Healing Benefits of Herbal Teas
In addition to having the healing benefits of herbal teas, they taste good and when you are sick, the warm comfort of tea can make you feel much better. Regular drinking of herbal tea can improve your health as well. Here are a few teas and things to look for when selecting your favorite tea!
First, make sure that you select a tea that is organic or grown without pesticides. You don’t want to undo all of those health benefits by drinking warmed up toxic chemicals! Also make sure that when you are allowing your tea to steep that you cover the pot or cup so that you keep all of the natural oils in the cup and not floating out into the air. Teas that contain caffeine will produce mental alertness, but herbal teas tend to be decaffeinated. This makes them appropriate for drinking any time of day without worry that you will be up all night.
Green tea is full of antioxidants and studies have shown that those compounds help to counteract the growth of tumors. Black tea is caffeinated, but also appears to reduce the effects of smoking on the lungs as well as reducing stroke risk. White tea also has potent antioxidants and may be the most effective of all processed teas.
Here are few ingredients to look for in herbal teas and how they can help you:
Mint – Reduces congestion in someone who has a cold; reduces discomfort and bloating from gas; lessens cramping from diarrhea and stomach upset; relieves nausea.
Ginger – Anti-viral; relieves nausea; warming effect to someone who might have fever and chills; soothing effect on sore throat; reduces the effects of motion sickness.
Chamomile – Sleep inducing; soothes anxiety; reduces nausea and stomach upset; soothes a cough from an irritated throat. Some studies appear to show that chamomile can help reduce the complications caused by diabetes. Chamomile also has antiseptic and anti-bacterial properties.
Cinnamon – Improves circulation; reduces nausea; reduces gas and stomach discomfort; reduces symptoms of a cold and warms the body if someone is experiencing chills.
Lemongrass – Calms anxiety; said to reduce blood pressure with daily use; improves circulation and reduces fluid retention. Lemongrass has anti-inflammatory properties.
Clove – Fights infections and eases pain in sore throats; reduces body aches that come from illness. Clove has both antiviral and antifungal properties.
Rooibos (red) tea – This is a South African herb that most often is fermented. This tea also contains compounds that appear to make it a cancer-fighter.
As you can see, herbal teas have the ability to help you not only when you are under the weather, but all year long. You can benefit from these healthy properties with your next cup, it’s just a matter of choosing your favorite ingredients.
My favorite herbal tea is one with cinnamon and lemon!!
I have heard many good things about organic tea. I need to try this for my health. Thank you so much for sharing
I believe in the healing benefits of tea. I have been drinking hot tea for years. One of my favorites is peppermint tea.
I like herbal teas of all sorts. Ginger is best for me when I have a cold.
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I love Ginger tea or syrup infused into any drink, especially when I’m nauseous. I also enjoy the Rooibos tea.
I’d really like to try lemongrass tea and see if it is as good as the chamomile that I usually drink. I was a lifelong coffee drinker and finally got into the green tea habit. Black tea is OK but I do prefer green.
I love Oolong teas! They are not herbal but oh do I love them.
I have been a long-time drinker of chamomile tea, especially when I have a sore throat. I’m going to save this article so I can try some of the other teas listed. Thanks for the really informative article.
I learned a lot by reading this. Thanks for the helpful info.
We love teas in our house and drink them all the time!
Very interesting article. I have always heard about teas and their healing benefits. I will keep this one for future reference.
I’m sitting drinking herbal tea while reading this! And I grow my own organic mint.
I’ve heard of some of these teas before, and wouldn’t mind trying tea out for an herbal remedy. Lemongrass is now on my list of things to buy!
I love drinking herbal teas during the day and my favorite is Mint. I also drink Chamomile in the evening because it helps me relax.
I love green tea but it causes me stomach problems
I drink herbal tea all the time. Thanks for the tip about covering the cup as the tea steeps, I didn’t know that!
Your welcome Marsha
Love herbal tea’s! Thanks for sharing.
i have tried almost all of these and love them. They really do work. Right now my fav herbal tea is mother’s milk. it isnt on your list but i have a 2 month old and a cup a night really helps to keep my supply up plus i love the flavor. It has gotten to were i wont go to bed without a cup
Thanks for sharing about the mother’s milk…since my kids are grown I guess that is something I haven’t looked into 🙂
Looks like we will be trying out some Herbal Teas this winter!
I love drinking tea. I usually drink green tea. I never new to cover the pot or cup to keep all of the natural oils in the cup and not floating out into the air.
I am just getting into herbal teas. Thanks for the great article.
We love herbal teas here, we used to have a cup of coffee after dinner but it really started keeping us awake.
I love an herbal or decaf tea in the evening 🙂
people definitely overlook tea as a source of health! thank yo
i love tease, herbal flavored teas. i drink them all of the time. i have boxes of them. i love the berry teas and cinnamon apple. i have tried the ginger teas but was not very fond of them although they are good for your tummy. i also love the rooibus teas, they are good.
I absolutely SWEAR by ginger tea whenever myself, or another family member has an upset stomach! Thanks for the other great tea info!
I really like herbal teas and
drink them more in the Fall and Winter time.
I like iced tea in the summer~does that count?
i really like herbal teas they are so refreshing too
i like how many good things tea does! too bad i don’t like any tea ):
I just opened a box of cinnamon tea yesterday – soo good! I’d love to try all these teas!