The winter slowly fades away, giving way to the first buds and days that lengthen and make us feel just the warmth of spring. But be careful not to let your guard down! In this period, in fact, the classic colds and sore throats from late winter come.
Prevent and assist with the help of warm herbal teas, in view of the purification that will mark the passage of the season. Yes to red fruits, berries, soothing herbs, but also spices, such as cinnamon and cloves, and balsamic plants to warm the organism and the soul: here are the five herbal teas at the end of winter!
Here are 5 recommended herbal tea recipes for this period.
1. Composite, balsamic, soothing, disinfectant herbal tea
Ingredients:
> 20 grams of mallow,
> flowers and leaves,
> 20 gr of erysimus,
> 20 gr of spirea,
> 5 g of thyme or pine or eucalyptus buds
> 15 grams of cinnamon,
> 20 gr sweet orange peel.
Preparation: leave a flat spoonful of mixture per cup for about five minutes.
Use: drink one cup a day, preferably in the late afternoon.
Properties: the mallow contained in this herbal tea is a herb with beneficial effects in case of cough and specific to soothe problems with organs such as the intestine, while cinnamon is an excellent natural antiseptic and disinfectant, promotes digestion and fights colds. Thyme, eucalyptus and pine are perfect for clearing the airways .
2. Ginger herbal tea
Ingredients:
> 25 g of ginger in fresh root,
> 15 gr of licorice,
> 15 grams of hibiscus
> 5 gr of cloves.
Preparation: boil the fresh ginger root for three / four minutes, turn off the heat and add the rest of the ingredients. Leave to infuse for a few minutes before filtering into cups, sweeten to taste with honey.
Use: a tonic and invigorating herbal tea, which will warm your afternoons.
Properties: licorice refreshes, is anti-inflammatory and expectorant; while cloves act as anti-inflammatories and have analgesic and antiseptic effects, acting as a natural anesthetic against sore throat; ginger is antibacterial, tonic, disinfectant .
3. Herbal tea with green rooibos
Ingredients:
> organic green rooibos in leaves.
The green rooibos, or green rooibos, comes from the same plant as the pure rooibos, except that it is not subjected to the fermentation process. The green rooibos has more beneficial properties than the red one, so the oxidation process takes away something from the plant.
Preparation: leave a flat spoonful of mixture per cup for about five minutes.
Use: drink one or two cups a day, mid-morning or in the afternoon
Property : it is a real cure-all. The green rooibos is rich in minerals, including phosphorus, iron, vitamin C, calcium and manganese. It has an invigorating and antioxidant action, ideal for preparing the body for spring.
Discover the preparation and properties of rooibos tea
4. Herbal tea with bay leaves
Ingredients:
> orange peel 25 gr,
> bay leaves 25 gr,
> canella rind 25 gr,
> 20 grams of lemon peel
> 3 cloves.
Preparation: boil the whole for a couple of minutes and leave to infuse for about three minutes a heaped spoon of 500 ml of water.
Use: drink a cup a day, better in the evening before bedtime.
Properties : the laurel-based infusion, drunk hot before going to bed, makes you sweat profusely, managing to reduce the symptoms of flu and colds . Sip after meals, thanks to the essences contained, it facilitates digestion and eliminates the annoying intestinal gases .
5. Simple herbal tea with cloves
Ingredients:
> a couple of cups of water,
> 4 cloves,
> a couple of fresh lemon peels,
> honey
Preparation: boil a large cup of water with the cloves and lemon peel, add the honey and stir slowly until it is completely melted. Now add a few drops of lemon.
Use: drink one cup a day, preferably in the late afternoon.
Properties: it has already been said that cloves have fantastic antiseptic and anesthetic properties; if combined with the disinfectant effect of lemon and the nourishing and calming effect of honey, you get an excellent anti-cold mix in just a few minutes.
