Psyllium Herbal Tea is one of the most commonly used herbal preparations made from husks, and rarely leaves and flowers, of Psyllium plant (known also as Ispaghula). Psyllium plant grows throughout southern areas of the planet (including the southwestern United States) and plays a great role as a medicinal herb in folk medicines of many Asian nations, including Traditional Chinese medicine and Indian medical practices. Health benefits of psyllium tea can be used to treat a great deal of health conditions, starting from increased levels of cholesterol in blood and obesity, and ending up with preventing several types of cancer. (more…)
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Psyllium Herbal Tea
January 24th, 2012 
Katy Sweet Woodruff Tea
December 14th, 2011 Katy 
Sweet Woodruff Tea is probably the most common use of woodruff, a powerful flavoring agent and a popular medicinal herb native to the regions of Western Asia, North Africa and Europe. Woodruff (Galium odoratum) is a perennial herb known also as Sweet Woodruff , Wild Baby’s Breath, Waldmeister, Wood Rova, or Ladies-in-the-Hay. The herb has a really strong scent and is quite commonly used to flavor wines, sauces, jams, jelly, ice cream, and other types of our favorite desserts. Due to its strong aroma, the herb is also considered a very good repellent and can be also used to ward off various insects. (more…)
Essiac Tea Benefits
November 16th, 2011 Katy 
Essiac tea is quite a common herbal infusion known and widely used in Canada and the US. This herbal tea is actually a blend of several medicinal herbs which was created and promoted by Canadian physicians. Primarily, the formula contained such elements as burdock root, sheep sorrel, rhubarb root and slippery elm bark. However, later on, four more herbal remedies, namely watercress, red clover, kelp and blessed thistle were also added to the blend to receive the most common formula of essiac tea. It is now widely recommended by many Canadian nurses and physicians, and many studies and researches have proven numerous valuable therapeutic powers and health benefits of essiac tea. (more…)
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No Comments »Echinacea Herbal Tea
October 21st, 2011 Katy 
Echinacea herbal tea is one of the most commonly used herbal infusions around the world. It is made from the flowering parts and young leaves of the herb echinacea (Rudbeckia purperea), which grows throughout the regions of Eastern and Central North America. This medicinal herb has been used for centuries in folk medicines of many nations for a great deal of health conditions: against colds and bronchitis, against allergies, infections, as a lymphatic system booster, and so on. Echinacea is usually used in the form of herbal infusion (tea), however, nowadays there’s a great variety of capsules and special natural supplements with this natural remedy. (more…)
Yarrow Herbal Tea
September 21st, 2011 Katy 
Yarrow tea is a simple infusion of flowers and leaves of common yarrow (Achillea millefolium), a valuable medicinal herb known also as woundwort, milfoil, staunchweed, Carpenter’s Weed, and simply ‘healing herb’. This long-stemmed plant can be found throughout the Northern Hemisphere as it grows in the wild all around. It can be recognized with its daisy-like looking clusters of flowers of violet or white color. This amazing plant has a very strong historic background, it plays a role in ancient Greek mythology and has been used for many eras as an excellent wound healer and a solution to stop bleeding. Thus, yarrow tea or yarrow infusion can be used both externally and internally. (more…)
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August 20th, 2011 Katy 
Licorice (Glycyrrhiza Glabra) is a perennial herb native to the Mediterranean region, northern Iran and southern China. It has been used for many centuries for its numerous therapeutic properties in folk medicines of many Asian nations, and nowadays more and more doctors and herbalists are rediscovering health benefits of licorice tea. To prepare licorice tea and other homemade remedies from this herb, usually its roots are used cos’ this part of the plant is extremely rich in various natural vitamins, minerals and nutrients. Therefore, licorice tea is actually a beverage made from licorice root. (more…)
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July 20th, 2011 Katy 
Milk Thistle (Silybum Adans.) is a flowering perennial plant native to the Mediterranean regions, the Middle East and Western Europe, which also grows throughout North America. Tall thistle-like flowers of this plant, varying in color from light pink to dark purple, can be easily spotted on the fields and in the valleys in all geographical areas with moderate climate. It received its nickname “milky” thistle because its leaves contain a sort of white sap, pretty mush resembling milk. Traditionally, milk thistle herbal tea has been used to prevent liver diseases and improve detoxification, and health benefits of milk thistle tea are expanding with new studies and researches. (more…)
Health Benefits Of Rooibos Tea
June 22nd, 2011 Katy 
Rooibos tea is considered among the healthiest and the most useful herbal teas on earth. Also known as red bush tea, this natural beverage highly valued for being caffeine-free and packed with unique potent antioxidants. This tea comes from hot African lands where rooibos bushes are cultivated. The finest Rooibos tea is produced in South Africa and is a really great thirst-quencher. Due to the fact that it is usually free of all possible additives, colorants and preservatives, therapeutic actions of this miraculous herbal tea are very powerful, and health benefits of rooibos tea are really numerous. (more…)
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May 27th, 2011 Katy 
Rosehips are the fruit of the wild rose plant (Rosa rugosa) which are very often used for treatment and prevention of many common diseases and ailments. Along with the fruits, such parts of the plant as leaves and flowers can be used to prepare tea and enjoy healing effects of this natural remedy. However, rosehip tea benefits are the most known around the globe, being mainly attributed to a very high content of vitamin C in these fruits compared even to famous vitamin C “champions” – citrus fruits. That is why this tea is considered among the best natural immune system boosters and one of the best known energizing herbal teas which can be safely used by everyone. (more…)
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April 23rd, 2011 Katy 
Oolong tea (or Wu Long Tea) is very well-familiar to people living in Oriental regions, but those who live in Europe and both Americas have got a chance to enjoy the taste and numerous oolong tea benefits. This tea received its name from the Chinese word for “Black Dragon”. Nowadays this tea is available around the world in tea bags or whole (loose) leaf. The tea comes from the same plant as green tea but undergoes some specific type of fermentation or oxidation which makes its production longer than the one of green tea but shorted than the one of black tea. (more…)