Cooking fragrant herbal tea

Brewing herbal tea is an art, but anyone can master it. Each component of herbal tea gives the drink its own special note of aroma and has unique beneficial properties. Herbal teas, infusions and collections will help with low blood pressure, relieve asthma attacks. Try herbal tea recipes and choose the most delicious and healing for yourself.

How to brew herbal tea

The effect of tea on the body depends on the ingredients and their proportions, the recipe for preparation, and the temperature of the drink. For example, chilled blackcurrant leaf tea quenches thirst well, and when hot, it is useful for colds, as it has antipyretic properties.

The name "herbal" is rather collective, since not only herbs, but also leaves of shrubs, fruits and flowers can be added to such tea.

1. It is best to prepare decoctions in a water bath: pour the crushed herbs with cold water and gradually bring to a boil.
2. Quite acceptable and simple pour boiling water over herbs- 1 teaspoon of dry plants per 200 ml of water, and then let it brew for 10-15 minutes in a porcelain or enamel bowl.
3. Glass and metal teapots are not suitable for making teas., since they cool down quickly, the desired temperature is not maintained in them, and the tea is no longer so fragrant and healthy. And the metal itself can significantly spoil the taste of tea and reduce the amount of vitamins and digestible trace elements in it.
4. Often recommended brew tea in a thermos with a glass flask, insisting it for several hours, especially for decoctions of roots and fruits, such as rose hips. This opinion can be challenged. The fact is that in a high-quality thermos a temperature of 98 ° C is maintained for too long, which contributes to the gradual destruction of useful substances.
5. Ideally, herbal tea is best brewed in a porcelain teapot with thick or even double walls. In such dishes, the temperature of 80 ° C is maintained for up to 40 minutes - the optimal conditions for preparing a healthy broth.

Herbal tea recipes

If you want to come up with your own recipe for herbal tea, then before brewing, rub the prepared mixture of herbs in your palms and inhale the aroma. If the smell is pleasant and harmonious, then the tea will turn out delicious.

1. One tablespoon of lingonberry leaves pour a glass of boiling water.
2. Infuse for 10-15 minutes in a covered container.
3. Add 2-3 teaspoons of sugar.

Tea is very effective for the treatment and prevention of diseases of the kidneys and urinary tract, especially in the treatment of cystitis.

But remember that this is a potent remedy and you should not drink it constantly, but in courses:

• 7-10 days,
• 2 times a day for half a glass,
• then a break of 1 month is necessary.

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Photo: lingonberry tea

1. Pour a glass of boiling water 1 tbsp. crushed rose hips.
2. Cook for 10 minutes in a covered enameled bowl.
3. Then let it brew for 10 minutes.
4. Strain and add 3 teaspoons of honey and 1 teaspoon of lemon juice.

Rosehip tea is a rich source of vitamins, minerals, and healthy carbohydrates, it perfectly strengthens the immune system.

Herbal teas that increase blood pressure

Help with low blood pressure will help herbal teas and herbal preparations. Easy to brew and use tea from St. John's wort, rosemary, lemongrass. At the same time, remember about herbs that are contraindicated in hypotension: motherwort, valerian, lily of the valley. Do not add them to herbal preparations.

Remember that low blood pressure may be associated with other diseases. Before prescribing a course of phytotherapy for yourself, be examined by a doctor.

It is possible to raise the tone of the body, in addition to traditional pharmacotherapy, with the help of herbal teas. Herbal preparations for the treatment of hypotension include herbs such as:

• rhodiola rosea,
• leuzea safflower,
• chinese lemongrass,
• yarrow,
• tansy,
• sage,
• ginseng.

Herbal preparation that increases blood pressure

1. Mix equal parts chamomile , calendula , wormwood bitter and thyme .
2. 1 tsp herbs pour 1 cup boiling water.

Drink like tea.

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Photo: Yarrow is used as a medicinal, spicy, ornamental and honey plant

St. John's wort tea that increases blood pressure

1. Take 1 tbsp. l. dry herb Hypericum perforatum.
2. Pour 1 cup boiling water
3. Add a handful of dried strawberries or lime blossom.
4. Leave for 1 hour.

Drink 1/4 cup before meals.

Photo: St. John's wort, or St. John's wort is one of the most used medicinal plants

Rosemary tea for high blood pressure

1. Take 1 tbsp. l. dry herb rosemary officinalis.
2. Pour a glass of boiling water and stand for 30 minutes.
3. Then strain the broth.

