Loose leaf tea can be helpful for many ailments such as IBD, depression, headaches, anxiety, stress to name a few. As well as enhancing your vitality and strengthening your immune system. Make it your ritual to sit, relax, put your feet up, and enjoy a pot of herbal tea. I have listed below some popular herbs and their benefits.

STINGING NETTLE Nettle has been used widely because of its high content of iron sodium, magnesium, calcium and potassium. As well as being a fantastic blood cleanser used to treat many blood disorders, nettle herbal tea is a tasty and aromatic drink.

THYME Thyme promotes the flow of mucus making it an excellent herb for bronchitis, whooping cough, asthma, pneumonia and any inflammation of the throat and nasal passages. It has been used for many years to aid digestion and can be taken many ways such as tea, mouthwash, applied as an ointment, or inhaled as an essential oil. Also because of Thyme’s antiseptic qualities, it is also useful for all kinds of infections, whether it be fungal, viral or bacterial.

LADY’S MANTLE Lady’s mantle loose leaf herbal tea is a great herb for strengthening the uterus in women who are likely to miscarry. It also can be useful in controlling heavy menstrual bleeding. As a herbal loose leaf tea it is a tonic to the womb and associated tissues so that problems with painful or heavy periods and the changes associated with menopause are alleviated.

HOREHOUND Horehound can be used to treat many ailments. Used externally horehound may be used to treat a range of skin conditions. Taken internally horehound soothes a cough and is good for bronchial problems. Horehound also promotes sweating, and therefore helps to reduce fever. It also stimulates the flow and secretion of bile from the gallbladder, thereby aiding digestion.

PEPPERMINT The leaves and stem of the peppermint herb have a high oil content therefore this part of the plant is used medicinally. Peppermint is used for many ailments including motion sickness, nausea, heart burn, cold or influenza, tension headaches and flatulence. Peppermint aids the flow of digestive juices, and can be beneficial to aid bowel problems such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.

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