Moon Maiden Tea
For menstrual cramps.
1 tablespoon ginger root
1 tablespoon black haw
½ tablespoon cinnamon bark
1 tablespoon valerian root
Mother Sun Power Tea

Moroccan Iced Mint Tea
2 cups, packed, fresh mint leaves (about one large bunch), divided
3 Tablespoons green tea leaves
1/4 cup sugar or alternative sweetener
8 cups boiling water
ice
Finely chop one cup of the mint leaves. Place the chopped mint leaves into a 3-quart teapot or heat-resistant pitcher. Add the tea leaves and sugar. Pour the boiling water over the leaves, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Set aside to steep for five minutes. Strain the infused liquid into another pitcher. (Discarded leaves can be used for garden mulch.) Stir in the whole mint leaves, then cover and refrigerate until chilled, or overnight. Place several ice cubes into tall glasses and pour the minted tea, along with a few mint leaves, over the ice. Serve immediately.

Mulled Rosemary Wine and Black Tea
(from The Herb Companion Cooks).
Wonderful for those upcoming holiday parties, and your home will smell great!
1 bottle claret or other full-bodied red wine
1 quart prepared black tea, Assam or Darjeeling
1/4 cup mild honey 1/3 cup sugar
2 oranges, sliced thin and seeded
6 whole cloves 3 rosemary sprigs
2 three inch cinnamon sticks
Pour the wine and tea into a noncorrodible saucepan. Add the honey, sugar, oranges, spices, and rosemary. Heat over low heat until barely steaming. Stir until the honey is dissolved. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand for at least 30 minutes. When ready to serve, reheat until just steaming and serve hot.

MY NERVES ARE SHOT TEA!
Uses:
Sleeplessness and Insomnia
Job-related stress
Panic attacks
Uncontrollable urge to tie your own children in their beds :)
Ingredients:
2 parts Chamomile
1 part Jasmine
1 part Hops
1 part Lavender
1 part Yerba Santa
1 part Gota Kola
1 part St. John's Wort
Preparation:
Place all herbs in a tea ball or bag, put in your nicest or most favourite
cup or mug, and cover with boiling water. Steep for 10 minutes.

Remove tea ball or bag, and add sugar, honey, sweetener, milk, cream or
whatever, to taste.

Dispensing:
I drink this often...that's all I'll say.

Comments:
This is my own recipe; I will not be responsible for allergic or adverse
reactions as a result of trying this preparation.

Nausea Tea
½ tsp dried Ginger root
½ tsp Clove blossoms
1 tsp Chamomile flowers
Pour 1 cup boiling water over herbs. Steep 10 minutes, strain & let cool.

Nervous Stomach Tea
2 tsp Angelica root
2 tsp Lemon Balm leaves
½ tsp Fennel seed
Bring Angelica root to a simmer in 4 cups water. Turn off heat,add lemon balm & lemon; steep 10 minutes & strain.

Nervous Tension Tea
1 1/3 oz. St. John's Wort
1 oz. Lemon Balm Leaves
1 oz. Valerian
Use 1 tsp of the herb mixture per cup of boiling water. Steep for 10 min., strain, sweeten if necessary. Drink a cup before going to bed each night for several weeks to calm nerves, lift depression, and help you fall asleep more easily.

"No-Sweat" Tea
4 cups boiling water
1 tsp. dried hops
1 tsp. stinging nettle
1 tsp. fresh cut rose petals
1 tsp. dried strawberry leaves
1 tsp. fresh walnut leaves
3 tbsp of dried sage leaves
The following herbs, when brewed and drunk as a tea are reported to reduce perspiration within 2 hours of use with its effects lasting several days:
Combine all ingredients, cover and steep for an hour. Strain and sweeten with honey if desired.

Nursing Mother's Tea
1 teaspoon crushed Fennel seeds
1 cup boiling water
Mix the seeds with the boiling water. Cover and steep for 10 minutes. Strain, and sip the infusion. Drinking a tea made with fennel helps to promote the secretion of breast milk in nursing mothers.

Oneness Tea
Helps you to focus your talents in positive balanced ways.
1 part cinnamon sticks
1 part orange peel
1 part lemon balm
1 part lemon thyme
1 part lemon peel
1 part basil
1 part mint
Place all herbs in a tea ball or bag, put in your nicest or most favorite cup or mug, and cover with boiling water. Steep for 10 minutes.
Remove tea ball or bag, and add sugar, honey, sweetener, milk, cream or whatever, to taste.

