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Many people have heard the term herbal tea but not everyone knows what it is. Herbal tea is a tea made from the different parts of herbs and plants other than tea plants (Camellia sinensis). In some herbs only the leaves are used; in others the flowers, roots, stems and seeds can also be used. Where herbal teas are traditionally made by steeping plant parts in hot water; there are herbal tea companies that manufacture herbal tea bags. Herbal teas shouldn’t be confused with flavoured teas. Flavoured teas are regular tea to which different flavours have been added, like Banana Split.
 Herbal teas have been used for centuries for medicinal purposes. There are several of today’s medicines that started as folk medicine in the middle ages. Today many traditional medicine doctors still prescribe herbal teas for their patients. They have shown to help with various health problems such as easing problems with stomach distress and colds. There are various herbal teas for different conditions that have provided relief for many centuries. Herbal teas are prescribed for many conditions from colds to weight loss.
Herbal teas are also rich in antioxidants. The different types of herbs have different levels of antioxidants but they all have them. This fact makes herbal tea another major factor in fighting free radicals with antioxidants. Most herbal teas are perfectly safe; care should be taken if you have existing medical problems. Consulting with a traditional medicine doctor or a website that is familiar with traditional medicine can assist you in choosing a herbal tea that is both safe and helpful.
Before choosing a herbal tea make sure you understand what the tea is used for. An internet search will provide you with complete details about the usage and dosages of the different herbal teas. It is important to be aware of the properties of the herb used in making the tea and what effect it will have on your body. When choosing herbal teas, make sure that you purchase them from a reputable dealer. Most herbal tea manufactures use great care in ensuring the purity of their product.
By choosing to use the natural products in herbal tea to help you obtain and maintain your health you are following years of tradition that goes back for centuries. Herbal teas are often the safer way to treat minor health concerns. By doing your research you will know what herbal teas to stock in your cabinets to help you live healthier and happier.
 Buying a cup of ginger tea at your favourite tea & coffee shop will cost you on average $1.25. You can pick up the same (tea bags) at your local grocer and make ginger tea yourself at home – your cost will be about a quarter per cup. You are saving a dollar per cup but is it all that matters? If your answer is NO, then keep on reading.
Here are some of the known ginger tea benefits: Ginger tea minimizes symptoms of the common cold, allergies, and other respiratory conditions, relieves nausea, combats inflammation, helps digestive processes.
Drinking fresh ginger tea stimulates your immune system and warms you up. And best part – unlike the above tea bags costs you next to nothing (approx $0.02 per cup). There are many recipes found on the internet. Our favourite one is simple:
Ingredients: ginger, brown sugar
- Grate a one-inch piece of fresh ginger root
- Put the ginger in the tea pot
- Add brown sugar according to your taste
- Pour boiling water in the tea pot
- Cover it up and let it sit for 15 minutes
- Strain and enjoy
 Is brown sugar healthier than white sugar? This is a claim however, the reality is that brow sugar and white sugar are not much different. Although brown sugar contains calcium, potassium, iron and magnesium while white sugar doesn’t, these minerals are present in only tiny amounts – the real difference between the two is in the taste. Brown sugar tastes better, that’s all.  This is our favourite tea pot. It’s heat resistant and without the glass insert it can be used for Artisan Tea. Beautiful presentation!  Danish researchers found that ginger can block the effects of prostaglandin – a substance that cause inflammation of the blood vessels in the brain and can lead to migraines. Many women claim that ginger tea helps rid them of menstrual cramps. To get the best health benefits of ginger tea, wrap fresh ginger root tightly in a towel, place it in a sealed plastic bag, and keep it in the refrigerator.
 Research suggests: Chamomile Can Soothe a Colicky Baby.
Colic — uncontrolled screaming and crying in an otherwise healthy infant — can be one of the most stressful parts of raising a newborn.
While its cause is uncertain, there is evidence that it stems in part from gastrointestinal discomfort. That may explain why chamomile tea, which according to research can ease intestinal spasms, has long been a home remedy for colic. Various studies have examined its usefulness, finding it simple, inexpensive and fairly effective.
