Herbal teas go beyond the morning pick me up of the traditional English Breakfast tea, providing you with a range of health benefits for your general well-being.
With a wide array of herbs available right at your door step, in your garden, your spice rack, a local health food store or even your super market there are so many options available to you to brew up an enjoyable cuppa whilst also doing your body good.
With the winter months upon us there is no better way to keep warm and well during these cold months when our bodies are more vulnerable. But what other options are there other than the widely used Chamomile or Peppermint tea?
Here are a few herbal tea blend ideas to meet your specific need;
With a wide array of herbs available right at your door step, in your garden, your spice rack, a local health food store or even your super market there are so many options available to you to brew up an enjoyable cuppa whilst also doing your body good.
With the winter months upon us there is no better way to keep warm and well during these cold months when our bodies are more vulnerable. But what other options are there other than the widely used Chamomile or Peppermint tea?
Here are a few herbal tea blend ideas to meet your specific need;
A Traditional Colds and Flu Tea
Elderflower has traditionally been used with Peppermint (for children) and Yarrow (for adults) during a feverish cold to stimulate sweating and ward off fever.
I like mixing these three herbs together at the on set of a feverish cold or flu for a delicious and effective tea.
Rich in tannins and flavonoids Elderflower is anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and anticatarrhal as well as diaphoretic, meaning it induces sweating and thereby ridding the body of toxins and cooling your body when in a feverish state.
Yarrow, traditionally prized for its benefits to heal wounds or minor bleeding with its mild antiseptic and anodyne properties coupled with its ability to coagulate blood. Prepared in a tea Yarrow is a wonderful ally in the face of tough colds. Its diaphoretic action makes it especially useful at the onset of fever . This is such a wonderful herb with a wide range benefits which you can read more about here.
Although mostly used in a tea with elderflower for it cooling effect on children with fever, I like to include Peppermint to this blend as it benefits adults in the same way, cooling to the head when headaches accompany the cold or flu and settling to the stomach when that is affected to.
I like mixing these three herbs together at the on set of a feverish cold or flu for a delicious and effective tea.
Rich in tannins and flavonoids Elderflower is anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and anticatarrhal as well as diaphoretic, meaning it induces sweating and thereby ridding the body of toxins and cooling your body when in a feverish state.
Yarrow, traditionally prized for its benefits to heal wounds or minor bleeding with its mild antiseptic and anodyne properties coupled with its ability to coagulate blood. Prepared in a tea Yarrow is a wonderful ally in the face of tough colds. Its diaphoretic action makes it especially useful at the onset of fever . This is such a wonderful herb with a wide range benefits which you can read more about here.
Although mostly used in a tea with elderflower for it cooling effect on children with fever, I like to include Peppermint to this blend as it benefits adults in the same way, cooling to the head when headaches accompany the cold or flu and settling to the stomach when that is affected to.
Thyme tea at Tea time
Thyme is a wonderfully antiseptic tea for when cold or flu threaten, together with being soothing and antispasmodic with an affinity towards the upper respiritory track helpful when there is a cough and / or sore throat present. For some added benefit add some elderflower or lemon to the mix and honey to taste.
Spiced Lemon and Honey
For a tasty tea for every day to keep colds and flus at bay add some spice to your standard lemon and honey tea. Fresh slices of ginger for it warming effect also a diaphoretic, great for damp coughs, colds and nausea with some roughly ground or small pieces of cinnamon bark. Cinnamon, another spice with a plathora of health benefits is added here for warmth, comfort and flavour. It also displays antimicrobial and carminative properties amongs others. The best way to brew this up is by decocting / simmerring the cinnamon in a pot for a few minutes, addring the ginger and fresh slice of lemon once done and honey to taste.
This combo is a current favourite that I have daily.
This combo is a current favourite that I have daily.
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