Orange Mint Tea
2 cups dried Orange Mint leaves
8 teaspoons China Tea
1 teaspoon ground Cloves
1 cup dried Calendula petals
1 tablespoon dried Orange rind
1 tablespoon dried Lemon rind
Store mixture in airtight container.

Orange Spiced Tea
Ingredients:
2 tea bags
2 cups of boiling water
1/2 to 3/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup lemon juice
sugar or honey to taste
a dash of cinnamon
a dash of ground cloves
Add the tea bags to the boiling water and steep for a few
minutes. Take the tea bags out and add the remaining
ingredients. Simmer for a few minutes and serve.

Peace Tea
A gentle and pleasing nervine tea. Takes the stress out of life. A wonderful tea for meditation and quiet moments.
1 part chamomile flowers
1 part spearmint leaves
1 part passionflower herb
1 part rose petals
1 part lavender flowers
1 part cinnamon bark
Place all herbs in a tea ball or bag, put in your nicest or most favorite cup or mug, and cover with boiling water. Steep for 10 minutes.
Remove tea ball or bag, and add sugar, honey, sweetener, milk, cream or whatever, to taste.
Climb into a closet with your mug, and ENJOY!!

Persephone's Tea
Going down to the underworld and rising up renewed. When you've been overworked, overindulging or under stress remember ... Be kind to yourself and your liver. This is a tea for transitions, a tea to help support your hard-working liver.
1 part dandelion
1 part burdock
1 part Oregon grape leaves
1 part each yellow dock & Siberian ginseng roots
1 part milkthistle seeds
Place all herbs in a tea ball or bag, put in your nicest or most favorite cup or mug, and cover with boiling water. Steep for 10 minutes.
Remove tea ball or bag, and add sugar, honey, sweetener, milk, cream or whatever, to taste.

Pinkeye tea reacipe
fill a tea ball with equal parts chamomile(antiseptic),borage(alleviated inflamation and redness),eyebright(excellent for conguntivitis any other eyecomplaints) and elderflowers(benificail for tired eyes). pour on 2 1/2 cups boiling hot(fresh from the kettle)water allow to steep until cooled. add 5 drops witchhazel extract(coolant and antiseptic) and stir. wash eye(outside) gently with infusion and put one drop of infusion in eye as needed or desired. also can be used by soaking a cloth in the infusion and putting over the eye until you eye feels better. if your using this for a child leave out the witchhazel. this is good for anything where your eyes are painful inflamed and red.

Pleasant Dreams
1 cup mugwort
1/2 cup rose petals
1/2 cup chamomile
1/3 cup lavender flowers
1/3 cup catnip
2 tbsp mint

Potpourri Tea
1 cup good Black tea
1/2 cup dried Rose petals
2 tablespoons dried Jasmine flowers
1 tablespoon dried Orange peel, freshly grated
1 tablespoon Cassia Bark, crumbled
3 sticks Cinnamon bark, crumbled
4 whole Star Anise
1 tablespoon ground Nutmeg
1 teaspoon whole Cloves, freshly crushed
Mix all ingredients in a mixing bowl with your hands. Store in airtight tins. Use one heaping tablespoon per pot.

PSYCHIC TEA
3 parts Rose Petals
2 parts Thyme
2 parts Yarrow
1 part Cinnamon
1 part Clove
Brew in boiling water for about ten minutes.
Strain and add honey for taste if needed, do
not add cream or milk. Use before divination
psychic work, and astral travel to enhance the
awareness.

Purifying Tea
1 tablespoon China Black Tea
1 teaspoon Hyssop
2 teaspoons Burdock Root

Quick Thinking Tea
Helps you to make decisions quickly.
1 part mint
1 part calendula
1 part lemon thyme
1 part parsley
1 part majoram or
1 part oregano
Place all herbs in a tea ball or bag, put in your nicest or most favorite cup or mug, and cover with boiling water. Steep for 10 minutes.
Remove tea ball or bag, and add sugar, honey, sweetener, milk, cream or whatever, to taste.

Quiet Child Tea
Refreshing minty flavour and a calming influence. Good for anytime of the day or right before bedtime.
1 part raspberry leaves
1 part catnip
1 part each spearmint & skullcap leaves
1 part calendula flowers
a pinch of stevia
Place all herbs in a tea ball or bag, put in your nicest or most favorite cup or mug, and cover with boiling water. Steep for 10 minutes.
Remove tea ball or bag, and add sugar, honey, sweetener, milk, cream or whatever, to taste.

