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Digestive Herbal Teas
Here are some herbal teas known for their digestive qualities. Explore with single herbal teas and be inspired by making herbal tea blends.
The purpose of a digestive tea is to act as a digestive aid and stomach tonic. These teas are known for settling the digestive system, relieving flatulence and reducing the discomfort of many digestive related disorders.
Make Herbal loose tea your daily ritual. |
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Reasons to avoid Teabags No7.
Although convenient, tea bags are restrictive if you want to make different blends.
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Cardamon seed pods for herbal tea
Elattaria cardamomum
Smash up 2 - 3 cardamon seed pods with a pestle and mortar, add to one cup of hot water and set on heat for 10 minutes.
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Catnip herbal loose leaf tea
Nepeta cataria
1-2 teaspoons of Loose herb in one cup of hot water, steep for 10 - 15 minutes.
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Chamomile herbal loose tea
Chamomilla recutita
1-2 teaspoons of Loose flowers in one cup of hot water, steep for 10 - 15 minutes.
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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. |
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Clove powder for Tea
Syzygium aromaticum
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.
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Fennel seed loose herbal tea
Foeniculum vulgare
1-2 teaspoons of Loose herb in one cup of hot water, steep for 10 - 15 minutes.
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Bitter lemon peel for herbal tea
Citrus limonum
1-2 teaspoons of Loose peel in one cup of hot water, steep for 10 - 15 minutes.
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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.
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Marigold flowers herbal tea
Calendula officinalis
1-2 teaspoons of Loose herb in one cup of hot water, steep for 10 - 15 minutes.
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Meadowsweet loose leaf herbal tea
Filipendula ulmaria
1-2 teaspoons of Loose herb in one cup of hot water, steep for 10 - 15 minutes.
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Nettle loose leaf herbal tea Urtica dioica
1-2 teaspoons of Loose Leaf in one cup of hot water, steep for 10 - 15 minutes.
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Peppermint herbal loose leaf tea
Mentha piperita
1-2 teaspoons of Loose herb in one cup of hot water, steep for 10 - 15 minutes.
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Rosemary loose herbal tea
Rosmarinus officinalis
1/2 teaspoons of Loose herb in one cup of hot water, steep for 10 - 15 minutes.
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Sage Loose leaf herbal tea
Salvia officinalis
1-2 teaspoons of Loose herb in one cup of hot water, steep for 10 - 15 minutes.
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