Untitled Document
 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
De-Stress Herbal Teas
Here are some herbal teas known for their de-stressing qualities. Explore with single herbal teas and be inspired by making herbal tea blends. The purpose of a de-stress tea is to help one to relax but maintain focus and help the body adapt to new situations. Detox teas are refreshing and revitalising.
Make Herbal loose tea your daily ritual. |
|
|
Reasons to avoid Teabags No5.
Most teabags are glued together to keep them closed thus polluting you and your tea with glue.
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
Chamomile herbal loose tea
Chamomilla recutita
1-2 teaspoons of Loose flowers in one cup of hot water, steep for 10 - 15 minutes.
|
|
|
|
|
 |
Cinnamon herbal tea
Cinnamomum zeylanicum
Cinnamon bark can be broken up in a pestle and mortar, and used in beverages. Add ½ to 2 teaspoons of powdered cinnamon or broken up pices of bark, to 1 cup of boiling water, steep for 10 -15 mins. To make an Indian Chai Tea with black tea, cinnamom, cardamom, ginger, fennel seeds, vanilla and milk. |
|
|
|
|
 |
Dandelion Leaf loose herbal tea
Taraxacum officinale
1-2 teaspoons of Loose Leaf in one cup of hot water, steep for 10 - 15 minutes.
|
|
|
|
|
 |
Ginger Powder
Zingiber officinale
1-2 tsp of powder in 1 cup boiling water, steep for 15 mins, drink with honey or agave. Good as part of a tea blend. |
|
|
|
|
 |
Hemp loose leaf Herbal Tea Cannabis Sativa
1-2 teaspoons of Loose herb in one cup of hot water, steep for 10 - 15 minutes.
| |
|
|
|
 |
Lavender herbal loose tea
Lavendula officinalis
1-2 teaspoons of Loose flowers in one cup of hot water, steep for 10 - 15 minutes.
|
|
|
|
|
 |
Lemonbalm loose leaf herbal tea
Melissa officinalis
1-2 teaspoons of Loose Leaf in one cup of hot water, steep for 10 - 15 minutes.
|
|
|
|
|
 |
Liquorice herbal tea
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Cut root: 1 - 2 teaspoons of bark in water. Set in pan over heat for 15 minutes to make a decoction.
Powder: 1-2 tsp of powder in 1 cup boiling water, steep for 15 mins, drink with honey or agave. Good as part of a tea blend.
|
|
|
|
|
 |
Motherwort loose leaf herbal tea
Leonurus cardiaca
1-2 teaspoons of Loose herb in one cup of hot water, steep for 10 - 15 minutes.
|
|
|
|
|
 |
Nettle loose leaf herbal tea Urtica dioica
1-2 teaspoons of Loose Leaf in one cup of hot water, steep for 10 - 15 minutes.
|
|
|
|
|
 |
Passion flower loose leaf herbal tea
Passiflora incarnate
1-2 teaspoons of Loose Leaf in one cup of hot water, steep for 10 - 15 minutes.
|
|
|
|
|
 |
Red Clover flowers loose herbal tea
Trifolium pratense
1-2 teaspoons of Loose herb in one cup of hot water, steep for 10 - 15 minutes.
|
|
|
|
|
 |
Rhodiola Rosea
Rhodiola Rosea
Add ½ - ¾ teaspoon of powder per 1 cup of hot water, leave to infuse for 15 minutes. Goes well with a herbal tea blend.
|
|
|
|
|
 |
Schizandra powder for Herbal Tea
Schisandra chinensis
1-2 tsp of powder in 1 cup boiling water, steep for 15 mins, drink with honey or agave. Good as part of a tea blend.
| |
|
|
|
 |
Siberian Ginseng powder loose herbal tea
Eleutherococcus snticosus
1-2 tsp of powder in 1 cup boiling water, steep for 15 mins, drink with honey or agave. Good as part of a tea blend.
|
|
|
|
|
 |
St. Johns Wort loose leaf herbal tea
Hypericum perforatum
1-2 teaspoons of Loose herb in one cup of hot water, steep for 10 - 15 minutes.
|
|
|
|