Quiet Time Tea
1 part oregano
2 parts Chamomile
1 part lemon balm
1 part lemon thyme
Place all herbs in a tea ball or bag, put in your nicest or most favorite cup or mug, and cover with boiling water. Steep for 10 minutes.
Remove tea ball or bag, and add sugar, honey, sweetener, milk, cream or whatever, to taste.

Rejuvenation Tea
Etheric cleanser of old, stale thoughts and patterns of behavior for new beginnings and awakening.
1 part rose hips
1 part calendula flowers
1 part gallum (cleavers) flowers
1 part borage flowers
1 part nettles leaves
Place all herbs in a tea ball or bag, put in your nicest or most favorite cup or mug, and cover with boiling water. Steep for 10 minutes.
Remove tea ball or bag, and add sugar, honey, sweetener, milk, cream or whatever, to taste.

Relaxation Tea
2 parts chamomile
1 part lemon balm
1 part lemon peel
1 part thyme
Place all herbs in a tea ball or bag, put in your nicest or most favorite cup or mug, and cover with boiling water. Steep for 10 minutes.
Remove tea ball or bag, and add sugar, honey, sweetener, milk, cream or whatever, to taste.


Rhubarb Iced Tea
8 stalks rhubarb, cut into 3-inch lengths
8 cups water
1/3 cup sugar, or to taste
Fresh mint sprigs, for garnish
In a largesaucepan, combine rhubarb and 8 cups water; bring to a boil, and simmer for 1 hour. Strain the liquid, add sugar to taste, stirring to dissolve, and allow to cool. Serve over ice with a sprig of mint.

Root Beer Blend Tea
An old fashioned "blood cleanser" tea. A rich, root blend with a traditional taste.
1 part echinacea purpurea root
1 part each sarsaparilla & birch barks
1/2 part each dandelion root (raw and roasted)
1 part burdock root
1 part ginger & yellow dock roots
1 part pau d'arco
1 part cinnamon bark
a pinch of stevia
Place all herbs in a tea ball or bag, put in your nicest or most favorite cup or mug, and cover with boiling water. Steep for 10 minutes.
Remove tea ball or bag, and add sugar, honey, sweetener, milk, cream or whatever, to taste.

Rose Hip Tea
(from Herb Gardening in Five Seasons)
Use 1 tsp rose hips per cup of water. Add hot, not boiling, water to preserve the vitamin C. Keep on warm stove for 20 minutes. Add honey, a bit of orange rind and a pinch of cinnamon. A great winter tea.

Russian Tea
2 1/2 cups Tang
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 12 ounce of instant lemonade mix
2 teaspoon cloves
1 1/2 cups instant lemon flavored tea
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
Measure out all ingrediants first into separate bowls. Layer the Tang,
sugar, lemonade and tea into jar as little or as much as you like. Repeat
the layers often to make a pretty layered looking sand art type look. Add
the cloves, cinnamon & nutmeg last. This is a very sweet drink.
Attach this to the Jar:

Russian Tea
Mix dry ingredients well. Add 2 tablespoons into coffee cup and add hot
water.

Russian Tea
1 pot Hot tea
¼ tsp. each cloves and nutmeg
1 whole cinnamon stick
Rum or vodka (optional)
Sprigs of mint
Steep cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon in tea for several minutes. When ready to serve, add rum or vodka to each cup with a sprig of mint.

Scented Geranium Tea
(from Herb Gardening in Five Seasons)
2 tsp dried black tea 6 whole cloves
3 rose or lemon rose geranium leaves
Place in pot with 6 cups boiling water, steep for at least 10 minutes. A very stimulating brew.

Sharing Tea
Recognition of your inner beauty expanding outward as you give your talents to the world.
1 part calendula
1 part mint
1 part pineapple sage
1 part oregano
1 part lemon peel
Place all herbs in a tea ball or bag, put in your nicest or most favorite cup or mug, and cover with boiling water. Steep for 10 minutes.
Remove tea ball or bag, and add sugar, honey, sweetener, milk, cream or whatever, to taste. 

SLEEP TEA RECIPE
2 tbls. Hops
1 tsp. Lavender
1 tsp. Rosemary
1 tsp. Thyme
1 tsp. Mugwort
1 tsp. Sage
1 Pinch of Valerian Root
Take a teaspoon of the mixture and pour into 1 cup of hot water. Let sit for 3 minutes then strain. Store the unused portion.

