Ayurvedic Teas Archives - Home Grown Herb and Tea

Anxie-tea

Prisca — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 06:23:07 +0000

Relax and settle an over anxious constitution with this soothing cup of roses, kava kava, chamomile, sarsaparilla, nutmeg, gotu kola, soloman's seal and licorice root. Anxie-tea combines grounding, sedative and nutritive herbs to restore Vata balance, helping to alleviate anxiety, restlessnes and center the mind.

Taste: Sweet, earthy and floral

Energy: -V,=PK, balanced, grounding, sedative, nervine, tonic and carminative

Brewing Tips: Pour boiling water over herbs and steep covered at least 5 minutes.

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Vata Sleep Tonic

Prisca — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 06:23:03 +0000

Vata is the restless dosha, often struggling to relax an overly creative mind and fall asleep. This balancing concoction of passion flower, chamomile, lemongrass, rose petals, nutmeg, catnip, and lavender takes a gentler approach to easing the affliction of insomnia by leaving out the powerful and pungent Valerian root, while maintaining effectiveness for calming the Vata constitution and encouraging a restful nights' sleep.

Taste: Earthy, floral and sweet

Energy: -V, =P, +K, balanced, sedative, nervine

Brewing Tips: Pour boiling water over herbs and steep covered at least 5 minutes.

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Migraine Tea

Prisca — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 06:23:02 +0000

Pitta types are particularly prone to migraines, often associated with fiery elements such as stress and an over emphasis of heating and acidic foods. This calming and adaptogenic blend of linden flowers, chamomile, lavender, white willow, skullcap, feverfew, meadowsweet, spearmint and jasmine flowers helps encourage blood flow and calm the autoimmune response to stress, with its' anti-inflammatory and anelgesic properties.

Taste: Earthy, mildly bitter, floral and minty

Energy: =V, -P, +K, Cooling, nervine, anelgesic, mildly diuretic and anti-inflammatory

Brewing Tips: Pour boiling water over herbs and steep covered at least 5 minutes.

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Vata Appetite Loss

Prisca — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 06:23:02 +0000

A common affliction of the airy, overly creative, and ungrounded Vata type, as well as those overcoming long term illness or chemotherapy, is the loss of appetite. This blend combines codonopsis, used widely in Ayurvedic medicine for its' strongly carminative properties (encourages hunger and the flow of digestive juices) with cardamom, ginger, catnip, chamomile, fennel, slippery elm, and licorice root, all revered for their stimulant action on the digestive system and warming, grounding and restorative effect on the body.

Taste: Sweet, earthy and spicy

Energy: -V,=P, =K, Warming, grounding, carminative, nervine and anti-flatulent

Brewing Tips: Pour boiling water over herbs and steep covered at least 5 minutes.

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Vata Cold and Flu

Prisca — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 06:23:02 +0000

This common cold remedy of catnip, anise, angelica root, thyme, sarsaparilla, ginger, cinnamon, white willow, skullcap, licorice root and slippery elm is ideal for aiding the recovery of a Vata type suffering from a cold or flu with its warming, tonic, hydrating and expectorant action.

Taste: Sweet, spicy and earthy

Energy: -V,+P, =K, Warming, grounding, demulcent, febrifuge, tonic and expectorant

Brewing Tips: Pour boiling water over herbs and steep covered at least 5 minutes. Sweeten with honey to add more demulcent and expectorant action.

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Vata Grounder

Prisca — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 06:23:02 +0000

A soothing and centering blend of chamomile, St. Johns Wort and dried lemon peel. This simple infusion is perfect when grappling with stress and anxiety, and also wonderful to have before bedtime after a crazy day.
Taste: Earthy, and mildly sweet with citrus undertones
Energy: -V,=PK, balanced, calming and nervine
Brewing Tips: Pour boiling water over tea and cover to steep 3-5 minutes. Sweeten to taste.- A fresh lemon wedge is a lovely touch.

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Vata Nourishing Tonic

Prisca — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 06:23:02 +0000

Often in need of warming and restorative properties, this tonic concoction of sarsaparilla, ginger, gotu kola, soloman's seal, licorice root, saw palmetto berries, star anise, orange peel and vanilla bean is blended to balance and rejuvenate a depleted Vata constitution with it's nourishing, blood building and grounding attributes.

Taste: Sweet, spicy and earthy

Energy: -V,=PK, Warming, tonic, grounding and carminative

Brewing Tips: Pour boiling water over herbs and steep covered at least 5 minutes.

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Pitta Soothing Tonic

Prisca — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 06:22:59 +0000

With their fiery, agressive constitutions, Pitta types are notorious for going till they drop. This refreshing brew of red clover flower, spearmint, rose petals, hibiscus, astragalus root, fennel and marsh mallow is blended to soothe and rejuvenate from that burnt out feeling with its' tonic, cooling and restorative action. A wonderfully balancing blend for any high fire day.

Taste: Earthy, sweet, with minty and fruity undertones

Energy: =V, -P, =K, Cooling, grounding, tonic, nervine and mildly diuretic

Brewing Tips: Pour boiling water over herbs and steep covered at least 5 minutes.

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Kapha Kick

Prisca — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 06:22:58 +0000

Beat those blues with this naturally zippy elixir of damiana, ginger, cardamom and dried Maine apple thats sure to perk up the most doleful of souls.- Damiana, an herb native to the Americas, is well known for being a safe and effective remedy for depression, low libido and vitality. This blend is quite stimulant without containing caffeine.

Taste: Pungent, spicy and sweet

Energy: -V,+P, -K, warming, stimulant and carminative

Brewing Tips: Pour boiling water over tea and cover to steep 3-5 minutes. Sweeten to taste.- I like to steep and garnish- with a couple fresh apple slices in the tea shop.

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Kapha Slimmer

Prisca — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 06:22:58 +0000

A potent, stimulant infusion of sage, damiana, ephedra herb, ginger, cinnamon, clove, hibiscus and angelica root. This tisane is intended to stimulate slow metabolic fire, while increasing vitality and cleansing the body of energy-robbing toxins and ama. Due to its' strongly stimulant and warming action, this tea is not recommended for Vata or Pitta types, and should not be combined with caffeine.

Taste: Pungent, mildly sweet and bitter

Energy: +VP, -K, warming, drying, stimulant, tonic, carminative and diuretic

Brewing Tips: Pour boiling water over herbs and steep 3-5 minutes.

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