Pollinator Tea

About This Tea

This is made of all the sweet flowers honeybees like to use to make honey.

Ingredients: Sample Size 6 grams (2-4 servings) of Dandelion Leaf, Echinacea, Yarrow, Thyme, Wood Betony, Peppermint, Lemon Balm, Lavender Flowers, and Calendula Flowers. Available in 10 & 20 Cups (10 Cups = 16 Grams and 20 Cups = 32 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: flowery, sweet

Medicinal Uses:

Echinacea – Is an immune stimulant. It is also antimicrobial, antifungal, diaphoretic, and anti-inflammatory. This plant is native to North America. Helps fight infection, removes toxins, boosts immune system primarily, fights bacteria, viruses, fungus, and microbes. Cleans the blood, kidney, and liver. Regulates red blood cells while stimulating production of white blood cells. (Caution: Do not use this herb if you show symptoms of hay fever, discontinue use.)

Dandelion– This weed holds the key to vitamins and minerals. The root is a diuretic, liver cleanser, and detoxifier. As where the leaves and root make an excellent digestive tonic and mild laxative. It is native to Europe and China. Helps aid water retention, treats hepatitis and jaundice, stabilizes mood swings, prostate cleaning, and helps dissolve urinary stones. (Caution: Do not use this herb if a rash develops, discontinue use. Some people are sensitive to the milky substance that lives in the flowers and stems.)

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.

Lavender Flower– This beautiful purple flower not only smells lovely, but it also holds many beneficial health benefits. It is an analgesic, relaxant, and nerve tonic. Lavender can be used to reduce tension headaches, calming, treating insomnia, and it relieves stress, anxiety, and depression. (Caution: Lavender is safe but pregnant women should avoid drinking tea with lavender in large quantities.)

Lemon Balm– This wild herb is fast growing and packs a sweet-smelling punch. It resembles peppermint to smell and is an antiviral and antibacterial. It is a digestive stimulant, antidepressant, and nerve tonic. Lemon balm is native to southern Europe. It also assists in allergy relief, aids respiratory healing, relieves tension and anxiety, mood shifting, stress-related disorders, and promotes calming. (Caution: Do not use this herb without speaking with an herbalist first if you suffer from low thyroid function (Hypothyroidism).)

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.)