Sleeping herb tea
This is a herboristic recipe, my doctor give it to me because I sleep late in the night (and wake up late in the morning!)
Important! I suffer of low blood pressure, so if you don't, simlpy ignore liquorice!
For 100 g of herb tea you need:
30 g Melissa
30 g poppy
30 g hawthorn
10 g liquorices
You need a spoon of mixture for each cup.
Good night and have wonderful dreams!

Soothing Tea
Helps clear away the old, stale patterns of ruts and routines, and opens you up to seeking a new path that is spirituality right for you.
1 part mint
1 part hyssop
1 part oregano
1 part parsley
1 part lemon balm
Place all herbs in a tea ball or bag, put in your nicest or most favorite cup or mug, and cover with boiling water. Steep for 10 minutes.
Remove tea ball or bag, and add sugar, honey, sweetener, milk, cream or whatever, to taste.

Southern Iced Tea...Northern Style (Minted)
water
1 family sized tea bag
2 mint flavored tea bags (I use Plantation Mint)
1 cup sugar
cool water.
Place a small sauce pan of water on the stove, turn burner to high.
Add family sized tea bag and mint flavored tea bags
Bring to a boil and turn burner off.
Let set for 30-60 minutes.
Remove tea bags and stir sugar in until dissolved:
Pour in a gallon pitcher or other container.
Fill container with cool water.
Stir once more. Serve over ice.

Southern Sweet Iced Tea
3 Family Size Tea Bags
2 Cups Of Cold Water
1 Cup of Sugar
We in the south make the best iced tea you'll find. Maybe it's how it's done, or maybe it is the water in the south, or maybe it's just that a southern belle has put a lot of TLC into making the tea. Who knows!
We recommend Luzianne Tea Bags if available.
Place the two cups water in a pot and add the tea bags. Bring to a boil, do not continue boiling. Remove from heat and let steep. Pour warm tea into empty pitcher. Add the sugar and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Fill remaining pitcher with cold water.
Optional - some women say they use less water and add ice to the tea.

Sparkling Mint Tea
A refreshing summer beverage.
Serves 4
Ingredients
Tea leaves - 4 tsp
Boiling water - 600 ml (1 pint)
Caster sugar - 75g (3 oz)
Mint leaves - 12
Soda water or sparkling mineral water - 300 ml (½ pint)
Ice cubes
Lemon slices - 4
Method
Put the tea leaves into a large heatproof jug and add the boiling water.
Infuse for 3-7 minutes. Strain into a clean jug and stir in the sugar and 4 mint leaves. Allow to cool. The tea may be covered and kept in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. Alternatively, it may be frozen in ice cube trays.
Stir in the soda or sparkling mineral water and pour into 4 tall glasses. Add ice cubes, 1 lemon slice and 2 mint leaves to each glass. Stir, then serve at once.

Sparkling Radiance Tea
Helps you to radiate your highest spiritual self to others.
1 part celnedula
1 part lewmon balm
1 part lemon thyme
1 part lavender
Place all herbs in a tea ball or bag, put in your nicest or most favorite cup or mug, and cover with boiling water. Steep for 10 minutes.
Remove tea ball or bag, and add sugar, honey, sweetener, milk, cream or whatever, to taste.

SPICE BAGS FOR WARM WINTER DRINKS
8 sticks cinnamon, broken into small pieces
2 whole nutmegs, crushed
1/3 C. whole cloves
1/3 C. minced dried orange peel
(or 1/4 C. ground)
1/4 C. whole allspice berries
Optional: garnish with cinnamon sticks,
slice of orange, lemon peel
Combine all the ingredients in a bowl. Tie in sachets of 1 tablespoon each in a double thickness of cheesecloth; transfer to an airtight container. One sachet of the mixture will flavor 1 quart of cider, tea or wine.
To use, simmer 1 quart of the chosen beverage with 1 sachet for 20 minutes; ladle into mugs. If desired, add a garnish or a sprinkling of additional spirits.

Spiced Relief
1 teaspoon anise seeds, crushed or ground
2-3 cinnamon sticks
1 inch of ginger, sliced
1-2 teaspoons dried loose Echinacea
Combine spices and Echinacea in a pot with three cups of water. Bring to
a boil and then simmer for 15-20 minutes to make a decoction. Strain
into a mug and add honey to taste. This is a multi-function tea. Anise
acts as an expectorant, ginger soothes the cough, and cinnamon has
anti-bacterial properties.

