Herbal Tea Benefits

Herbal teas come from many different plants and be made from flowers, leaves, roots, bark and seeds, using just one at a time or in any combination. A herbal tea can be delicious and taste exquisite evoking the original pure aroma of the plant whilst it was still growing. This deliciousness depends on many aspects. For example:

• The age of the leaves, flowers etc. when they were harvested
• How the leaves etc. were dried and packed at source and later for sale to the public
• Storage and transport conditions and facilities
• How the herbal tea is brewed in the home
• The quality of the water used

Many herbal teas can be easily brewed, fresh in your home in your stump teapot, with plants from your own herb garden.  Herb teas as well as tasting good have properties that are traditionally believed to be very beneficial for our health. Some herbal tea benefits are certainly that they contain a wide range of minerals and vitamins vital to body processes.  Some of the more specific herbal tea benefits are believed to be that they can relieve stress and help the digestive system.

• spearmint - soothes the digestive system
• peppermint - as with spearmint above and it reduces colic and flatulence in the bowel
• lemon balm - calms nervous dyspepsia, indigestion, colic and flatulence
• rosemary - tonic to the liver and circulation.. Restorative effect on the nervous system
• thyme - antiseptic properties, used in mouthwashes for mouth, gum and throat infections.  Also a digestive tonic.
• nettle - cleansing action on the body, helping kidneys and circulation
• chamomile - gentle relaxing influence on the nervous system and soothes gastric irritation                       

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.