…After a week, “parents reported that the [Chamomile] tea eliminated the colic in 57 percent of the infants,” the researchers reported, “whereas placebo was helpful in only 26 percent”…
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 Sage has one of the longest histories of use of any culinary or medicinal herb. Sage Tea or infusion of Sage is a valuable agent in the delirium of fevers and in the nervous excitement frequently accompanying brain and nervous diseases. It has a considerable reputation as a remedy, given in small and often-repeated doses. It is highly serviceable as a stimulant tonic in debility of the stomach and nervous system and weakness of digestion generally. It was for this reason that the Chinese valued it, giving it the preference to their own tea. It is considered a useful medicine in typhoid fever and beneficial in biliousness and liver complaints, kidney troubles, haemorrhage from the lungs or stomach, for colds in the head as well as sore throat, quinsy, measles, for pains in the joints, lethargy and palsy. It has been used to check excessive perspiration in phthisis cases, and is useful as an emmenagogue. A cup of the strong infusion will be found good to relieve nervous headache.
Sage has been used effectively for throat infections, dental abscesses, infected gums and mouth ulcers.
Research has suggested that the presence of volatile oil in Sage is largely responsible for most of its therapeutic properties, especially its anti-septic, astringent and relaxing actions. Sage is also used internally in the treatment of night sweats, excessive salivation (as in Parkinson’s disease), profuse perspiration (as in TB), anxiety and depression. Externally, it is used to treat insect bites, skin, throat, mouth and gum infections.
Ready for a cup of sage infusion? Try one of these, or receive a free sample when you order any other of 50 g tea.
Note: Sage should not be used by pregnant or nursing women or by people who have epileptic fits. For more information read the original source here.
 Ginkgo originates from China but is now cultivated in the USA, China and France. Ginkgo has been used in Chinese medicine for more than 2800 years. Ginkgo is a very old tree. Over the past 200 million years the ginkgo tree has remained basically unchanged. Because of survivability of the ginkgo tree it was believed to promote longevity and has been called The Fountain of Youth.
The following are ginkgo biloba tea’s more well-known health benefits:
- Ginkgo biloba tea stimulates blood and peripheral arterial circulation
- Ginkgo biloba tea reduces lethargy and improves sense of well-being
- Ginkgo biloba tea may help improve the memory
- Ginkgo biloba tea is used to treat hearing disorders
- Ginkgo biloba tea may improve disturbed equilibrium
- Ginkgo biloba tea may help improve mental alertness
- Ginkgo biloba tea may be used as supplement for Alzheimer’s disease
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 The mallow flowers are very attractive and are pink or purplish coloured with dark veins. Common mallow originates from Asia and Europe and it can be found in fields.
Common mallow has been used traditionally to treat cough – it helps to reduce irritation associated with dry cough. Crushed mallow leaves can be used to treat rashes and burns.
Common mallow contains anti-oxidants, including polyphenols and anthocyanins, which explains its beneficial effect on gastroenteritis. This herb is cooling and demulcent (soothing). Tea made from mallow flowers is believed to ease gut irritations.
The mallow flowers were used for weaving into garlands on May Day. The flowers are sometimes used as ingredients for its colouring property.
The mallow flowers can be found in these great teas:
Graphic and partial text by Top Cultures
 Taking the herbal remedy Echinacea can more than halve the risk of catching a common cold, US researchers say.
They found it decreased the odds of developing a cold by 58% and the duration of colds by a day-and-a-half.
The results in The Lancet Infectious Diseases conflict with other studies that show no beneficial effect.
Experts believe Echinacea, a collection of nine related plant species indigenous to North America, may work by boosting the body’s immune system.
‘Marked effects’
Researchers, led by Dr Craig Coleman from the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy, combined the results of 14 different studies on Echinacea’s anti-cold properties.
In one of the 14 studies the researchers reviewed, Echinacea was taken alongside vitamin C. This combination reduced cold incidence by 86%.
When Echinacea was used alone it reduced cold incidence by 65%.
Even when patients were directly inoculated with a rhinovirus – the most common cold-causing virus – Echinacea reduced cold incidence by 35%.
The researchers’ report said: “With over 200 viruses capable of causing the common cold, Echinacea could have modest effect against rhinovirus but marked effects against other viruses.”
Read more as it was originally published on BBC.
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