Spiced Relief Tea
1 tsp anise seeds (ground slightly)
2-3 cinnamon sticks
1 inch dried ginger sliced
1-2 tsp dried Echinacea root
Put 3 cups of water into a pot, add the spices and bring to a slow simmer for 15-20 minutes. Strain into a cup and add a tbsp of honey. (anise acts as an expectorant, cinnamon and ginger helps coughing)

Spiced Tea
4 cups water
1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick
1-inch piece of fresh ginger, cut into 4 slices
1/2 teaspoon cardamom
10black peppercorns
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon coriander
4 tea bags of black tea
1 cup milk
Honey or other sweetener to taste
Bring water and spices to boil in a saucepan. Reduce the heat, cover, simmer for 20 minutes.
Add tea bags and milk and simmer additional 5 minutes. Do not boil once milk is added.
Remove the tea bags and strain the tea into a warmed serving container. Sweeten to taste. The tea gets stronger the longer it sits, so if a stronger spice is desired, let it sit for a while and reheat.

Spiced Tea Mix
1 (3 ounce) package lemon-flavored ice tea mix
2 (1.813 ounce) packages orange-flavored drink mix (e.g. Tang)
1 1/3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground cloves
Directions
1 Combine iced tea mix, orange flavored drink mix, ground cinnamon,
and ground cloves. Store in an airtight container.
2 To serve, stir 1 1/2 teaspoon mix into 1 cup hot water.

Spicy Citrus Tea
Ingredients:
2 tea bags
2 cups of water
1/2 orange juice
1/4 cup lemon juice
sugar to taste
a dash of cinnamon
Pour the boiling water over tea bags, and steep for a
few minutes. Remove bags and add juices, sugar
and cinnamon. Either serve iced, or warm.

Spicy Ginger Tea
Ingredients:
4 ginger tea bags, any brand
2 3 inch pieces of cinnamon stick
8 whole cloves
6 cups boiling water
2 Orange slices
4 tsp.. sweetener, honey or sugar
Place tea bags, cinnamon sticks, cloves, ginger and
sweetener into a large teapot. Pour boiling water over
and allow to steep 3 minutes. Remove tea bags and
allow to sit 5 minutes. To serve, pour tea into cups
and float a quarter slice of orange in each cup.

Spicy Green Tea
1 cup milk (soy milk will work well too)
1 cup water
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
2 green tea bags
In medium saucepan, heat the water and milk
until they JUST begin to gently boil. Stir in
the remaining ingredients. Reduce heat to low
and simmer for about 3 minutes. Remove tea
bags and strain, then serve.

Spicy Tea
A quick pick-me-up on a cold afternoon.
¼ cup dried lemon verbena ¼ cup dried chamomile ¼ cup dried orange peel
2 tbsp dried rosemary 1 3 inch cinnamon stick, crushed (or 2 tsp cinnamon chips)
Mix all ingredients and store in tightly closed glass container. Use 1 tsp per cup.

Spirituality
1 part lavender
1 part rosemary
1 part borage
1 part basil
1 part lemon thyme
Place all herbs in a tea ball or bag, put in your nicest or most favorite cup or mug, and cover with boiling water. Steep for 10 minutes.
Remove tea ball or bag, and add sugar, honey, sweetener, milk, cream or whatever, to taste.

Strawberry Iced Tea
1 pint fresh strawberries
1/2 cup granulated sugar
5 cups boiling water
5 tea bags-green or black tea
1 can (12 ounces) frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
1 quart sparkling water, or seltzer
Ice
Clean and trim the strawberries. Place them in a
bowl with the sugar-mix to coat and set aside. Steep
the tea bags with the boiling water for 5 minutes.
Remove tea bags and cool. Stir the cooled tea into
the strawberry mixture. Add the lemonade. Place in
a large pitcher and chill. Before serving stir in the
seltzer and pour over ice cubes in pretty glasses.
Makes 12 servings.