Take 1/3 cup half an hour before meals 3 times a day.
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Photo: Rosemary officinalis, or common rosemary briefly increases blood pressure

Lemongrass tea for high blood pressure

1. Take 1 tbsp. l. Schisandra chinensis berries.
2. Pour in 1 cup boiling water.
3. Insist 2 hours in a closed vessel.

Take a decoction of 2 tbsp. l. on an empty stomach 4 times a day.

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Photo: Schisandra chinensis increases blood pressure, improves performance and reduces fatigue during physical and mental stress

Herbal teas for asthma

Specially formulated collection of herbs will help in the prevention of asthma attacks

Bronchial asthma - a chronic allergic disease, which is manifested by recurrent attacks of suffocation.

In addition to the main treatment, you can drink herbal teas and decoctions.

Elder flower tea for asthma

1. Chop and mix flowers elderberry , grass cinquefoil goose, chandra , celandine and pine buds in equal parts. Take 4 tsp. collection, boil for a few minutes and after cooling, strain. Drink a decoction per day in 3 divided doses
2. Take 1 piece of flowers elderberry , bark young and you , sheet coltsfoot and 2 parts of fruit anise and fruits wild rose . Mix and grind. 4 tsp boil the resulting collection for several minutes and after cooling, strain. Drink a decoction per day in 3 divided doses.

Photo: Elderberry flowers are used in the treatment of colds, asthma, headaches and rheumatism

Tea from elecampane and thyme from bronchial asthma

1. Mix 10 g of herb thyme , leaves coltsfoot , herbs violets tricolor, roots elecampane , fruits anise ordinary.
2. Take 4 tsp. mixture, pour 1 cup of cold water.
3. Insist 2 hours.
4. Then boil for 5 minutes, leave for 15 minutes, strain.

You need to drink this dose during the day in 3 divided doses.

Photo: Elecampane has tonic properties, it is used for respiratory diseases, heart pain, hypertension

St. John's wort tea for bronchial asthma

1. Mix Roots dandelion , roots burdock , grass horsetail field, fruits wild rose , grass Hypericum perforated (3:3:2:3:2).
2. Take 2 tbsp. l. crushed mixture, pour 0.5 liters of boiling water.
3. Insist 6-8 hours, then strain.

Take 0.5-0.3 cups 30 minutes before meals 2-3 times a day.

The course is 4-6 weeks.

Photo: In folk medicine, St. John's wort is also used in the treatment of gout, rheumatism, tuberculosis, sciatica

Tea with raspberry and currant leaves for bronchial asthma

1. Mix and grind the leaves raspberries , leaves currants black, leaves strawberries forest, grass series tripartite, flowers nails , grass yarrow (2:3:3:3:2:2).
2. Take 1 tbsp. l. pour the mixture with 1 cup boiling water, cover with a lid.
3. Insist 1 hour, then strain.

Take 1 glass 1-2 times a day 30-60 minutes before meals. Continue the course until a steady improvement in well-being.

Photo: herbal teas with raspberry and currant leaves are extremely healthy, tasty and fragrant

How to relieve asthma at home

To alleviate the condition with bronchial asthma, first of all, you need to pay attention to your lifestyle and environment. Since bronchial asthma is an allergenic disease, the most important thing is to limit contact with allergy sources.

1. A very dangerous source of allergens is house dust mites. These microscopically small creatures live in dusty areas and are invisible to the naked eye. At the same time, their metabolic products are dangerous.
2. Clean your home as often as possible.
3. Get rid of feather pillows and duvets - this is a favorite habitat for house dust mites. Let them be replaced by a pillow and a blanket filled with padding polyester or bamboo fiber.
4. It is also better to refuse textile curtains and soft carpets.
5. It is undesirable to keep pets in the apartment of a patient with bronchial asthma, including an aquarium with fish. Allergies can even occur to fish food.

An attack can be provoked not only by allergenic stimuli, but also by physical ones: a sudden change in temperature, a strong smell, strong physical exertion, and stress. But do not completely limit your physical activity.

• Regular exercise in the gym, which provides an influx of fresh air, will benefit the patient. Even Olympic champions with bronchial asthma are known. Among them there are those who are engaged in biathlon (and this is constant physical activity in cold air).
• Asthmatics react sharply to adverse changes in the environment, including the psychological atmosphere. Asthma symptoms can be a sign of receiving warmth, love, and care from others.
• Often, anxiety about the possible appearance of an allergen in the environment or a sense of approaching a significant event in life can "trigger" an attack.