Choose Your Herbal Tea

The herbal teas are of small green leaves which are very attractive to sit near the fire side and have it. But these are infusions or decoctions of plants for fresh or dried to extract the active ingredients of the plant which are not always harmless, so how to choose these teas? Herbal teas are of the tea with good fragrance. They can be a great way to refresh and ensure fluid balance in the body. But the teas are in fact of herbal medicine, the oldest medicine in the world. No plant is passive and all contain hundreds of active ingredients.

According to herbalists, it is the interaction of these substances which give us the therapeutic effect. Most of the plants are safe and beneficial but unfortunately some are not safe to consume hence we have to follow the advice of an herbalist. In fact, after being stored for a long time in the closet ‘corny’ teas has again become very fashionable riding the wave of ecology, return to nature in recent years. All varieties of teas are available everywhere in drugstores, grocery stores, large and small shops and all kinds of dietary and herbal drugstores and internet. In retail also major brands occupy the larger place and herbal teas occupy world market through the internet.

Many restaurants offer teas on their card. Some chefs have contributed to the trend, offering herbal mixtures incorporating grandmother and sometimes an assortment of freshly picked plants in their garden or in pots. There is a choice in a mountain plant teas come from everywhere and the herbals are mixed with it.
All these teas are sold in bulk, in boxes or bags containing more or less fine powders that may no longer have much power or even a very good taste.

The effectiveness of herbal plants is much how it was grown and how it was stored. Once crushed and put into bags, they quickly become obsolete. Quality controls are fairly loose. Better buy herbal plants in a pharmacy or herbal teas or even major brands, more concerned with quality. Please remember that there is always a greater amount of active ingredients in the plant decoction in an infusion. Infusion is nothing but depositing herbal plants in boiling water (usually a dessert spoon for a great cup of water) and allowed to steep for 3 to 5 or 10 minutes before eating.

And the decoction is poured herbal plants in cold water (usually the same amount) and heated to boiling for 2 to 3 minutes for the stems, leaves, fruits, and 5 minutes to bark and roots.