In more complex recipes, the grasses are mixed with each other. Do not be afraid to look for these combinations yourself, experiment! To make sure that the herbs are combined, take each one from the leaf, rub them together in your hand and smell: if they harmonize with each other by smell, then in tea they will certainly "get along". Herbal teas can be drunk at any time of the day and every day. But not in large quantities (no more than two cups) and not "tied" to one plant. Almost each of them has not only its taste and aroma, but also its healing properties. If you use it day after day, an "overdose" is likely. How to prepare herbal tea, find out in the article on the topic "How to brew herbal tea correctly".
Jasmine
To take for tea leaves: petals of flowers (dry or fresh, slightly podvyahlennye) - perhaps, this is the most popular aromatic additive, which is perfectly combined with any type of tea (black, white, green, red). Bonus: this plant calms the nerves, increases efficiency, relieves fatigue. Mix the jasmine petals with the brewing of green tea in a ratio of one to five and brew using very hot but not boiling water. Allow to stand for 1-5 minutes (if overdone - the drink will turn out to be bitter). Drink hot.
Strawberries
Take for brewing: berries and young leaves. Bonus: strawberry drinks are rich in vitamins and perfectly quench your thirst. How to cook? Brew black tea. Add to it a few leaves of strawberries, separate 4 cups and cool. A cup of strawberry berries ground in a blender and wipe into a jug through a sieve. Add tea, 3 tablespoons of sugar, 50 ml of lemon juice and mix thoroughly to allow the sugar to completely dissolve. Serve with ice.
Cilantro (coriander)
Take for brewing: fresh leaves or dried seeds. It relieves spasms and pains in the intestines, reduces swelling. How to cook? Two spoons of seeds of coriander rub, brew a cup of low-fat milk, let it brew, strain and season to taste with sugar or honey.
Raspberry garden
Take for the tea leaves: leaves and in addition - berries. Bonus: such a welding is an elixir of beauty for the skin and hair, since the raspberry contains a whole complex of vitamins (A, B, C, E), iron, calcium, potassium ... How to cook? In a small kettle, prepare green or black tea. When it is infused, add 5-10 leaves of raspberries and leave for a while longer. Before you pour tea on the cups, you can put a few berries in each and slightly knead them.
Melissa officinalis
Take for tea leaves: leaves and young shoots. Bonus: Melissa soothes and relieves pain - headache and toothache. How to cook? Mix 2 tablespoons of chopped lemon bald leaves, add 1 tablespoon of lavender flowers, drop into a saucepan, pour 500 ml of cold water and let stand for one hour. Then bring to a low heat to a boil. Remove from the plate, add freshly squeezed 1/2 orange juice. After 5 minutes strain and sweeten to taste.
Peppermint
Take for brewing: leaves, flowers, tender tops of a plant. Bonus: relieves stress, improves digestion, invigorates and freshens breath. How to cook? Cut the zest of 2 lemons and cut it in small strips, add 2 tablespoons of fresh mint leaves and all together brew 500 ml of boiling water. Allow to stand for at least 5 minutes, then cool and refrigerate for several hours. If desired, strain. Pour into a jug, serve with ice.
Rose garden
Take for welding: the petals are fresh or dried. Bonus: the aroma of rose tea calms and creates a romantic mood. How to cook? Add to the welding at the rate of: 1 tsp. petals on the cup. Or brew with chamomile, putting half a cup of fresh rose petals in the kettle with one teaspoon of dried camomile flowers, a cinnamon stick and ½ teaspoon of orange peel. Pour boiling water and let stand for 5 minutes. Sweeten honey if desired. You can serve both hot and cold.
Chamomile officinalis
Take for tea leaves: dried flowers, but you can also fresh. Bonus: helps with digestive disorders, reduces the risk of diabetes. How to cook? Heat the teapot by rinsing it with boiling water. Put a couple of thin slices of apple into it and crush it with a spoon. Add 1 tbsp. l. fresh chamomile flowers and mint, 1 teaspoon of tea leaves, pour a cup of boiling water, cover and let stand for 10 minutes. Strain, add honey to taste.
Black currant
Take for tea leaves: young leaves and berries. Bonus: helps with colds, stimulates digestion, reduces swelling. How to cook? 10 leaves of blackcurrant chop, pour 2 cups of boiling water and insist for 20-30 minutes. In order to make the tea even more fragrant, water for it is boiled as much as possible with thin currant currant twigs without leaves.
Apples
Take for brewing: fruits, best of all acidic or sweet and sour. Bonus: softens the pain in the throat, cough, reduces hoarseness. How to cook? A large apple, without cleaning, cut in half, remove the core and cut into slices. Put in the teapot together with 2 tbsp. l. mint and 2 asterisks of carnations. Pour boiling water and insist 5-6 minutes (you can and more, but in this case the taste of the infusion will dominate the carnation). Drink hot or chilled. Now we know how to brew herbal tea properly.