STRENGTH OF HERBAL TEAS
On the subject of herbal teas, yes steeping the tea longer does release more chemical constituents, but that is not necessarily a desirable thing! Many herbs contain something called tannins. Tannins are the chemicals that make your mouth feel dry after you drink very strong black tea. Tannins were originally used to cure leather (hence the term "tanning leather"). Tannins will make some teas very bitter and undrinkable, if you steep the tea too long. For instance, if you steep chamomile more than 5 minutes, the tannins that are in the tea become more pronounced, making the tea very bitter and undrinkable. The same thing can happen with green tea- you may feel more energetic, but you may not like the taste of the tea! If you are drinking tea made mainly from aerial portions of plants (leaves, flowers, buds, stems), steep no more than 3-5 minutes for the best taste.

If you don't mind the bitterness, steep up to 8, but be aware that after 5 minutes, most of the general constituents have been extracted, leaving only the tannins.

If you are drinking teas made mainly from roots, barks, berries or seeds, you can actually steep the tea longer, but again, you will have to deal with tannins creeping in- unless that is what you are looking for, as in the case of blackberry root tea (for diarrhea). Also, don't "dunk" your teabag, dunking releases tannins faster and will make your tea stronger and more bitter!

Summer Tea
6 Cups Strong Tea
1 Cup Sugar (while Tea is hot)
1 can Frozen Lemonade
4 cans water
2 1/2 Cups Pineapple Juice
Mix together, then freeze, then serve as a slush.

Summertime Citrus Tea
4 cup Boiling Water
6 Ozs Orange Juice Concentrate -- thawed
6 Ozs Lemonade Concentrate -- thawed
10 cup Water
1 1/2 cup Sugar
Steep tea bags in boiling water, about 5-7 minutes. Discard tea bags.
Add remaining ingredients. Serve over ice.
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 1193 Calories; 0g Fat (0.0% calories from
fat); 1g Protein; 307g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 119mg
Sodium. Exchanges: 20 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

Sweet Tea
1 Gal Water
5 Tea Bags -- family sized
3 cup Sugar
Boil water. Turn off heat and add tea bags.
Steep 10-15 minutes, covered.
Add sugar and stir to dissolve.
Allow to cool and pour over glass of ice.
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 2349 Calories; 0g Fat (0.0% calories from
fat); 1g Protein; 605g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 133mg
Sodium. Exchanges: 40 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.
Serving Ideas : Garnish with lemon and mint.

Tea Bags
Tannic acid can help draw the heat from a burn. Drop 2-3 tea bags in a
bath - put under the spout while the water is running to get the most out of
the tea bags. Add a decoction of comfrey root for more pain relief.

Another method is to make a decoction using 3-4 tea bags (see How to make
and use herb preparations), 2 cups of fresh mint leaves and 4 cups water.
Strain liquid into a jar and allow to cool. To use, dab the mixture on
sunburned skin with a cotton ball or washcloth.

You can also make a poultice out of 2-3 tea bags and place over the burned
area. Or, simply place wet tea bags directly on the burn and cover with a
piece of gauze to hold them in place.

Horehound and chamomile

TEA FOR HEALTH
1 tablespoon China black tea
2 teaspoon fennel
1 teaspoon mint
2 teaspoon rose hips
1 teaspoon elder flower
2 teaspoon hops
1 teaspoon mullein
Tea - Tea for Nervousness
Tea for Nervousness
1 ½ oz Peppermint leaves
1 ½ oz Lemon Balm leaves
Use 1 tsp of mixture per 1 cup boiling water. Steep 10 minutes & strain.

Tea of Jasmine
Jasmine is calming and great for relieving tension. It is produced by spreading fresh Jasmine flowers over dried green tea leaves. As the Jasmine flowers dry, the tea leaves absorb their heady aroma. This brew is sweetly floral, refreshing and exotic. Because it is Green tea, it contains many health benefits including antioxidants. It is easy to have one or two cups of Jasmine tea per day. It's simply delicious.

Tea Time Box
Handy herbs to pick for a brew or to add to iced tea could make someone very happy. Fill a box with lemon verbena, lemon balm, chamomile, lime balm, and cinnamon basil.
Tea - Teas with medicinal herbs
I use hibiscus flowers or tamarind fruit for a sour flavor. Green tea can hide
unpleasant flavors in my experience, but then green tea becomes the main
ingredient rather than a flavor enhancer or hider, and there might be some
things you would rather not combine with greea tea.

Licorice can mollify unpleasant flavors, and is widely used in Chinese herbal
combinations as a peacemaker herb.

