Herbal teas have been used through the centuries to deal with pain and soothing away stress. They are also for entertainment and social functions as well, but we will focus on the use of herbal teas to alleviate the various complaints.

Please do not try to grow your own herbs for teas fix the problem, unless you have a class to learn how to do so. Some herbs are toxic until cooked, some are toxic, after it was cooked, and most simply not strong enough to make a difference, because the soil conditions.

I do not know how tea. I never drink, herbs or other reasons. This is because I had parents were very herbal remedies and at the slightest hint of stomach discomfort, I would be forced to drink the worst smelling, foulest, vile tasting teas in the universe.

But she has work, and I recommend them, do not try to get them to drink! While all other children ran around Bactine and a Band-Aide to their knees, I was forced to hop along with a leg Well poultice bound around my leg…

Please note that most of these measures relate to a tincture rather than a tea. A tincture is thicker than a tea and contains more of the actual herb, infused in the mix, instead, as in tea.

Anemia: Boil nettle leaves and drink the tincture. (Yum! No it really works, but remember that stinging needle HURT leaves, if they are not cooked, so wear gloves when handling them.)

Arthritis: Birch, celery seed, devils claw, juniper or in a tincture will help to alleviate pain. Yes, it tastes as bad as it sounds, and it is not the celery seed, you have in your kitchen cabinet.

Siberian ginseng root tincture helps with the side effects of chemotherapy and is one of the tinctures, the good taste. It sooths the interior and protects the skin healthy. It has been shown to alleviate fatigue associated with chemotherapy treatment, and the Ginseng is an ancient herb used in healing.

For a colicky baby, make a tincture of fennel and dill, and add 5-10 drop in its bottle. Fennel tastes like licorice and they like it. It can ensure that this tincture in the refrigerator up to one week.

A liter Rhubarb Root-A day will help with constipation, but I think it has so much to do with the water intake than I do with the rhubarb. (Only a thought.)

A tea from garlic and onions ribwort leaves is a quiet cough.

Depression: Grind up a whole oats plant, root to tip, and add St. John’s wart flowers. Cooking in just enough water to the mixture, and let it steep down to a tincture, drink daily.

A very hot tea from lemon balm, yarrow, ginger and takes a fever and tasty.

Caraway, fennel, ginger, peppermint and made into a strong tea facilitate flatulence.

Catnip, echinacea, yarrow and a tincture facilitated flu symptoms.

The list goes on and on. You can also use herbs to create your own lip balms, creams and ointments. Most shops cabbage family or co ops have classes, you can learn all about your own herbal remedies, make up, balms and ointments for unique gifts or instant pain and fever relief. Herbs have been around since the beginning of time learning how to use them properly, you can save tons of money in medical bills and over-the-counter drugs.