Kidney Cleanse Polpala Tea from Ceylon Tea Culture is a 50-gram pouch of 25 pyramid tea bags, each filled with dried polpala, the small wild herb Sri Lankans have brewed at home for generations. The pack describes it as a caffeine-free traditional beverage, so it sits as easily at the end of the evening as it does mid-morning.
Polpala is the Sinhala name for Aerva lanata, a slender herb of the amaranth family that grows wild across the island, with small oval leaves and woolly clusters of tiny cream flowers along its stems. The pouch carries a botanical drawing of the plant on the front, alongside the name in Sinhala script.
The ingredient list is a single line: 100% pure dried polpala. There is nothing else in the bag, and the front panel marks the tea as 100% natural. Taken without milk or sugar, the pack notes, the infusion contains zero calories.
Brewing follows the four steps printed on the back: one tea bag for one cup, pour over warm water rather than fully boiling water, leave it to infuse for three to five minutes, then lift out the bag and serve.
The tea comes in a resealable stand-up pouch. Close it after each use and keep it in a dark, dry place to hold the herb's freshness. It is a product of Sri Lanka, packed on the island.
