12 Healing Teas You Can Make From Herbs

There are many healing herbs on the market (and in your garden) that can be transformed into soothing teas to help you heal. Here’s a partial listing of herbs readily available and the qualities each possess. There, don’t you feel better already?

Try These Healing Herbal Teas

1. Blackberry

Make tea from blackberry leaves for an effective diarrhea remedy.

2. Burdock

Use the plant, roots, and seeds. Burdock has antioxidant, antibacterial, and antifungal properties and works to prevent cancer, purifies the blood, restores gallbladder and liver function, enhances digestive and immune function, helps reduce menopausal symptoms, and gout.

3. Catnip

Use the leaves to make a tea that relieves stress and colic. Helps with digestion and sleep. Catnip has many medicinal properties.

4. Chamomile

Use the flowers, plant. Chamomile relieves stress, anxiety, and indigestion. It stimulates the appetite, aids in sleep, and eases headaches. Do not consume if you are allergic to ragweed.

5. Cinnamon

Use the bark/stick or ground. Cinnamon helps regulate blood sugar. It enhances digestion, boosts metabolism for weight loss, and relieves nausea and diarrhea.

6. Clove

Clove (flower buds) aids digestion and relieves toothaches.

7. Ginger

Use the root, either dried and ground or fresh. Ginger cleanses the colon and is useful for bowel disorders, headaches, hot flashes, nausea, muscle pain, and vomiting. It’s a great tea to sip if you’ve got motion sickness.

8. Ginseng

The ginseng root is what’s used. It boosts energy levels and combats fatigue.

9. Hops

Hops (flowers) help reduce tension and anxiety. They’re known to help with insomnia (hops also can be used in combination with valerian root for more restful sleep). The tea is bitter, so you may want to use a sweetener. Read how to grow your own!

10. Lemon Balm

Make tea from the leaves and stems of lemon balm: it calms, relieves tension, uplifts the spirits, eases headaches, indigestion, and nausea, and helps lower blood pressure.

11. Rosemary

Rosemary (leaves) helps to loosen chest congestion, making it easier to cough up phlegm, and soothes sore throats.

12. Sage

Use the leaves. Sage is a great digestive aid, can lower cholesterol, calm hot flashes, and ease other menopausal symptoms.

How To Make Healing Teas From Herbs

If you have containers of herbs growing on the patio or buy loose herbs and teas, you can enjoy making your own teas. When making tea blends, herbs can be combined with black, green, or white tea, if desired. Many online tea suppliers offer flavorful blends and supplies for specialty teas.

Directions: To make a cup of herb tea, add 2 teaspoons of fresh leaves (or 1 teaspoon dried) to a stainless steel tea ball or in a small reusable, muslin teabag.

Place into a glass or ceramic teacup. Pour in 1 cup of boiling water. Cover and steep for 4 to 6 minutes. Remove tea ball or teabag and enjoy plain, or with lemon, honey, or coconut milk.