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…)
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Milk Thistle Herbal Tea
July 20th, 2011 
Katy 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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1 Comment »Rosehip Tea Benefits
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…)
Posted in Herbal Teas Tags: health benefits of rosehip tea, rosehip tea, rosehip tea benefits 2 Comments »Health Benefits Of Oolong Tea
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…)
Cinnamon Tea Benefits
February 27th, 2011 Katy 
Cinnamon is one of the oldest known herbal remedies which is mentioned in the oldest botanical books written by Chinese herbalists, the founders of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Cinnamon was used in Ancient Egypt for mummification and in Ancient Rome it was used to flavor wines. It was highly treasured in Ancient Greece and valued almost as high as silver. In our times, the best samples of cinnamon come from Sri Lanka and China. Cinnamon tea has a very pleasant sweet taste and amazing warming flavor, and drinking this beverage on a regular basis will allow everyone enjoy numerous cinnamon tea benefits. (more…)
Wormwood Tea Benefits
December 22nd, 2010 Katy 
Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) is a perennial herb known for its bitter flavor and being a great natural material for vermouth. Some people associate it mostly with Absinthe, liquors, tinctures or other alcoholic products, but there are numerous therapeutic effects of wormwood and health benefits of wormwood tea, which have been used since the epoch of Ancient Egypt and Ancient Roman Empire. Wormwood herb is mentioned in the Bible several times: in particular, wormwood was among the blessed herbs growing in the Garden of Eden. (more…)
Posted in Herbal Teas Tags: health enefits of wormwood tea, wormwood tea, wormwood tea benefits 3 Comments »Nettle Tea
November 4th, 2010 Katy 
Nettle or stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) is a common medicinal herb which has been known and used around the world for many centuries for a variety of its curative powers . Nettle tea is usually made of leaves and roots of the plant. In ancient times, in many countries it was used as an effective tonic and an excellent herbal remedy for women’s problems mostly liked to pregnancy and childbirth. In particular, it was used to stop excessive bleeding, stimulate milk production, speed up after birth recovery and so on. (more…)
Posted in Herbal Teas Tags: health benefits of nettle tea, nettle tea, nettle tea benefits 1 Comment »Raspberry Leaf Tea
August 23rd, 2010 Katy 
The Raspberry plant (Rubus idaeus) grows in many parts of Europe and North America, and it is familiar to many people for its delicious, refreshing tart berries. At the same time, Red Raspberry leaves have been used for many centuries for their valuable medicinal properties and therapeutic powers. This plant is widely cultivated in Europe and especially Russia, and there are also wild raspberry plants which grow in clean woodland areas. (more…)
Anise Herbal Tea
July 11th, 2010 Katy 
Anise is known for its amazing savory fragrance which has a vast use both in culinary and medicine. In ancient Indian, Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine, benefits of anise played an important role, and for many centuries this plant, which originates from the Mediterranean region and is a relative of parsley, has been widely used around the world. Anise tea is made from anise seeds or the leaves of Anise herb (Pimpinella anisum), the fruits of which have a beautiful star-like look. (more…)
Chamomile Herbal Tea
May 28th, 2010 Katy 
Chamomile tea is reported to be the most popular herbal tea on earth. It is estimated that every day about 1 million cups of chamomile herbal tea are consumed in the world. This pleasant aromatic tea with gentle fruity flavor has a reputation of one of the most useful and therapeutic teas. It can be prepared by steeping dried out flowers of chamomile (Matricaria recutita) in boiling water for several minutes, and then adding some honey or/and lemon juice. (more…)