Alfalfa – Aids Digestion.
Angelica – Mild antispasmodic and digestive aid.
Aniseed – Decongestant for nose and sinuses.
Basil and Borage – “Pick me up” tonic.
Bilberry – Aids circulation.
Black Current – Stimulates taste buds.
Blueberry – Pleasant before meal tea.
Borage – Antimelancholy.
Buchu – Natural diuretic (dangerous if taken to excess.)
Burdock Root – Helps sciatica and rheumatoid arthritis.
Butcher’s Broom – Good diuretic.
Catnip – Relaxant and mild depressant.
Chamomile – Calms hyperactive children; good before bedtime.
Chicory – Normalizes liver function.
Cinnamon – Clears the brain and improves thought processes.
Cornsilk – Reduces pain of urinary infections.
Couch Grass – Tightens and tones up the bladder sphincter, good diuretic.
Dandelion – Improves liver function and kidney function.
Elder Flower – Increases immune function.
Fennel – Good for the pancreas, for good digestion, heartburn
Fenugreek – Good for colds, clogged ears, and aching sinuses, very good at cutting down the mucus in the system.
Ginger – Appetite restorer, soothes heartburn, good digestion
Ginseng – Natural tonic for an energy boost.
Goldenseal – Internal detergent (avoid if you have high blood pressure.)
Hawthorne Berry – Energizing to the elderly.
Hops – Relaxant and calming agent.
Horehound – Helps loosen heavy mucus.
Jasmine – Mild nerve sedative.
Juniper Berry – Helps cystitis or bladder inflammation.
Licorice – Good Laxative.
Nettle – Increases blood pressure (avoid if you have high blood pressure.)
Orange Flowers – Sleep aid.
Oregano – excellent for relieving gas
Parsley – Diuretic (increases flow of urine.)
Peppermint – Anti-gas.
Raspberry – Tightens, tones and strengthens the uterus.
Red Clover – Inner cleanser.
Rose Hips – Adrenal stimulant during daytime.
Sage – Improves brain nourishment; known as the “thinker’s tea”.
Sarsaparilla – Laxative, hormone balancer (not be used on a regular basis.)
Senna – Strong laxative.
Slippery Elm – Pain reliever.
Spearmint – Pain reliever.
Thyme – Sore throats and colds.
Valerian – Natural sedative.
Yarrow – General tonic.