The benefits of herbal teas for the body are invaluable: they are cleaning, health improvement, saturation with vitamins and trace elements. And also, herbal teas & ndash; it's just nice. Especially if the taste of tea is harmonious and balanced.
To achieve this, you need some knowledge about herbs, about the compatibility of their tastes and aromas, as well as the rules for composing, so homemade blends do not always have the note that makes them colorful. & nbsp;
Brewing herbal teas
To make a proportional composition, each ingredient is considered individually in terms of its taste, aroma, effect on the body, after which the optimal combinations are found.
Herbal tea & nbsp; is good in any composition - if it contains only herbs and berries, or made on the basis of tea leaf & ndash; in this case, the infusions acquire strength and stimulating effect.
Regardless of what is in the composition, all herbal teas should be drunk, adhering to the rules:
- use purified water of 90-98 degrees for brewing;
- brew infusions for at least 10 minutes;
- if there are fruits in the collection, it is recommended to crush them to the pulp before brewing;
- do not use dry brew, in which black or moldy spots are noticeable, there is an unpleasant smell of musty, rot or delicacy;
- Do not re-brew tea.
Expert Opinion
Herbal teas are delicious both hot and chilled.
Spices such as cloves, cinnamon, saffron, anise, ginger root will help give a special piquancy to a warm drink. And when serving, add lemon or lime, cinnamon sugar, natural vanilla pod to the cup.
Cold phytochai is served in a glass with cubes of frozen fruit juice, fresh mint leaves or lemon. You can sweeten tea with honey.
Herbal tea recipes
Below we offer you simple recipes for herbal teas that you can easily cook at home.
If you like the taste of a herbal drink, we are happy to invite you to go shopping at our online store, where there is always a huge selection of freshly picked delicious fees .
With us, you don't have to constantly think about making new tea mixes because our range of herbal plants is so wide.
St. John's wort mint tea
Mix peppermint, St. John's wort and chamomile in a ratio of 2:1:1, take 2 tsp of the mixture for one serving. Brew for 10 minutes.
Vitamin tea
Mix rosehips and lingonberries, raspberry and black currant leaves in a ratio of 1:2:1:1, take 1.5 tsp per serving. Brew for 15 minutes.
Immune tea
Mix peppermint, linden and elderberry flowers in a ratio of 1:1:1, take 1 tsp of the mixture for one serving. Brew for 5-7 minutes.
For a variety of flavors, you can add pieces of dried fruits and berries, crushed ginger root, allspice, or what you like to tea.
Herbal teas to buy & nbsp; at the & laquo; Russian Tea Company & raquo; you can deliver to the door by placing an order both in Moscow and in any other city of the Russian Federation.