Amanda - I just came off the ten days and am now into the three week period. I can only tell you my own experience, but there are several threads on here about the tea and the ume plum that you might want to read through to answer some questions you might have.
One person mentioned that they read that grating veggies ahead of time starts leaching the nutrients or something, don't know if that's true, but it is always best to have things as fresh as possible. I grated fresh each time. It's a mild, natural drink. The effects are slow and might not be noticable until until you complete the cycle, just like a lot of homeopathic remedies, you have to complete it as stated.
I haven't researched it, but others have mentioned that it's big in the macrobiotic scene. I think it mostly gets rid of water retention, but someone also mentioned that it might help to break down fat stores. Follow the recipe, drink the broth, then eat the pulp (until we learn otherwise from someone who knows more, we're all kinda feeling our way around some of this stuff) . . . I believe the recipe does say carrot-daikon drink in parenthesis, so it's not really a tea per se. Some people don't like the smell, I hardly notice it, but if you want to make the drink, it's something you'll have to deal with, however the taste is very mild. Hope this helps, sorry for the length!
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