As the days
get colder and the nights get longer nothing warmers your heart like a cup of
tea and good boook (yeah I am so rock and roll nowadays!) But tea is more than a beverage, it’s an herbal remedy. This quote
describes it well:
Tea began as a medicine and grew into a
beverage. ~Okakura Kakuzō
Tea is a perfectly simple way to access the
health benefits of herbs. The quiet ritual of preparing and sipping a cup of
tea is a wonderfully relaxing and peaceful practice. Creating your own tea
blends is easy and much less expensive than buying some of the pre-made bags at
the store. Homemade tea also makes a delightful gift.
If you ask me
what my favourite tea is, Feminine Balance would be my answer. It is amazing
for hormone balancing and doubles as a fertility tea. This is based on a
formula given to me a few years ago by a friend. This tea is perfect for
stress, bad periods, PCOS, and other hormone related symptoms. It helps nourish
the body at a cellular level and really get things balanced out.
Here are the herbs in Feminine Balance
Tea and what they do for the body:
•Alfalfa –
promotes estrogen
•Red Clover Leaf and Blossoms – promotes
estrogen
•Raspberry Leaf – uterine tonic
•Nettle – bioavailable nutrients, including
calcium and magnesium
•Yarrow – uterine tonic
•Oatstraw – nourishing
•Fennel Seed
– carminative (good for digestion); aromatic
•Rose Petals
– lift spirits
•Lemon Balm* – lifts spirits, carminative
•Orange Peel
– catalyst herb; carminative
•Hibiscus Flowers – vitamin C, flavorful and
aromatic
•Peppermint or Spearmint, or both – aids digestion, uplifting
•Vitex – helps balance hormones
*Leave out
lemon balm if on thyroid medication.
How To –
Combine 1 cup
of each herb in a large bowl and mix with a wooden spoon. Store in a quart
mason jar with lid out of direct sunlight.
2.Cover and let steep for at least 20 minutes
and up to 8 hours for a more potent infusion.
3.Sweeten as desired, preferably with coconut
sugar or fruit syrup.
4.Drink up to a quart warm or at room
temperature throughout the day.
