Menopause comes with all sorts of (not-so) fun symptoms. Here are some of the best herbal teas for menopause to help ease your symptoms.
How to grow the catnip herb, plus the 12 different ways we use catnip tea for natural health care in humans. Catnip is easy to grow and keep on hand for when you need it.
Calendula is a miracle herb with some amazing uses. Learn 30 different uses for calendula- from acne to curing bacterial infections!
Hops have many health benefits and are perfect for adding to your herbal apothecary! Learn about the medicinal benefits of hops and how to make hop tea.
If you grow or forage lemon balm, try using some to make lemon balm iced tea. It's incredibly delicious and easy to make!
Calendula tea is healing and nutritious. It can be used for drinking and externally for it's healing properties
Looking for an iced rhubarb tea recipe? Learn how to make tea out of rhubarb for a delicious summer drink recipe made from rhubarb.
What to do with sage when you don't want your bountiful harvest to go to waste! There are so many ways that you an use it, as food and medicine!
From its impressive immune-boosting benefits to its time-honored wound-healing properties, when it comes to what-ails-you there's no better remedy than freshly brewed calendula tea. I've had calendula in my garden for over 10 years and
Lemongrass tea benefits are numerous. This tea aids weight loss and aids diabetes treatment. Learn more about its preparation and many other benefits. Read on.
Let’s discover the benefits of passionflower and discover why it is one of the best teas to help you sleep.
Flavored Butters are so easy to make and make a wonderful gift. They taste delicious too!
Yarrow is a common wild herb that's useful in both the kitchen and medicine cabinet. This list of yarrow uses covers everything from biscuits and beer to salves, soaps, and tinctures. Yarrow's always seemed magical
Perennial herbs are a great addition to any garden. Whether you live in a warm or cold climate, you'll find lots of options on this list.
Sage tea is made by infusing the dried or fresh leaves of the sage plant (Salvia officinalis). Sage can be easily grown in the garden for homemade tea blends.
Nettle leaf tea is not only tasty, it may help with allergies, arthritis pain, and more. Learn more about nettle tea's many benefits.
This delicious lemon balm tea can be made in several ways. Fresh lemon balm produces a brighter tea, but both fresh and dried lemon balm work well for a tasty, relxing tea.
Chamomile tea has long been used in natural healing and medicine. Learn about these 12 chamomile tea benefits and why you should drink a cup everyday!
Elderberries are an important part of how I keep my family healthy all winter long. Elderberry oxymel, syrup, jelly, vinegar, mead...the list goes on. They're easy to pick off the bushes in large clusters, and
Catmint herb is a nice addition to your herb garden, not only for tea but also for a medicinal herb. Learn more.
Drying fresh herbs will allow you to enjoy them longer. Learn all about how to do it, with step-by-step instructions for 6 different methods.
Mullein is one of the most recognizable, medicinal and useful plants. Foraging for mullein is easy and fun!
I may receive a commission if you purchase something mentioned in this post. More details here. The appearance of stinging nettles in my neighborhood is exciting, because it marks the beginning of the foraging season! Last year, spring came in so late that we were desperate enough to go collect nettles that had just barely […]
We've gathered a list of the best herbal teas and true teas for diarrhea so you can get healthy and back to the important things in your life.
Fig Leaf tea tastes amazing and is full of amazing health benefits! It is packed full of vitamins and helps with so many ailments.
For a savory breakfast treat or to accompany a hearty soup at dinner, it is hard to beat these flaky, buttery cheddar herb scones! I’ve been a little obsessed with baking scones lately. I suspect that the origin of my obsession is the closing of a favorite neighborhood cafe that made the best scones I...Read More »
This homemade echinacea tea is just what the doctor ordered to help clear up a cold. Echinacea boosts the immune system while lemongrass and peppermint help clear the sinuses.
Sage is an intensely aromatic herb, and unlike its tender cousins — basil and parsley — its leaves are sturdy and resinous. Because of sage’s powerful aroma and oily texture, a little goes long way, flavor-wise. The preserving possibilities are numerous, so we get to be creative with this potent perennial. Infuse honey with dried sage leaves to add flavor to hot or iced tea, sweeten baked goods, add to a citrus-y marinade, or serve on a cheese plate.
Sumac tea is tea made from the berries of the Staghorn Sumac shrub. Rich in antioxidants, the tea is easy to make, and also full of nutritional benefits.
Love the idea of fresh, homegrown herbs but don't have much time for gardening? These delicious perennial herbs will come back reliably year after year. Even if you don't have a dedicated veggie patch or
Mullein leaf tea, derived from the leaves of the Verbascum thapsus plant, has been treasured for centuries due to its remarkable medicinal properties.
Tinctures are a convenient way to take your herbal medicines. They're ready to use, just pop a few drops into your mouth or a glass of water and you're done. The problem is...tinctures are expensive. A
NOTE: This article is about 20 of my favorite medicinal healing herbs to grow in most garden areas and types of soil. There are 100’s more, though, that I just couldn’t include because of space. Enjoy this rundown of 20 of my favorites. Have you ever wondered which medicinal herbs are the best on
