How\u00a0 To\u00a0 Make\u00a0 A\u00a0 Tea<\/em><\/strong><\/font><\/h1>\n![](\"..\/images\/stories\/chamomile%20cropped%202%20vignette.jpg\")
<\/div>\n<\/p>\nChamomile \u2013 Matricaria recutita<\/strong><\/font><\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div>\nA tea is an extract made with hot or cold water.\u00a0 We make a tea by putting the herbs into water and letting them steep or simmer.\u00a0 Leaves and flowers, the soft plant parts, are steeped.\u00a0 Harder plant parts, such as most roots, barks and seeds, require simmering.\u00a0 There are exceptions to this rule.\u00a0 Plant parts that are highly aromatic are often steeped so as not to loose their important volatile oils.\u00a0 Examples of these herbs are valerian root and ginger root.\u00a0 Other herbs work well as cold infusions, such as wild cherry bark and marshmallow root. \u00a0<\/p>\n
How To Start<\/strong>
When making herbal teas always use good quality spring or distilled water.\u00a0 It is important to use non-aluminum pots and utensils for preparing your herbs. \u00a0<\/p>\nFirst it is important to understand proportions of herb to water.\u00a0 It all depends on whether you desire to make a pleasant beverage tea or are trying to make a more therapeutic tea.\u00a0 For a beverage tea you might use anywhere from 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon of herbs per cup of water.\u00a0 For a therapeutic tea you could use anywhere from 1\/2 ounce to 1 full ounce of herb to 2 cups of water.\u00a0 Note:\u00a0 Volume is very different from weight.\u00a0 Herbs such as chamomile and mullein are light and fluffy compared with denser herbs like anise seed or burdock root.<\/p>\n
Infusions & Decoctions<\/strong>
Infusions are made with room temperature water or with hot water.\u00a0 To make a cold infusion or sun tea place your herbs directly in the water or tea ball.\u00a0 If making a sun tea put the herbs and water in a glass jar and set out in the sun for a few hours or until the tea is well brewed.\u00a0 When making a cold infusion put the herbs in and let set overnight.\u00a0 A standard infusion is made by first boiling the water, turning it off, then putting in the herbs.\u00a0 It is best to cover the pot so as not to loose any volatile oils the plants contain.\u00a0 The herbs are left to steep in the hot water for anywhere from 10 – 20 minutes.\u00a0 After that time the herbs are removed by straining the tea.<\/p>\nDecoctions are made by simmering the herbs in water, anywhere from the usual 20 minutes up to an hour or more.\u00a0 Put the herbs in the water and bring it to a boil.\u00a0 Reduce the heat and let the herbs simmer with the lid on.\u00a0 Strain and your decoction is ready.<\/p>\n
How To Make A Combination Decoction \/ Infusion<\/strong>
Simple really – first make your decoction with the hard plant parts first.\u00a0 After this is done, turn off the heat and add the softer plant parts.\u00a0 Cover and steep until ready.\u00a0 Then strain your tea.<\/p>\n
Text & Photograph Copyright 2008 by Jodi Shagg, In Harmony Herbs & Spices<\/strong>
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<\/div>\nChamomile \u2013 Matricaria recutita<\/strong><\/font><\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div>\nA tea is an extract made with hot or cold water.\u00a0 We make a tea by putting the herbs into water and letting them steep or simmer.\u00a0 Leaves and flowers, the soft plant parts, are steeped.\u00a0 Harder plant parts, such as most roots, barks and seeds, require simmering.\u00a0 There are exceptions to this rule.\u00a0 Plant parts that are highly aromatic are often steeped so as not to loose their important volatile oils.\u00a0 Examples of these herbs are valerian root and ginger root.\u00a0 Other herbs work well as cold infusions, such as wild cherry bark and marshmallow root. \u00a0<\/p>\n
How To Start<\/strong>
When making herbal teas always use good quality spring or distilled water.\u00a0 It is important to use non-aluminum pots and utensils for preparing your herbs. \u00a0<\/p>\nFirst it is important to understand proportions of herb to water.\u00a0 It all depends on whether you desire to make a pleasant beverage tea or are trying to make a more therapeutic tea.\u00a0 For a beverage tea you might use anywhere from 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon of herbs per cup of water.\u00a0 For a therapeutic tea you could use anywhere from 1\/2 ounce to 1 full ounce of herb to 2 cups of water.\u00a0 Note:\u00a0 Volume is very different from weight.\u00a0 Herbs such as chamomile and mullein are light and fluffy compared with denser herbs like anise seed or burdock root.<\/p>\n
