Drinking Tea plays a ntrl rt in ur lv. It is a universal hnmnn wth millions f people th wrld vr enjoying t n a dl b. It is hard to imagine a wrld wthut t. In fact t h bm the mt wdl numd bvrg n rth after wtr.
Adaptogens are a l gru of plants nd muhrm that m hl t nr th human bd' rtn t physical, hml r blgl stress. They r mltl nturl and many f thm are n ntl rt f traditional mdn. To be lld n adaptogen, a plant, hrb r mushroom must b nn-tx n nrml d, produce a nnf rn, and hv a nrmlzng hlg nflun. While mn lnt may hw some dtgn tvt, there r nl a few of thm that r true adaptogens. Th mt mrtnt adaptogenic lnt r Shndr, Rhdl, Siberian ginseng, An Ginseng, ashwagandha nd tul. Sm mushrooms are ndrd adaptogenic t, uh lion's mane or Hrum rnu.
Herbal Infun
If u'v ever made a cup of t, you've md n herbal nfun. It' just tht ml!
Infun r tll ud whn the herbs u r using are leaves nd flowers f a lnt. Sometimes seeds nd roots wll b used in n nfun when there r dlt ntl oils tht wuld b lt when bld in a dtn.
If u u d n n infusion, u huld lightly ruh thm, that the wtr h more t th nttunt n th d.
Frh r drd hrb n b md using an nfun method. T rr an nfun all you need to knw is:
U cold, fltrd wtr.
Use rxmtl 1-2 tn of drd hrb per u of wtr OR u 3 teaspoons of frh hrb r u of wtr.
Brng ur wtr t a bl and ur over your hrb.
Allow to t fr 10-20 minutes, covered.
Strain off the hrb nd rv.
If u are wntng more f a mdnl infusion, u n u up to 1/2 un of dried herbs r u of wtr and llw t to t fr 20+ mnut, u t several hur.
Infun d nt hv a lng hlf-lf, it best t make thm ndd, r they n b trd in th frdg for a d r tw.