The Healing Power of Herbal Tea II

Tea combinations to help you heal:

Warming tea for cold hands and feet.
For a warming tea from head to toe, make cinnamon and clove tea by putting 2 cinnamon sticks and 1 teaspoon of cloves in 3 cups of water and boil for 15 minutes. Strain and drink 3 cups each day. Drink 1 cup in the evenings to warm your insides, which encourages a good nights sleep. Especially blended Winter Tea makes use of herbs that expel cold while warming and tonifying your kidneys.

Pore-opening tea for combating a cold.
This is a traditional Chinese remedy for a "wind cold" which usually occurs during seasonal changes and is often a result of exposure to drafts. this early stage, Chinese medicine suggests that perspiration is helpful in removing the pathogens from the skin.
Boil 1 chopped garlic clove, 3 slices of ginger, 1 chopped scallion, some basil and a pinch of cinnamon in 24 ounces of water for 5 minutes. Drink the tea hot and go to bed. Cover up and prepare to sweat. Sweating open the pores, releasing trapped pathogens from the skin. Drink at least 3 cups of tea daily until symptoms subside.

Allertness-Enhancing Tea.
Studies have found that compounds in everyday herbs and spices can increase mental function and physical vitality. All these herbs and spices contains volatile oils that stimulate your senses and increase alertness: dill, oregano, cilantro, rosemary, sage, bay, peppermint, ginger, garlic, parsly, cinnamon, onion, chives, garlic and leek. Make a tea from any combination and drink whenever you need a pick-me-up.

Herbal Hearing Aid Tea.
Make a hearing aid tea by boiling together for 15 minutes: 4 cups of water, 1 heaping tablespoon each of oregano, cilantro, rosemary and sage, combined with 1 tablespoon of cinnamon and 3 slices of fresh ginger. Drink 3 cups a day for three weeks and hear the difference.

Stomach-Settling Tea.
Ginger has been shown to soothe the digestive lining and balance gastric juices. Make ginger tea by slicing fresh ginger root into 2-inch long slices and boiling in one cup of water for five minutes. Strain out the ginger and sip the tea slowly. Drink ginger tea as often as you need to settle your stomach and keep nausea away.

Be aware, tea is specially combined to detoxify, calm nerves, clear the mind, balance emotion and ease digestion.