Teas Me
By FibroGoddess
@FibroGodess (540)
United States
December 9, 2015 7:45am CST
Often when you are feeling unwell, someone will tell you to have a cup of tea. It didn't take me long to realize that "tea" made me nausious. Of course I'm talking about the typical brown tea, already in a "tea bag", mass produced for those who preferred tea to coffee. (These tea bags contained the same ammount of caffiene.)
In my thirties I began reading books on herbs and healing. I started to experiment, buying bulk herbs by the ounce, and mixing them myself. A pinch of this and a pinch of that, just like a witches potion with magical properties.
The following list is from my personal notes. You may wish to look some of these up online for yourself, toxicity, interactions, are very important to know before ingesting medicinal herbs.
(The herbal teas below are quite common in many grocery stores. May I suggest you look into the more uncommon healing herbs for yourself if interested.)
1. Nettle - made with the leaves of stinging nettle, it is one of nature’s best remedies for an assortment of ailments including anemia, high blood pressure, rheumatism, arthritis, coughs and colds, congestion, urinary tract infections, and kidney and bladder problems.
2. Chamomile Tea - is a popular herb that’s used in teas worldwide. Chamomile soothes the stomach and relieves bloating and indigestion. Chamomile also calms the mind and helps people relax and deal better with their stresses. People who find it hard to go to sleep should drink a cup of chamomile tea before going to bed.
3. Ginger Tea - Drinking ginger tea both stimulates and soothes the digestive system. Ginger has been known to aid people experiencing nausea. Arthritic people have found ginger tea helpful since it has anti-inflammatory properties.
4. Peppermint Tea - Peppermint helps you digest foods better and also reduce digestive issues. A cup of peppermint tea will ease nausea and vomiting, especially if you suffer motion sickness. Other health benefits of this tea are clearing of congestion and mild coughs, mild asthma and reduction of stress.
6. Lemon Balm Tea - Lemon balm tea is fragrant to drink and is a very effective tonic to calm nerves and anxiety. Cold lemon balm tea bags help relieve cold sores, or genital sores caused by the herpes simplex virus. Lemon Balm contains several properties, which control herpes and also regulate the thyroid.
Drink a cup of herbal tea today!
*be well*
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6 responses
@twilightadd (74)
• Zhengzhou, China
9 Dec 15
wow! i like tee too!i am a chinese,and i suggest you read a
book named "cha jing",you can look it,but the words on the
book are chinese,so you have to buy a dictionary!last,i am
chinese.
nice to me you!
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@softbabe44 (5816)
• Vancouver, Washington
9 Dec 15
It's amazing what tea does for different things in the body.
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@paigea (35798)
• Canada
9 Dec 15
These all sound beneficial to me. I've tried them all but haven't made using them a habit. I bought dandelion root tea at the health food store once. I liked it; so this past summer I dug up some dandelion roots to make my own. I was just as good, but a lot of work to wash all of those roots! My friend gathers her own nettle on her property; I am going to learn what plant it is as I am pretty sure we have it too.
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@Namelesss (3368)
• United States
9 Dec 15
I often use teas and other dried herbs as remedies and not just for drinking although drinking them is wonderful.
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