Stevia is used as a natural minimal-caloric sweetener in herbal combinations,
 
Thai Iced Tea
4 cup water
3/4 cup Thai tea*
1 1/2 cup sugar syrup**
Ice cubes
1 cup evaporated milk, cream, or half-and-half
Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. When the water
boils, add the tea, remove from heat, stir down the
tea leaves and let sit for 3 minutes. Gently pour tea
into large tea pot, then back into pan. Repeat several
times until tea is dark. With the tea in the saucepan,
rinse out the teapot (to get rid of any tea leaves),
then strain tea into the teapot. Add syrup and stir.
Chill tea. To serve tea, fill a tall glass with ice,
pour tea over the ice to about 1 inch below the rim.
Top off the glass with 2-3 Tbsp milk or cream. Serve
as the milk is flowing down into the tea.

*Note: Thai tea is a mixture of black tea and spices
including star anise, vanilla, and cloves. It is
readily available (as loose tea) in bags at many Asian
markets. You can also find spiced tea (sometimes
called "Chai") at many health food stores (usually in
tea bags). If using a tea bag, you would skip the
mixing and straining parts and instead simply pour the
hot water over the tea bags in the tea pot and let
steep. Alternatively, you could try the following
mixture for the loose

Thai tea:
8 Chinese star anise, ground
1 tablespoon orange flowers
1 tablespoon powdered vanilla
1 pinch powdered cloves
1 pinch ground cinnamon
3/4 quart long cut China black tea leaves

**Note: Sugar syrup is just a simple syrup of one cup
sugar and one cup water, mixed together then heated
until boiling and then simmered on low for about 5
minutes. You can also simply add sugar to the hot tea
to your taste instead of the syrup.

Thai tea:
8 Chinese star anise, ground
1 tablespoon orange flowers
1 tablespoon powdered vanilla
1 pinch powdered cloves
1 pinch ground cinnamon
3/4 quart long cut China black tea leaves

The Perfect Cup of Tea
One tea kettle (for the stove, only water ever goes into the kettle)
One tea pot (for after the stove and to make tea in) ceramic or metal okay
Loose tea
Your best drinking water
Tea infuser that hangs onto the lip of the tea pot
Tea balls are okay but they keep the tea very tightly packed which prohibits the tea from really steeping to it's fullest.
Tea bags are made from the end bits and left over dust and may not be the same quality as lose tea.
Tea Cozy to keep the tea pot hot
Pretty tea cup, saucer and spoon
Lovely linen
Milk in a creamer, (not cream however!)
Sugar cubes in a sugar bowl
Little sandwiches
Scones
Devonshire cream
Put the kettle on the stove and let the water boil. Pour a little bit of the boiling water in the tea pot , swirl the hot water around the pot to heat it up and dump that water out. Put as much tea as you need according to how strong and how many cups you are going to make, into the strainer. Often times the tea container will suggest an amount. Pour in the hot water. Put the lid on the tea pot and then put on the cozy and let the tea steep for at least 5 minutes. Remove the strainer after the tea has steeped otherwise the tea will develop a bitter taste. It is said that it is better to pour the milk into the tea cup before adding the tea if one takes milk in their tea.

To Know You Tea
Helps those on a spiritual quest for awakening oneself.
1 part Calendual flowers
1 part cosmos
1 part mint
1 part lemon balm
1 part lemon thyme
Place all herbs in a tea ball or bag, put in your nicest or most favorite cup or mug, and cover with boiling water. Steep for 10 minutes.
Remove tea ball or bag, and add sugar, honey, sweetener, milk, cream or whatever, to taste.
Climb into a closet with your mug, and ENJOY!!

Tranquility Tea
Mix:
2 parts Red Clover blossoms
2 parts Rose Hips
1 part German Chamomile flowers
1 part Peppermint leaves

Triple Mint Tea
Mix equal parts fresh or dried Blue Balsam mint (or candy or peppermint), spearmint and pineapple mint. Pour boiling water over leaves (1 tsp dried or 1 tbsp fresh per 6 oz serving), allow to steep for 5 to 10 minutes before straining. Delicious hot or iced.

Tucson Tea
4 teaspoons tea leaves
4 (6 ounce) cups water
1 cup apricot nectar
1/2 cup orange juice
Lime wedges
Mint leaves
Sweetener
Place tea leaves in a scalded teapot. Pour in boiling
water and steep for 5 minutes.
Strain tea into heat-proof pitcher, add apricot nectar
and orange juice. Chill. Stir occasionally.
To serve: stir well and pour into tall glasses over
cracked ice.

