Herbal Teas

Herbal Tea, one of the world's most ancient beverages, has been used for centuries for medicinal purposes. Today we are using herbal tea as a refreshing beverage and for its natural therapeutic effects. Herbal teas can lift your spirits, calm your nerves, help full you to sleep, soothe your stomach and ease the misery of a cold as well as simply taste wonderful.

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There are three main categories of Herbal tea: black, green and oolong. To make black tea, the leaves are allowed to wither at normal temperatures, and then are rolled the same way. The rolling breaks the cell walls in the leaf, exposing the juices to the air to allow full fermentation. Oolong tea is made in much the same way as black.

The dried mature leaves of these brambles make a good tea. Used to help control diarrhea, as a blood purifier and tonic.

Green tea leaves are rich in fluorine and help prevent dental decay by inhibiting the enzyme that causes plaque formation. Green tea is also a natural antioxidant, rich in vitamin C and has immune protecting properties. Most people find that green tea, although containing small amounts of caffeine, is less likely to cause nervousness or anxiety than black tea.

Alfalfa tea is commonly used as a beverage, but is also used medicinally. Nutritious fresh or dried leaf alfalfa tea was traditionally used to promote appetite, weight gain, diuretics, and stopping bleeding. It is also used to aid in the assimilation of proteins, iron, calcium, and other trace minerals. It can help to build and revitalize the body.

Good for nausea and motion sickness. Make a tea using ginger, or add some ginger to a cup of weak black tea.