What are the best herbal teas for colds and flu? Which medicinal herbs are most effective?
Don't store avocado like this: it's dangerousWhat are the best herbal teas for colds and flu? Which medicinal herbs are most effective?
Herbal teas are an excellent help to prevent and treat seasonal ailments, such as influence e cold. The herbs and spices used for the preparation of herbal teas represent medicinal remedies with a high healing power. In some cases, in the use of herbal preparations, there may be contraindications.
For this reason, in case of doubt, it is good to always consult your herbalist, who will be able to give you the best suggestions regarding herbal teas and herbal treatments.
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Ginger herbal tea
A good ginger herbal tea, in the form of an infusion, useful for preventing colds, is prepared with 2 teaspoons of bancha tea, 2 cloves, 1 piece of cinnamon and a grater of dried ginger. You have to pour everything into a cup of boiling water. The infusion lasts 3 to 5 minutes. To prepare a ginger tea in the form of a decoction, let a slice of fresh ginger simmer for 10 minutes in 350 milliliters of water. Let it cool, strain and add two tablespoons of lemon juice.
Cinnamon herbal tea
Cinnamon tea is excellent for reducing inflammation of the throat and against winter ailments. Bring the amount of water contained in a normal cup to a boil along with 2 teaspoons of honey, 2 or 3 teaspoons of ground cinnamon and 1 pinch of pepper. Drinking it while still hot will have a magical effect on the airways.
Echinacea herbal tea
La echinacea herbal tea it is an excellent remedy for strengthening the immune system, preventing and fighting colds, flu and typical winter ailments. Drink a cup or two of this tea every day to prepare for winter. In each cup of boiling water, pour 1 teaspoon of dried echinacea, or place a sachet of echinacea herbal tea purchased at a herbalist's shop. Let the echinacea tea rest for 5 minutes before drinking it.
Lemon balm herbal tea
Lemon balm is a plant with excellent calming and sedative properties, useful in case of colds. It stimulates sweating, an important aspect that can help lower fever and eliminate toxins trapped in the body. To prepare an herbal tea, pour 1 teaspoon of dried lemon balm into each cup of boiling water, let it rest for 5 minutes and strain. Find lemon balm loose or in sachets at a herbalist's shop. Lemon balm is easy to grow in pots or in the garden, so you can harvest the leaves and dry them for use when needed.
Rosehip herbal tea
Rosehip is used for the preparation of herbal teas suitable for preventing and relieving winter ailments, such as flu or colds. If you do not have a rosehip plant available, perhaps grown by you, you can buy it in herbalist's shop in sachets. Leave each sachet to infuse for 5-7 minutes in each cup of boiling water before drinking the herbal tea, which you can enrich with lemon juice. Rosehip is rich in vitamin C, which helps us strengthen the immune system. Relieves respiratory ailments and fights infections.
Savory herbal tea
Savory tea is used to prepare a tea useful in case of flu, sore throat and respiratory ailments. You will need to use 4 grams of dried savory per 100 milliliters of water. It is said that the herbal tea with savory is aphrodisiac and that it is very useful against a sore throat, after having left it to cool, to gargle.
Linden herbal tea
You can buy herbs suitable for the preparation of this herbal tea, excellent in case of respiratory tract diseases and feverish states. Linden stimulates sweating and can help lower fever. In a cup of 200-250 milliliters of water pour a teaspoon of dried lime (or put a sachet of lime tea). Let it rest for 5-7 minutes, strain and drink
Eucalyptus and sage herbal tea
Eucalyptus herbal tea frees the respiratory tract and is useful in case of colds. Eucalyptus can be combined with other herbs that are useful in this case, such as sage. Pour a teaspoon of dried sage and one of dried eucalyptus into a cup of boiling water, let it stand for up to 10 minutes, strain and drink. Sage tea is contraindicated in pregnancy and lactation, in case of hypertension and epilepsy.
Strawberry tree herbal tea
In case of flu accompanied by feverish states, it may be useful to take an herbal tea based on strawberry tree flowers. As suggested by the manual "Tisane, the taste of health" (Giunti Demetra 2010), the strawberry tree herbal tea is prepared by infusing 5 grams of strawberry tree flowers in 250 milliliters of water. It is left to rest for 15 minutes before filtering and drinking. Take the strawberry tree herbal tea once or twice a day as needed.
Chamomile and lemon tea
The encyclopedia "Health without medicine" (Librex 1992) suggests chamomile and lemon as useful remedies for colds. You can therefore try to enrich your normal chamomile tea, prepared from dried flowers or sachets, with lemon juice or a teaspoon of grated lemon zest.
Turmeric herbal tea
Turmeric herbal tea is also excellent in case of flu and cold, the properties of this spice are in fact very numerous and among these there is the ability to support the immune system and possibly relieve cough and sore throat. It can be prepared from both fresh and powdered spice.
Mallow herbal tea
Mallow is known above all for its soothing properties against the intestine, for its light laxative effect and for its anti-inflammatory potential. In reality, an herbal tea made with this plant is also excellent for treating colds and flu, it helps to dissolve and expel mucus better and to counteract throat irritation.
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