My Daily Herb Tea

For a long time now my fascination with regards to herbs and plant healing has grown exponentially. I recently completed a Master Herbalist Course and am now doing an Advanced Master Herbalist Course to help me learn as much as I can about herbs and plants with regard to health.

My go-to tea on a daily basis is green tea with added Hawthorn leaf (for heart health), Gotu kola or Rosemary (for brain health), Pine needles (for the anti-oxidant properties), Moringa (for energy and immune boost), Catnip/Chamomile (for calming and anti-stress) plus whatever else I feel I need on that particular day. Many of these come from my garden!

You only need a small amount of each plant, either a large pinch of dried herbs or 4-6 leaves of a fresh plant.

I will often chop up a lemon, including the skin, for added flavour and also the Quercetin that is in the skin. Peppermint and Geranium leaves are often also added for their flavours as well as their health benefits.

Making a daily, health tea is really simple and the ingredients can come mostly from your garden!

Many of our ‘weeds’ are actually incredibly rich in nutrients and other constituents that are so good for you and help to boost your immune system and keep you healthy. They can also help with many existing ailments and/or existing problems.

A simple infusion is all you need to use, by this I mean that you take the plant materials, chop them up or simply tear them up by hand, put them into a tea pot or container. Cover them with freshly boiled hot water, cover with a lid and leave for 3 to 5 minutes to steep. During this time the nutrients and beneficial properties will be transferred to the water. When the time is up, strain the tea to remove the plant material and drink. You can add honey or sugar to the tea to make it more tasty, should you need to.

I like to make a large tea pot of herb tea in the morning and then drink the tea throughout the day.

Just a note: if you plan to use any roots for your tea you will have to make a ‘decoction’ which is where you place your roots in a pot, cover with boiling water, and boil this for 5 minutes. Strain and use the water. The reason for this is the hardness of the roots take more heat and time to extract the goodness out of them. You can then use this hot water to make your herb tea, or drink it on its own.

Have fun with this. There are no rules!

Just make sure you know what plants you are using and make sure that you are using edible/healing plants.

Do your own research! Ask people around you who know their plants for help if necessary!

Lets get back to our natural, plant healing, roots!