How to Make Allergy Tea: Herbal Treatment of Seasonal Allergies or Hay Fever

Many people suffer from allergies or hay fever. There are many herbs that effectively treat seasonal allergies. This recipe includes 4 of the best allergy fighting herbs: nettle, echinacea, red clover, and peppermint.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. 
   Dried Nettle

   2 parts nettle
   2 parts peppermint
   1 part red clover
   1 part echinacea
   
   Combine the dried ground herbs above at the listed ratios. If the herbs are in whole leaf form, chop them first in a food processor or coffee grinder.

2. Steep 1 1/2 teaspoons of the herbal tea in hot water for 15 minutes. Cover the tea while it is steeping to prevent the steam from removing the medicinal components.

3. Drink the herbal tea 3 times daily for effective treatment of seasonal allergies.

4. Herbal tea can be drunk immediately or stored in the refrigerator for up to a week.

5. 
   Berried

   Adding ground and dried berries to the tea gives it an interesting flavor and color. You can also add a bit of honey to improve the flavor.

Tips & Warnings

• If you want to purchase the tea in it's premixed form consult the resource section below.

Resources

• Buy Allergy Tea Online

[rcryder]

on 8/25/2009 good job. *****

[lighthouse1958]

on 8/24/2009 My son needs to read this article. He has really bad allergies. Thanks for the information. 5*

[ashcraft]

on 8/23/2009 Thank you for the information. 5*

[tamby2112]

on 8/23/2009 great recipe. Thank you! 5*s!!

[brandy1123]

on 8/23/2009 thanks i hate taking allergy pills