Herbal Tea- Add Herbs To Tea Add Health To Your Living
Herbal Tea is not a tea in the real sense. It is an herbal ‘tisanes’ or ‘infusions’. The ‘real tea’ was derived from Botanical plant Camellia sinensis, which was earlier known as Thea sinensis.

Herbal tea or herb tea is prepared by adding one to two tablespoons of finely chopped herbs, depending upon how strong the flavor should be, to a cup of hot water. It is then covered and allowed to steep for four to five minutes. This would allow the flavor of the herb to dissolve well in the hot water. After the flavor dissolves, the steaming cup of herbal tea smells of fresh herbs and gives a natural aroma.

Herbal tea is prepared from various botanicals, such as the seeds, roots, leaves, stems, flowers, spices, etc. Indeed every part of an herbal plant can be used to prepare herbal tea.

Forms of herbal tea
There is a variety of herbal teas. From Anise tea, which is made from seeds, to Lime Blossom herbal tea, which is made of lime trees’ dried flowers, there is a variety that will fill your heart with all the natural healing characteristics of herbal tea. Different forms of herbal teas are extracted in different parts of the world.

In Japan and Korea, roasted barley is known as ‘mugicha’ and ‘bori cha’ respectively. This has a similar flavor and aroma as that of a coffee, however, without any bitterness and caffeine. This herbal tea is served as chilled and drunk in summer. In South America, ‘boldo’ is drunk to cure stomachaches and other similar ailments.

In China, herbal tea made of dried flowers named ‘chrysanthemum tea’ is served with dim sums. Hibiscus tea, made of the Hibiscus flower, is served both the forms, the hot as well as cold, in Middle East and Okinawa. Even shrubs like Labrador and used to make herbal tea in North America. In India, there are two popular herbs, ‘neem’, and ‘tulsi’. Both these herbs are blessed to have rich medicinal values as well; the latter herb, tulsi, is also worshipped as sacred basil by the Indians. Certain spices such as cinnamon is also used to make herbal tea.