From a relaxing nightcap to an energizing morning blend, making your own herbal teas is easy and generally more sustainable than commercial options. Certain herbal ingredients have been shown to have ...

The most wonderful thing about our planet is that it grows good medicine. Making herbal teas is one of my secret passions. You can drink teas, and in some cases apply them to your skin. I’ve been ...

A nightly ritual of drinking herbal tea can help you unwind and may benefit overall health. Learn potential benefits and precautions.

Mullein is a flowering plant that has long been used in herbal medicine. Scientifically named Verbascum thapsus, it originally grew in Europe and Western Asia but has now spread to other places as ...

Tea is the perfect warm and cozy sip for a dreary, chilly afternoon—but it’s also so much more than that. Throughout history, many cultures have turned to different types of teas as a part of ...

I never realized it as a kid, but drinking tea was a ritual in my family. We drank a variety of teas, each made in its own precise way. Every tea has an optimal steep time and ideal water temperature, ...

Scientists have discovered how to take an ingredient used in herbal tea and make it into a jelly-like substance known as a hydrogel, perfect for a variety of biomedical uses. Where others saw gooey ...