Guest guest Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 At 6:57 PM +0100 4/16/07, jo wrote: With the recent chat about growing teas, do people drink herbal teas, and if so, which is your favourite. Also do you use them for medicinal purposes? I have used herbal teas medicinally for many years now, and find they work quite well - especially for such an easy way of medicating. \ Oh yes, I grow lemon balm, mints, lemon verbena, raspberry -- all are good for tea. I'm not in the habit of drinking hot beverages, but sometimes will make tea to bring to a potluck (with something else) or to drink cold. I do need to cut back the lemon balm several times a year to keep it in bounds, so when I've harvested an armload I make a gallon of tea at a time. I took a botanical medicine course some years ago and tend to use tinctures and essential oils more than teas. Or if I'm in the garden, I eat a leaf or chew one to use externally (lavender, yarrow, plantain are good first-aid herbs). When the echinaceas are bigger, I sometimes eat a leaf. Calendula makes a wonderful skin salve, and the flowers are always a hit at potlucks. I like to eat other edible flowers in the garden -- borage is fragile, chive and garlic chive flowers are potent. I grow oregano for the bees and comfrey for the compost pile and to make comfrey tea for the plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 I thought I had lost my lemon balm last year, and then found a root with a little shoot on it. Within a month it was enormous. I grow quite a few herbs. I also use essential oils and find them very effective. Jo , yarrow wrote: > > At 6:57 PM +0100 4/16/07, jo wrote: > With the recent chat about growing teas, do people drink herbal teas, > and if so, which is your favourite. Also do you use them for > medicinal purposes? > > I have used herbal teas medicinally for many years now, and find they > work quite well - especially for such an easy way of medicating. > \ > > Oh yes, I grow lemon balm, mints, lemon verbena, raspberry -- all are > good for tea. I'm not in the habit of drinking hot beverages, but > sometimes will make tea to bring to a potluck (with something else) > or to drink cold. I do need to cut back the lemon balm several times > a year to keep it in bounds, so when I've harvested an armload I make > a gallon of tea at a time. > > I took a botanical medicine course some years ago and tend to use > tinctures and essential oils more than teas. Or if I'm in the garden, > I eat a leaf or chew one to use externally (lavender, yarrow, > plantain are good first-aid herbs). When the echinaceas are bigger, I > sometimes eat a leaf. Calendula makes a wonderful skin salve, and the > flowers are always a hit at potlucks. I like to eat other edible > flowers in the garden -- borage is fragile, chive and garlic chive > flowers are potent. I grow oregano for the bees and comfrey for the > compost pile and to make comfrey tea for the plants. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 My favourite is green tea with mint , this is the one that I buy: http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk/cgi-local/frameset/detail/662112.html I also like chamomile now and again. The Valley Vegan...............jo <jo.heartwork wrote: With the recent chat about growing teas, do people drink herbal teas, and if so, which is your favourite. Also do you use them for medicinal purposes? I have used herbal teas medicinally for many years now, and find they work quite well - especially for such an easy way of medicating. Jo Peter H Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Hi Peter The green tea with mint is the only green tea that I can drink, as I find green tea very oily. I have chamomile, peppermint, nettle, lemon balm, hawthorn, dandelion, elderflower, fennel, ginger and several others. I am told they are also nice cold, but I prefer warm drinks. I also brew some nettle tea to feed my indoor plants. Jo , peter VV <swpgh01 wrote: > > My favourite is green tea with mint , this is the one that I buy: > > http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk/cgi- local/frameset/detail/662112.html > > I also like chamomile now and again. > > The Valley Vegan............... > jo <jo.heartwork wrote: > With the recent chat about growing teas, do people drink herbal teas, and if so, which is your favourite. Also do you use them for medicinal purposes? > > I have used herbal teas medicinally for many years now, and find they work quite well - especially for such an easy way of medicating. > > Jo > > > > > > Peter H > > > > > Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Tryit now. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2007 Report Share Posted April 21, 2007 hi jo no i dont really drink herbal teas but i may try one day lo jo <jo.heartwork wrote: With the recent chat about growing teas, do people drink herbal teas, and if so, which is your favourite. Also do you use them for medicinal purposes? I have used herbal teas medicinally for many years now, and find they work quite well - especially for such an easy way of medicating. Jo Mail is the world's favourite email. Don't settle for less, sign up for your free account today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Hi Louis I particularly like fennel - maybe that would be a good one for you to try first. Jo , louis stott <lsstott wrote: > > hi jo > > no i dont really drink herbal teas but i may try one day lo > > jo <jo.heartwork wrote: > With the recent chat about growing teas, do people drink herbal teas, and if so, which is your favourite. Also do you use them for medicinal purposes? > > I have used herbal teas medicinally for many years now, and find they work quite well - especially for such an easy way of medicating. > > Jo > > > > > > > Mail is the world's favourite email. Don't settle for less, sign up for your freeaccount today. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2007 Report Share Posted May 9, 2007 I do. I see no drawbacks whatsoever. Mankind has been drinking herbal teas for aeons. The benefits far outway any detriment, even if I could come up with one. Do not drink the water boiling though...there's no need. A good herbal tea will satisfy both a sweet tooth (licorice teas are very sweet), and a desire for warmth in the body......(speaking for myself, IMHO, etc etc). anna On 5/8/07, Julian <julian_eve1 wrote: > > Do you drink herbal teas? Do you consider it a part of a raw diet? thanks, > Julian > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2007 Report Share Posted May 9, 2007 Hi Julian, I do not consider it food, whether considered cooked or raw. Food first, raw second, if you see what I mean. Best, Elchanan _____ rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of Julian Tuesday, May 08, 2007 3:52 PM rawfood [Raw Food] herbal teas Do you drink herbal teas? Do you consider it a part of a raw diet? thanks, Julian <http://geo./serv?s=97359714/grpId=5520395/grpspId=1705015482/msgId =28966/stime=1178664738/nc1=4438979/nc2=4299915/nc3=4025304> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2007 Report Share Posted May 9, 2007 I do, too, for the same reasons. ~k On May 8, 2007, at 7:17 PM, Anna Bishop wrote: > I do. I see no drawbacks whatsoever. Mankind has been drinking > herbal teas > for aeons. The benefits far outway any detriment, even if I could > come up > with one. Do not drink the water boiling though...there's no need. > A good > herbal tea will satisfy both a sweet tooth (licorice teas are very > sweet), > and a desire for warmth in the body......(speaking for myself, > IMHO, etc > etc). > > anna > > On 5/8/07, Julian <julian_eve1 wrote: > > > > Do you drink herbal teas? Do you consider it a part of a raw > diet? thanks, > > Julian > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2007 Report Share Posted May 11, 2007 thanks for your responses. herbal teas have been in my life forever. I'm often drinking ones that are rare, for their specific health benefits. Julian rawfood , Kristi <pixiechik wrote: > > I do, too, for the same reasons. > ~k > > On May 8, 2007, at 7:17 PM, Anna Bishop wrote: > > > I do. I see no drawbacks whatsoever. Mankind has been drinking > > herbal teas > > for aeons. The benefits far outway any detriment, even if I could > > come up > > with one. Do not drink the water boiling though...there's no need. > > A good > > herbal tea will satisfy both a sweet tooth (licorice teas are very > > sweet), > > and a desire for warmth in the body......(speaking for myself, > > IMHO, etc > > etc). > > > > anna > > > > On 5/8/07, Julian <julian_eve1 wrote: > > > > > > Do you drink herbal teas? Do you consider it a part of a raw > > diet? thanks, > > > Julian > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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