Cold and Flu Tea

About This Tea

This is made to help those feeling symptoms of a cold or flu infection.

Ingredients: Sample Bag 6 grams (2-4 Servings) of Peppermint, Elder Flower, Rosehips, Ginger, Anise Seed, Thyme, Yarrow, and Calendula. Available in 10 & 20 Cups (10 Cups = 22 Grams and 20 Cups = 44 Grams). 

Instructions: In a poured 8 oz cup of boiled water, steep 1 tablespoon of loose tea in a tea bag or mesh strainer for 3-5 minutes.

Taste: minty and flowery

Medicinal Uses:

Peppermint Leaf– Not only is peppermint delicious…it is also an antispasmodic, antiseptic, anesthetic, astringent, analgesic, and diaphoretic. Peppermint helps to relieve nausea and seasickness, Helps IBS symptoms, aids in hangovers, decreases flatulence, numbs abdominal pain, calms, restore, and lends clarity, relieves toothaches and headaches, clears throat and bronchial tubes and boosts energy.

Ginger– Native to China and an antiseptic. Ginger increases blood flow and circulation, beneficial for colds, congestion, and chills, lowers blood sugar and cholesterol, stimulates digestive enzymes, has an overall calming effect, and lowers blood pressure.

Anise– This herb can be used as a stimulant or diuretic. It eases dry, bronchial, and asthmatic coughs, soothes the digestive tract, and aids menopause symptoms. Anise is native to Egypt, Greece, and Turkey.

Calendula– Also known as Marigold, this is one of the most commonly-used and influential ingredients in Western medicine. May act as an anti-inflammatory, muscle spasm relief, and is commonly used to heal both external and internal wounds and infections. (Caution: May cause allergic reactions in rare cases.)