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Does anyone know of a tea that has calming and relaxing effects?
Calming Teas: Find a Relaxing Tea for Stress
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This discussion focuses on various calming teas, emphasizing chamomile, valerian, and bee-balm as effective options for relaxation. Participants highlight the importance of using true teas derived from the Camellia sinensis plant, while also exploring herbal alternatives like ginger, mint, and chrysanthemum. The conversation includes practical advice on growing and preparing these teas at home, promoting a DIY approach to tea-making. Overall, the forum provides insights into both traditional and herbal teas that can aid in stress relief.
PREREQUISITES- Understanding of herbal tea types and their effects
- Knowledge of Camellia sinensis and its significance in tea
- Familiarity with growing and preparing herbal plants for tea
- Awareness of the calming properties of specific herbs like chamomile and valerian
- Research the calming effects of chamomile and valerian root
- Learn about growing bee-balm and other mint family herbs
- Explore DIY methods for making herbal teas at home
- Investigate the health benefits of chrysanthemum and sage teas
Individuals seeking natural remedies for stress relief, herbal tea enthusiasts, gardeners interested in growing their own calming herbs, and anyone looking to enhance their tea-making skills.
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Chamomile is said to be relaxing. Valerian is supposed to make you drowsy.
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I see by your member profile that you're in the US, so I can't legally or ethically recommend the one that might be most relaxing. 
Remember, too, that only something from a camellia sinensis plant is tea. Any of that other crap is just boiled weeds.
Remember, too, that only something from a camellia sinensis plant is tea. Any of that other crap is just boiled weeds.
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chamomile, linden or mint tea. I like the last
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might want to avoid valerian, it's a bit druggy and you can build up a tolerance. does it even come in a tea?
ginger for nausea. you may or may not like perfumy teas like jasmine (i can't stand it). for me, i prefer earl gray (bergamot flavoring) over just about everything. whatever gives you "comfort" i guess. aromas can awaken some pretty deep buried memories and emotions, so keep that in mind. maybe orange spice reminds you of christmas in your childhood, etc.
there are other things that are non-tea if you're interested...
ginger for nausea. you may or may not like perfumy teas like jasmine (i can't stand it). for me, i prefer earl gray (bergamot flavoring) over just about everything. whatever gives you "comfort" i guess. aromas can awaken some pretty deep buried memories and emotions, so keep that in mind. maybe orange spice reminds you of christmas in your childhood, etc.
there are other things that are non-tea if you're interested...
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Marrow is usually in sleeping teas
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Greg Bernhardt said:
I'm registered as a marrow donor, but I don't think that I want to go through the pain just for some sucker to drink it.
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Danger said:
haha oops, I ment Yarrow
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Danger said:
isn't that illegal?
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what said:
Actually, no. Once something is donated, the recipient can do whatever s/he wants to with it. There are 'vampires', usually victims of porphyria or hard-core goths, who buy bags from blood banks in order to drink it. My registration was with the intention of helping leukemia patients, but it's none of my business once it's out of my body.
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If you have a neighbor or friend that grows bee-balm to attract bees and hummingbirds, ask if you can have the plants in the fall. They should be cut back in the fall to let the roots over-winter, and you can hang and dry the stalks and make tea from the leaves. Guess what? The plant is also known as chamomile and the dried leaves can make a nice soothing bed-time tea. Bee-balm is drop-dead easy to grow, as are most members of the mint family. Combine the leaves from bee-balm with dried peppermint, spearmint, etc, so you don't have to shell out big bucks for herbal teas.what said:
Even if all you have is a tiny bit of patio-space or a place to hang a window-box, you can grow these in containers. It's easy. Instead of buying tea-bags, you can crush the leaves and steep them in boiling water using old-fashioned tea-balls or make temporary tea-bags out of cheesecloth or similar.
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Or just boil the leaves in a tea kettle as is and pour the tea through a strainer into your cup.
That's how my grandmother did it. Great memories, great tea!
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I enjoy Chrysanthemum tea
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VeeEight said:
I've always thought that those were poisonous. Are you joking, or was my mother lying? (No offense taken if the latter; she's lied to me about a lot of stuff.)
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I really hope they are not poisonous!
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right now I’m drinking sage tea, it’s nice and calming
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Sage tea?? that sounds awesome