Tummy Aches
2 drops Basil
2 drops Dill
To create these blends, pour your essential oils into a 10-ml bottle, and fill will organic vegetable oil.
Massage the tummy clockwise with the blend as needed.

Tummy Tea
A wonderful tea blend to enjoy after a big meal or hectic day.
1 cup dried peppermint (or other)
1 tbsp dried rosemary
1 tsp dried sage
Crush ingredients and mix well. Store in an airtight container. Steep 1 heaping tsp in a cup of boiling water for 1 minute. Sweeten with honey.

Universality Tea
This tea helps you to blend into your environment with greater harmony.
1 part Cosmos
1 part calendula
1 part pineapple sage
1 part marjoram
Place all herbs in a tea ball or bag, put in your nicest or most favorite cup or mug, and cover with boiling water. Steep for 10 minutes.
Remove tea ball or bag, and add sugar, honey, sweetener, milk, cream or whatever, to taste.
Climb into a closet with your mug, and ENJOY!!

Upset Stomach Tea
8 oz Peppermint leaves
8 oz Lemon Balm leaves
8 oz Fennel seeds
Use 1 tsp of mixture per 1 cup boiling water. Steep 10 minutes; strain.

Urinary Infection Tea
1 teaspoon uva ursi
½ teaspoon each corn silk, cramp bark, marshmallow root and rose hips
1 quart water
Simmer herbs in water for a couple of minutes, then steep them for 20 minutes. Strain herbs. Drink 2 to 4 cups daily. To make sure the infection is gone, continue taking the herbs for 2 days after the symptoms disappear.

VIOLET LIASON BREW
1 Lemon, sliced
1 Qt Spring water
1 Orange, sliced
2 whole Cloves
1/2 cup packed Violet petals
Place first four ingredients in a pan. Heat liquid until tepid, but not hot.
Add the violet and simmer until they are almost see-through.
Strain and serve hot or cold in one glass with two straws to share with your loved one.

Vita-Blend Tea
A delicious healthy blend with lots of minerals for well-being.
1 part alfalfa
1 part each nettle & peppermint leaves
1 part oatstraw
1 part lemon grass leaves
1 part red clover & hibiscus flowers
1 part horsetail
Place all herbs in a tea ball or bag, put in your nicest or most favorite cup or mug, and cover with boiling water. Steep for 10 minutes.
Remove tea ball or bag, and add sugar, honey, sweetener, milk, cream or whatever, to taste.
Climb into a closet with your mug, and ENJOY!!

Winter Lemon and Honey Tea
4 lemon slices
8 whole cloves
4 cinnamon sticks-2 inches long
4 tablespoons honey
1 quart of hot tea-made as you usually do.
Stud each lemon slice with two cloves and
place in the mug with a cinnamon stick. Stir
the honey into the hot tea and pour into the
mugs. Makes 4 servings. NOTES: This can
be used with any type of black, herb or other
flavored tea.

Winter Spice Tea
A warming winter blend full of the right zest to keep us cozy. Spicy, festive and delicious.
1part Siberian ginseng root
1 part sarsaparilla root
1 part cinnamon bark
1 part orange peel
1 part cardamom
1 part licorice root
1 part roasted dandelion root
1 part ginger root
1 part whole cloves
Place all herbs in a tea ball or bag, put in your nicest or most favorite cup or mug, and cover with boiling water. Steep for 10 minutes.
Remove tea ball or bag, and add sugar, honey, sweetener, milk, cream or whatever, to taste.

Winter Tea
Boneset
Echinacea
Peppermint
Just use equal parts of each, or pre-made tea bags…3 bags, one of boneset, 1 of echinacea, and 1 of peppermint.
Cindy tells us, "One tea recipe my family likes in winter, is a combination of Boneset, Echinacea, and Peppermint. I call it my 'winter medicine chest in a cup'. The echinacea works as an immune system builder, the boneset is great for congestion, aches and fever (the classic flu symptoms), and the peppermint aids with any stomach complaints due to drainage from the sinuses, and just works as a great overall "feel-good". It's also very palatable. Enjoy!

Winter Tea
Boneset
Echinacea
Peppermint
Just use equal parts of each, or pre-made tea bags...
3 bags, one of boneset,1 of echinacea, and 1 of peppermint.

The echinacea works as an immune system builder, the boneset is great for congestion, aches and fever (the classic flu symptoms), and the peppermint aids with any stomach complaints due to drainage from the sinuses, and just works as a great overall "feel-good".

Herbal Teas List