Healing Teas

The beautiful and delicious hibiscus tea launched Succeed and Soar’s health and wellness series. Here’s the inaugural, August 22, 2022 post. A second post about the beneficial bilberry tea followed on January 14, 2023. Since those beginnings, the benefits of chocolate, watermelon, lettuce and much more have been presented each month at “Thrive.” This post reminds of many other teas that can help.

Among ten healthy, herbal teas recommended by healthline are:

• Passionflower tea, because research has “found that passionflower tea may improve sleep and anxiety.”
• Peppermint tea, because it supports digestive health as well as offering antioxidant, anticancer, antibacterial, and antiviral properties
• Sage tea, because “studies have found that sage improves cognitive function, memory, and heart health.”
• See the other seven.

NaturalOn provides these clarifications,

First, “ … one mistake many people make when steeping their tea is to leave the pot or the cup uncovered. This allows vital essential oils to escape through the steam.”

Second, “… herbal tea isn’t made from tea at all. Tea comes from the leaves of a specific plant. Herbal “teas” are infusions of seeds, roots, bark, flowers, or leaves, extracted through boiling or very hot water.”

Their list of fifteen beneficial beverages includes,

• Cardamon, because this evergreen plant’s seeds and dried flowers,, “can help with stomach pain, gas, and indigestion, along with nausea. This is a terrific tea that can help remove phlegm and fight respiratory illnesses”
• Elderflower, because it, “reduces mucus in the sinuses and lungs and also treats coughs, bronchitis, and asthma. Elderflowers have many immune-boosting compounds that are also great for treating winter colds, fevers, and the flu.”
• Lavender, because it, “is perfect for treating anxiety, coughs, colds, stress, feelings of anxiety and even insomnia.”
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Food Matters’ list of “10 Healing teas We Love” includes,

• Dandelion and chicory root, because they, “act as a blood purifier that helps both kidneys and the liver to remove impurities.”
• Soursop, “It purifies the blood, aids detoxification, promotes clear skin, is high in vitamin C, contains rich amounts of antioxidants to fight free radical damage, is great for the liver, and improves digestive health.”
• Valerian made the list because it, “helps treat chronic insomnia and sleeplessness, soothes and sedates the nervous system, helps calm hysteria and restlessness.”
• Discover seven more.

Here are two, helpful charts,

• Health Benefits of Herbal Teas:
• 15 Herbal Teas for Every Ailment: