Herbal Teas: 101 Nourishing Blends for Daily Health & Vitality

by Kathleen Brown, Jeanine Pollak

Overview

A warm mug of strong tea was always grandma’s solution to a bad day, and it turns out she may have been on to something! Discover the healing properties of herbal teas in this comprehensive guide to blending and brewing your own steamy concoctions. Kathleen Brown includes recipes for teas to care for the head, throat, gut, nervous system, lungs, bones, joints, and more. Whether you seek to soothe body, soul, or both, you’ll find the perfect brew.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781580170994
Publisher:	Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	01/07/1999
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	708,985
Product dimensions:	7.45(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.45(d)

About the Author

Author Kathleen Brown is an herbal teacher, writer, and gardener. She is author of Herbal Teas and has served as president of the Rocky Mountain Unit of the Herb Society of America. She presently lives in California.

Jeanine Pollak has been an herbalist, nutritionist, and consultant to businesses and interested individuals for 20 years. She is the founder of Botanic Adventures—An Educational Herbal Adventure-Travel Company. Educated in biology, acupuncture, and herbal studies, Jeanine has certainly pursued her interests fully and creatively. She has written a book filled with nutritious, energizing beverage recipes called Healing Tonics. Besides her work as an author—three books to date—Jeanine teaches ongoing herbal and nutritional seminars at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and at the Esalen Institute. She has also created and marketed her own line of herbal tinctures and cosmetics.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Brewing and Blending

Gathering and Storing

Recipes for Daily Health & Well-Being

Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread

Energy Boosters

Stress Busters

Sweet Dreams

Oh My Aching

The Terribly Tummy... Digestive Woes Addressed

Fightin' Off the Cold & Flu Blues

The Ladies' Room

The Manly Man

Heart Shaped

Skin Deep

Breathe Easy

The Senior Advantage

The Terrible Teens

Kool Kids

The Uplifters

Work Out!

Sense & Sensibility

Detox!

A Seasonal Array

Great-Tasting Pleasures

Love Potions

Getting to Know the Tea Herbs

Resources

Index