superior to anything hitherto produced, while the medical properties of the herb
"Rue" not only counteracts the injurious qualities of the tea but add to it valuable
medical properties that it does not possess if infused alone.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
(1) Treating and preparing the leaves of the herb "Rue" for the purpose of
being blended with tea, substantially as described and set forth above.

page_text: (2) The herein described compound or new article of manufacture produced by
blending the leaves of the herb Rue prepared as in the first claim mentioned
with tea.
Dated this 7th dow of August 1801
ALFRED MARK GEORGE.