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Men's Herbal Teas
Here are some herbal teas known to be of help to men. Explore with single herbal teas and be inspired by making herbal tea blends.
The purpose of a man's herbal tea is to balance male hormones and nourish the "yang" essence of a man.
Make Herbal loose tea your daily ritual. |
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Reasons to avoid Teabags No7.
Making tea in a teapot, cafetiere or using an infuser makes better tea.
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Black pepper powder for herbal tea
Piper nigrum
Up to half a teaspoon 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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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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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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Damiana herbal tea
Turnera diffusa
1- 2 teaspoon of cut herb or powder per 1 cup of boiling water, infuse for 10-15 minutes.
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Dandelion Leaf loose herbal tea
Taraxacum officinale
1-2 teaspoons of Loose Leaf in one cup of hot water, steep for 10 - 15 minutes.
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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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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. |
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Ginkgo Biloba herbal loose leaf tea
Ginkgo Biloba
1-2 teaspoons of Loose herb in one cup of hot water, steep for 10 - 15 minutes.
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Hawthorn berries for herbal tea Crataegus laevigata
1 teaspoon of berries in water. Set in pan over heat for 15 minutes to make a decoction.
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Horny Goat Weed Herbal Tea
Epimedium sagittarium
Cut herbs: 1-2 desertspoons of loose leaf
herbs per cup of water. Steep for 15 minutes.
Powder: 1-2 tsp powder per cup as part of tea blend.
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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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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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