Tea

Cat's claw tea originated in South America, but has become popular in North America in recent years. People drink it not so much for its taste as for its supposed health benefits. Advocates...

Calendula tea is touted as a natural remedy for various ailments, including stomach ulcers and inflammation. As with many natural remedies, there is little scientific evidence to back up the...

Arabic tea is strong and healthy with a distinctive flavor that is similar to some of the breakfast teas on the market. Dark in color, it brews quickly and is usually served with lots of sugar but...

would you like to get rid of a headache or just unwind and relax and relieve all your stress.What better to do that than a cup of ginger Indian Chai.Tea is a potential heart tonic, cancer...

During trying times, or after a really hard day, sitting down to a cup of warm chamomile tea can benefit one by helping them to achieve a balanced state of mind. For over 2,000 years, chamomile...

The best way to make ginger tea is naturally. There is powdered ginger and ginger flavored tea but with ginger root being available in the supermarket why not make it naturally? Ginger is used for...

Loved for centuries by South Americans, yerba mate is a stimulating drink, like coffee or black tea, with a special, almost bitter and sometimes smoky flavor. Unlike coffee or tea, yerba mate is...

Pennyroyal is an aromatic herb related to mint and is used extensively in aromatherapy and traditional herbalism. It has been used for medicinal purposes, and in colonial times, it was popular for...

You only have to walk through your grocery store's tea aisle to see all the different flavors available for tea. Tea is a popular drink because it is so versatile. You can drink tea year-round,...

Oolong tea, also called wu-long (black dragon), is a semi-oxidized, fermented tea from the Fujian province in Southeast China, where it's been cultivated for hundreds of years. It has only...

This recipe is a blend of different herbs to help you fall asleep in no time. I got this recipe from a friend of mine, who was having difficulty sleeping, and was opposed to injesting any form of...

In the strictest sense of the word, "chai" simply means "tea," but outside of India it is commonly used to refer to the spicy, aromatic brew that the Indian subcontinent is famous for. The actual...

Yerba mate is a popular beverage in South America. According to the Yerba Mate Association of the Americas (YMAA), yerba mate is prepared by steeping the dried, ground leaves from a type of holly...

If you want to experience a higher grade of tea, you should look into brewing loose leaf teas. They come in many varieties, including fine organic loose leaf teas, from local growers. You can...

Earl Grey is probably the best known tea blend in the world. Legend has it that Charles Grey, the second Earl of Grey and English Prime Minister was given the bergamot flavored tea as a gift for...

To make a single cup of coffee, get a strainer and a coffee filter, put the filter into the strainer, fill the filter with coffee, pour boiling water over the filter, and let it steep for three to...

When I was pregnant, I had terrible heart burn and indigestion. So, while at a church function one day, a friend of mine gave me some fresh mint tea to drink. I was very cautious when I tried it...

If you love the idea of sipping a sweet and tangy, non-alcoholic drink on a hot summer day, consider making some black cherry iced tea made of fresh cherries. Making black cherry iced tea takes a...

Have you ever seen people on television,on the streets, or in pictures drinking off a wooden container and a silver metal straw? The wooden container is called "mate" and the metal straw...

While those who are a bit uppity about their tea will frown upon making tea in the microwave, the ease and convenience of a microwave oven makes the process a snap. From preparing herbs for fresh...

Unlike coffee, which is readily available at restaurants and the workplace, your favorite tea may be harder to find. Preparing tea in advance and toting it in bottles is often the best way to make...

Comfort your taste buds with this chai latte recipe made the old fashioned way. Its totally yummy, fairly easy to make, worth the effort, and a hit at the end of any dinner party. I learned this...

After water, tea has been the most popular drink in the world for centuries. But it wasn’t until recently that people began to realize that tea was really good for what ails them,...

When I'm training to run a marathon I also take tae kwon do classes a few times a week. This means that my muscles are pretty much always sore.

It doesn't always have to be this way....

Tea is the beverage consumed by more people around the world than any other. Learn how to brew the perfect loose leaf green and black tea, one cup at a time.

Lemongrass is a great herb for reducing a fever or relieving stomach cramps. It also aids in digestion, especially in children, and helps ease the pain of arthritis. Outside of its healing value,...