How to Make Your Own Herbal Tea

Making herbal tea yourself is an easy and delicious way to reap all of its healthful benefits without adding anything artificial. But making delicious blends takes practice – here are a few tips on creating tasty tea blends which provide all of these medicinal plant’s advantages in just one cup!

Prior to beginning, ensure that you use fresh and high-quality herbs. It’s essential to choose pesticide-free varieties grown in healthy soil. If possible, buy organic and Fair Trade Certified varieties; this ensures you receive quality herbs while supporting small family businesses. Store them away from sunlight, sources of heat or moisture until your next use.

Fresh or dried herbs can both be used in herbal tea, with each having their own advantages and drawbacks. When starting out it’s recommended that fresh herbs be used before moving onto dried varieties as you become more experienced. When selecting dried varieties it should first be crushed to release their essential oils before steeping; remembering to experiment with various lengths of steeping time can have dramatic results on flavor!

When selecting herbs for herbal tea blends, aim to combine similar plant parts together. This will create an overall flavor profile in your brew; generally pairing delicate leaves with soft fragrant flowers is preferable while more hardy, woody herbs should be combined with roots or bark if possible; though combining different plant parts in tea blends is fine too.

Once you have selected your herbs, consider what effect the tea should have on the body. Common examples are digestive aid, stress relief, immune support or creating an herbal blend tailored specifically for an illness or symptom. Once this goal has been decided upon, research herbs that may help achieve it.

Additionally to herbs, herbal tea blends require other ingredients for their perfect combination. These can range from sweet to savory in nature; dehydrated fruit and berries are often recommended due to their natural qualities – low in sugar content and caffeine free properties. Be mindful when selecting which dried fruits you use in tea blends! Some dried fruit may work better than others so be wary when selecting how much to include.

Spices make an excellent addition to herbal tea blends. Not only are they fragrant, bursting with flavor, and caffeine-free; adding just a pinch can elevate the experience and heighten the flavors in your chosen herbs for your blend.

Once you have your herbs, water, and other ingredients for tea-making in hand, the next step is assembling it all. Use glass jars that you keep in your kitchen to store and protect the tea blends you create; ensure these jars have good seals so your blend stays fresh.