Infusions & Decoctions<\/strong>
Infusions are made with room temperature water or with hot water.\u00a0 To make a cold infusion or sun tea place your herbs directly in the water or tea ball.\u00a0 If making a sun tea put the herbs and water in a glass jar and set out in the sun for a few hours or until the tea is well brewed.\u00a0 When making a cold infusion put the herbs in and let set overnight.\u00a0 A standard infusion is made by first boiling the water, turning it off, then putting in the herbs.\u00a0 It is best to cover the pot so as not to loose any volatile oils the plants contain.\u00a0 The herbs are left to steep in the hot water for anywhere from 10 – 20 minutes.\u00a0 After that time the herbs are removed by straining the tea.<\/p>\nDecoctions are made by simmering the herbs in water, anywhere from the usual 20 minutes up to an hour or more.\u00a0 Put the herbs in the water and bring it to a boil.\u00a0 Reduce the heat and let the herbs simmer with the lid on.\u00a0 Strain and your decoction is ready.<\/p>\n
How To Make A Combination Decoction \/ Infusion<\/strong>
Simple really – first make your decoction with the hard plant parts first.\u00a0 After this is done, turn off the heat and add the softer plant parts.\u00a0 Cover and steep until ready.\u00a0 Then strain your tea.<\/p>\n
Text & Photograph Copyright 2008 by Jodi Shagg, In Harmony Herbs & Spices<\/strong>
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When making herbal teas always use good quality spring or distilled water.\u00a0 It is important to use non-aluminum pots and utensils for preparing your herbs. \u00a0<\/p>\n
First it is important to understand proportions of herb to water.\u00a0 It all depends on whether you desire to make a pleasant beverage tea or are trying to make a more therapeutic tea.\u00a0 For a beverage tea you might use anywhere from 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon of herbs per cup of water.\u00a0 For a therapeutic tea you could use anywhere from 1\/2 ounce to 1 full ounce of herb to 2 cups of water.\u00a0 Note:\u00a0 Volume is very different from weight.\u00a0 Herbs such as chamomile and mullein are light and fluffy compared with denser herbs like anise seed or burdock root.<\/p>\n
Infusions & Decoctions<\/strong> Decoctions are made by simmering the herbs in water, anywhere from the usual 20 minutes up to an hour or more.\u00a0 Put the herbs in the water and bring it to a boil.\u00a0 Reduce the heat and let the herbs simmer with the lid on.\u00a0 Strain and your decoction is ready.<\/p>\n How To Make A Combination Decoction \/ Infusion<\/strong> \u00a0 How\u00a0 To\u00a0 Make\u00a0 A\u00a0 Tea Chamomile \u2013 Matricaria recutita A tea is an extract made with hot or cold water.\u00a0 We make a tea by putting the herbs into water and letting them steep or simmer.\u00a0 Leaves and flowers, the soft plant parts, are steeped.\u00a0 Harder plant parts, such as most roots, barks and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inharmonyherbs.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inharmonyherbs.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inharmonyherbs.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inharmonyherbs.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inharmonyherbs.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.inharmonyherbs.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inharmonyherbs.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Infusions are made with room temperature water or with hot water.\u00a0 To make a cold infusion or sun tea place your herbs directly in the water or tea ball.\u00a0 If making a sun tea put the herbs and water in a glass jar and set out in the sun for a few hours or until the tea is well brewed.\u00a0 When making a cold infusion put the herbs in and let set overnight.\u00a0 A standard infusion is made by first boiling the water, turning it off, then putting in the herbs.\u00a0 It is best to cover the pot so as not to loose any volatile oils the plants contain.\u00a0 The herbs are left to steep in the hot water for anywhere from 10 – 20 minutes.\u00a0 After that time the herbs are removed by straining the tea.<\/p>\n
Simple really – first make your decoction with the hard plant parts first.\u00a0 After this is done, turn off the heat and add the softer plant parts.\u00a0 Cover and steep until ready.\u00a0 Then strain your tea.<\/p>\n
Text & Photograph Copyright 2008 by Jodi Shagg, In Harmony Herbs & Spices<\/strong>
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