Natural Tea Recipes
For a tea junkie like me there is only one thing that tastes better than loose organic tea and thats natural tea. Whats natural tea? Tea where the ingrediants have come straight from your garden.
Lemon grass or mint plants are great to have in the garden so you can pick a few leaves (or sticks in the case of lemon grass) and steep them in boiling tea to create a fresh and flavoursome tea. And if your plant is growing too profusely instead of letting it go to waste you can harvest and dry your herb so you will always have a supply on hand (blog to come on exactly how to do this). Of course you’ll want to keep your garden pesticide free so all you ingest is the goodness of the herbs.
I found these two recipes in an old book I had called ‘The Body Bible’ by Pamela Allardice. I thought I’d share them as they are a little different to your normal teas.
Lavender Headache Tea
According to the book Queen Elizabeth 1 drank alot of this tea as she suffered from nervous tension headaches. Her gardeners made sure there were always lavender flowers available because no one likes a cranky queen.
3 tablespoons of english lavender flowers
2 cups of boiling water
clear honey, to taste
Allow the flowers to steep for 3-4 minutes, strain and serve, with a slice of lemon if you like.
(I always add the honey and lemon to this one otherwise it tastes a bit too ‘flowery’ for me, but it is definately relaxing and sotthing - good for exam time!)
Parsley Tea
Parsley is a mild diuretic and a body cleanser therefore this tea can be used instead of water if fasting or to improve detoxification of the body overall.
1 bunch whole parsley
250ml of boiling water
Chop up parsley, place in a teapot and pour boiling water over it. Steep for 2-3 minutes. Strain and sweeten with honey if needed.
Enjoy your natural tea!
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