Making Herbal Teas

Herbal Teas are one of the easiest ways to use herbal medicine and is as simple as making a single cup of tea. This method of in ingesting herbs is most effective for long term, gradual healing and it excels as a form of preventative medicine.

Teas can also be used for more sudden situations such as nausea or fever, something that is happening Immediately. Sipping on a cup of tea is soothing, so doing so while sick is going to be a comforting measure in itself.

Making tea is a great way to extract vitamins, minerals and all different types of medicinal properties from plants.

There are many different ways to make tea. You can brew a single cup by using a one time use tea bags, or if you use loose leaf tea you can use strainer or and just spoon tea into your boiling hot water or you can use a reusable tea infuser ball.

If using tea to treat a chronic condition make a pot of the tea to keep in the fridge that you can reheat or drink cold as needed or on a schedule.

Dried herbs tend to work a little better because the cells have already been broken down. using fresh you will need to use much more of the plant for the same desired effect.

Different Types of Teas:

Cold infusion teas: seep tea in cold water until you have the desired strength of tea, using cold infusion for your tea is going to keep those good mucilage compounds in your tea since they only extract in cold water, so if you have a sore throat or are sick a cold infusion is suggested.

Warm Infusion teas: seep herbs in warm water until you have the desired strength of tea, using warm infusion tea is recommended and is going to be very soothing and comforting to a person(s) who is sick and or just not feeling the best but be sure to not use to hot of water because it can make your tea bitter.

Solar Infusion tea: also know as sun tea, rather then boiling or heating the water you place the herbs into a pan of water and cover it tightly and let is sit out for a couple of hours or until you have reached your desired flavor.

Decoction: A decoction is when you simmer your teanwhile covered about 15-2o minutes. This tea making process is more for tough plant matter like roots, barks, and nuts of how much more difficult is is the extract this type of plant material or the medicinal properties from these types of plant material.

Studies have shown that some teas may help with some cancers, heart disease, and diabetes; encourage weight loss; lower cholesterol; and bring about mental alertness. When making your tea it is super important to bring the water to a boil, take it off of the heat, add your tea, seeping for 10-15 minutes while covered, then enjoy!

Pro Tea Drinker Tip:

When making warm infusion tea, if you add your tea to the water while its still boiling you will burn off all the good medicinal properties and covering your tea allows all of these good medicinal oils to stay in your tea instead of evaporating out during the seeping process.