“You can never get a cup of tea large enough, or a book long enough to suit me” – CS Lewis

Herbal tea recipes are simple to make.

Plus, they are a great way to get the maximum benefit from herbs; unleashing their healing properties.

And because they are inhaled as they are drunk, they work on both an emotional and physical level.

Common Herbs Used

• Chamomile
• Echinacea
• Lemongrass
• Mint
• Roseships
• Hibiscus
• Jasmine
• Blackberry Leaves
• Sage
• Thyme
• Rosemary

Herbal Tea Recipes

The following herbal tea recipes you may enjoy:

Lemon Barley Water Recipe

• ¼ cup pearl barley
• 1 ltr cold water
• 1 rind of ½ lemon

Cover the Barley with cold water and put it on the heat.

Simmer gently until the Barley is tender.

Next, strain the water and leave it to cool.

Add a touch of fresh Lemon juice, along with a little Wild Honey to sweeten your tea.

Anti-Acne Herbal Tea Recipe

This is an age-old recipe from a recipe book on medicinal plants that pack a real punch:

• Red clover flowers 2 ounces
• Blue flag root 1 ounce
• Burdock root 1 ounce
• Sassafras bark ¼ ounce
• Water 4 pints

Combine all the ingredients together in cold water.

Then slowly bring them to the boil.

Simmer for around 30 mins and then strain the ingredients.

Drink a glass 3 times a day.

Anti-Flu Herbal Tea Recipe

This recipe is really healing.

The Ginger is both spicy and warming, whilst the Thyme leaves offers protective anti-viral and natural antibiotic properties.

• 3cm’s of fresh ginger
• 2-3 sprigs of fresh thyme
• Juice of half a lemon
• 5 sage leaves
• 1 tsp of Manuka honey

Follow the instructions as above.

Migraine Relief, Herbal Tea Recipe

This is one of those herbal tea recipes; I personally reach for if I have the kind of headache or migraine, that just won’t go away.

• 1 tsp dried spearmint leaves (optional, omit if using homeopathy)
• 1/2 tsp Fever few
• 2 tsp Fresh ginger
• Raw honey to sweeten

Infuse and use as above.

Decoctions can easily be preserved by adding around 40 ml ethanol to a 200 ml decoction blend.