A tea blend for a Sore Throat:
- Peppermint Tea: Contains menthol, which acts as a mild, natural numbing agent to soothe a raw, scratchy throat.
- Chamomile Tea: Naturally anti-inflammatory, it helps reduce swelling in your throat tissues. It also promotes relaxation to help you sleep.
- Marshmallow Root or Licorice Root Tea: These herbs contain mucilage (a thick, gooey plant substance). It creates a soothing, protective coating over your throat to stop the pain from coughing.
- Slippery Elm: Similar to marshmallow root, this bark becomes slightly slick when mixed with hot water. It forms a soothing layer over a raw, burning throat to protect it from irritation.
- Cinnamon: it's naturally antimicrobial and adds a warming, comforting flavor that makes bitter herbal teas taste much better.
- Add honey for its anti-bacterial properties.
- Add lemon for some vitamin C and acidicness that helps cut through thick phlegm.
A tea blend for Congestion and Stuffy Noses:
- Ginger Tea: Ginger helps break up thick mucus in your chest and sinuses. It is also an excellent remedy for nausea or an upset stomach.
- Eucalyptus Tea: The strong vapors from a hot cup of eucalyptus tea act like a natural decongestant, helping to open up your airways so you can breathe easier.
- A pinch of Cayenne Pepper: If your sinuses are completely blocked, a tiny pinch of cayenne in hot tea will instantly open up your nasal passages and get things moving.
- Cinnamon: it's naturally antimicrobial and adds a warming, comforting flavor that makes bitter herbal teas taste much better.
- Add honey for its anti-bacterial properties.
- Add lemon for some vitamin C and acidicness that helps cut through thick phlegm.
A tea blend for Fever and Immune Support
- Elderberry Tea: Packed with antioxidants, elderberry is frequently used to help reduce the duration of cold symptoms.
- Rosehip Tea: This is exceptionally high in Vitamin C, which provides your immune system with the extra support it needs to fight off the bug.
- Lemon Balm: A member of the mint family, lemon balm has a gentle citrus flavor. It is wonderful for reducing stress and anxiety, which helps your body rest and recover faster.
- Echinacea: This flower is widely used to give the immune system a little extra support. Many people like to add it to their tea at the very first sign of a cold to try and shorten how long they stay sick.
- Cinnamon: it's naturally antimicrobial and adds a warming, comforting flavor that makes bitter herbal teas taste much better.
- Add honey for its anti-bacterial properties.
- Add lemon for some vitamin C and acidicness that helps cut through thick phlegm.
A tea blend for a Cough:
- Thyme: This common kitchen herb is fantastic for a stubborn cough. It contains natural compounds that relax the muscles in your throat and airways, helping to calm down coughing fits.
- Cinnamon: it's naturally antimicrobial and adds a warming, comforting flavor that makes bitter herbal teas taste much better.
- Add honey for its anti-bacterial properties.
- Add lemon for some vitamin C and acidicness that helps cut through thick phlegm.
When you are sick, your stomach and liver are already working hard. Stick to blending 2 or 3 gentle herbs at a time rather than mixing a dozen different things together. Keeping the tea simple makes it much easier on your digestive system.
A herbal shot that is good for Killing Parasites in your body:
- Oil of Oregano - This is a potent antimicrobial containing carvacrol. It is highly irritating to mucous membranes.
- Papaya seeds - Some small pilot studies have shown that dried papaya seed pellets can help clear certain intestinal parasites in specific tropical regions. Just don't eat too many because it can cause a severe tummy ache if you overdose!
- Cloves - This plant contains a powerful compound called eugenol, which can kill certain microbes and insect larvae on surfaces in lab dishes.
Be careful not to overdose on this stuff because it can also fuck up your stomach lining and make you sick.
A tea blend that helps you Lose Weight:
- Dandelion leaves - They have a diuretic effect that helps you shed water weight, reduce bloating, and they also block fat absorption as some studies show that dandelion extract can inhibit pancreatic lipase, mimicking weightloss medications on a smaller scale.
- Oolong tea - This tea releases a chemical called L-theanine in the body, which is an amino acid that aids in stress relief and promotes "fat browning," which encourages fat cells to burn rather than just sit there. L-theanine triggers an enzyme in the body calld AMPK as well, which acts like an energy switch to signal the body to stop storing fat and start burning fuel instead. The caffeine in the tea strongly enhances this effect, as caffeine signals the body to break open fat cells and release fatty acids into the bloodstream. the L-theanine help ensure those fats are actually oxidized by the liver and muscles.
- Hibiscus - This flower acts as a natural fat-blocker that prevents your body from absorbing excess carbohydrates and fats, because it contains natural compounds that bind to pancreatic lipase (the chemical enzyme that breaks down fats). This makes the fats pass right through you. It also slows down your absorption of starch and sugar so fewer carbs get stored as fat. Lastly, it shrinks fat cells due to its antioxidents that turn off the specific genes responsible for fat accumulation. It stops fat cells from growing larger. SAFETY WARNING: Hibiscus can lower blood pressure, so please avoid it if you already have low blood pressure or on certain medications, and it is also unsafe to consume during pregnancy!
I am personally overweight due to the medication that I am on, but since I'm poor I would not want to waste food or precious calories that I can barely afford. However, I don't want to become diabetic, and so I am considering using this tea to help me get healthy. If you are already underweight please don't drink this tea.