The medicinal value of herbal tea has been treasured for thousands of years.
In an article entitled ‘Wellness In a Cup’, author Parvathy Menon provides a simple recipe for making herbal tea from your indoor herb garden.
Herbal tea is popular with the health-conscious. Plato mentions herb teas in 410 BC and Phiny’s ‘Natural History’ abounds with them.
This raises an important point – just because they are ‘natural’ do not assume they are without side effects. Herbal teas have been considered as medicine for thousands of years. If you are taking medications, or have health issues, do your research to make sure your herbal tea is actually good for you.
Herb teas promote a clam, relaxed state of mind. They are invigorating, being a source of energy and wellness.
Herbal infusions are held to be good for general wellness. Popular herbal teas are made using dandelion, elderflower, fennel, ginseng, parsley, rosemary, sage and thyme.
Ingredients
Holy basil or Krishna Tulsi Leaves – A basketful, fresh
Pudina or Mint leaves –A bunch, fresh
Lemon juice – 1 tsp, orto taste
Honey – 1 tbsp
or
Sugar – As required
Method
Pluck the leaves from the tulsi plants.
Wash in a bowl of water. Drain in a colander. Lay these on a cloth surface to dry.
Expose to strong sunlight for 3-4 days, or until the tulsi leaves are completely dry.
Conserve the tulsi tea leaves in an airtight bottle.
You can also make mint tea leaves in a similar way.
Store in a separate bottle.
In a teapot, add 1 tsp tulsi and 1 tsp mint tea leaves.
Pour 1 cup boiling water to this. Cover swiftly. Leave to steep, covered for 15 minutes. Stir and strain.
Add a dash of (1 tsp) lemon juice. Add honey. Stir. Serve hot.
This is a simple and easy way to make herbal tea from your indoor herb garden in both refreshing and healthy ways.
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I would love to grow tulsi. It’s so healthy! I have a lot of mint that pretty much grows wild. It doesn’t taste that great tho – I wonder if it’s because I don’t water it? It’s not bad in mojitos tho
Tulsi is easy to grow – and as for the mint – well – it could be the variety – or it could be the fertilizer. Fish Emulsion is a STINKY organic fertilizer which the plants love. Don’t eat the mint leaves for at least two good rains or heavy waterings – then see how they taste! Better ingredients make better mojitos.