Botanical Name: Filipendula Ulmaria The next time you take an aspirin, you can thank meadowsweet. It was from this former strewing herb that 19th century German chemists developed the popular over the counter remedy. Meadowsweet’s flower buds contain the pain-reliever salicin, from which researchers derived salicylic acid, aspirin’s main component. Meadowsweet’s ability to reduce pain…
Tag: Tea
Jasmine Tea
9 Reasons Why Jasmine Tea Is Good for You Written by Ryan Raman, MS, RD — Updated on April 3, 2019 Jasmine tea is a type of tea, scented with the aroma of blossoms from the jasmine plant. It’s typically based on green tea, but sometimes black or white tea is used instead. Blossoms from common jasmine (Jasminum…
Meadowsweet Tea with Rose
Posted By Herbal Academy This meadowsweet tea recipe offers a chance to calm the mind and gently soothe aches and pains while hydrating the body. A great way to practice self-care, this cup of herbal tea contains ingredients known to quiet a busy mind. Also known as Queen of the Meadow, meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) flower appears…
To Tea or Not to Tea…that’s actually not a Question.
There are an estimated 3,000 varieties of tea produced worldwide. With so many different types of tea, you might think there are many different plants that produce them. But that’s not really the case… All tea leaves trace their roots one plant. It’s the processing the leaves undergo after they are harvested that determines whether…
Home Health: Happy Tea
Herbal teas, supplements and pranayama help to restore calm, drive away thought and counteract insomnia…thereby reducing the time it takes for one to fall asleep and improving the quality of their sleep. French herbalist, Maurice Messegue proposes, in his book My Herbarium, his herbal recipe will drive away anxiety, worry and insomnia. Bring to boil,…
Herb Profile: Privet
Botanical Name: Ligustrum vugare Anti-inflammatory properties useful to treat problems of oral mucosa and the upper airways, useful in case of pharyngitis, bronchitis, stomatitis and canker sores, anti-catarrhal and cicatrizing action of the mucosa. The privet is a shrub that belongs to the Oleaceae family. Known and appreciated for its ornamental rols, it is commonly…
Herb Profile: Matcha Green Tea
Matcha is a type of Japanese green tea that is made like the other varieties of green tea, from leaves of the Camellia Sinensis Plant. This tea is considered very valuable and is generally used in tea ceremonies. However, nowadays, the use of matcha is expanding becoming not only a ceremonial drink but also real…
Herbal Profile: Star Anise
Botanical Name: Illicium Verum Carminative, digestive but also antimicrobial, useful in case of urinary tract infections and difficult digestion. Star anise is an evergreen plant characterized by woody fruits formed by 8-12 lobes arranged in a star shape, with a seed inside each lobe. It is precisely this form thst gives the name to the…
Herb Profile: Nettle
Botanical Name: Urtica Dioica The Anglo-Saxons named nettle after their word for “needle”. During the Bronze Age, fabric was woven from nettle. As recently as WWI, Germans wove nettle fabric when cotton supplies were low. Nettle was once used to reduce arthritic pains and uric acid in joints and tissues (excess uric acid causes gout,…
Herbal Prep and Tea Making
We share a lot of Home remedies and natural herbal mixtures here, because we know that a part of self-care is using as many natural and holistic medications as possible… As budding herbalist, you may start to perspire at the thought of brewing up a batch of herbs. Maybe you’re conjuring up visions of Macbeth’s…
Bancha Green Tea
Bancha green tea is a Japanese green tea, probably one of the best known and most drank in the world. This tea derives from the second or third harvest of the biggest leaves of the Camellia sinensis, which is the tea plant. Because the leaves are so abundant bancha cannot be considered as valuable as…
Jujubes…Not just a Candy at the Movie Theater
Jujubes are fruits from the Jujube or Ziziphus Jujuba, a plant from the Rhamnaceae family…Also known as the Chinese Date. Jujubes contribute to regulating blood pressure. They also have laxative properties, digestive, disinfectant and antioxidant effects against free radicals. The fruit is also very rich in vitamins A, B and C, which are useful in…
Kombucha, The Robitussin of the Natural Healing World
Packed with vitamins and mineral salts…Promotes active digestion, protective on the microbiota, detox and anti-oxidants. It is able to stimulate the immune system, has anti fungal properties and the ability to counteract the bacteria of Candida… Where did it come from? Kombucha is a fermented and sweetened Tea. It is thought to date back to…
My Happy Ohm 