Still before in Russia the Indian tea appeared, in the people the drinks made from local plants were popular. Herbal teas possess not only a pleasant flavor, but also advantage for health.
From what herbs it is possible to make tea
Practically from any curative plant it is possible to make herbal tea. Use for drink not only leaves and stalks. Great teas turn out, for example, from hips or wild berries. It is possible to cook tea from one plant or to mix several components, receiving grass collecting with surprisingly pleasant and original flavor.
Depending on the state of health the traditional medicine recommends certain plants. For example, mint works soothingly, the hawthorn is useful to heart, and ginger favorably influences an alimentary system. However it is necessary to remember that herbs possess also contraindications. Therefore previously it is worth consulting to the attending physician about a possibility of the regular consumption of herbal teas.
In Russia the drinks made from a meadowsweet, an uzkolisty willow-herb, mint, a camomile, a hawthorn were the most popular. To keep in drink it is as much as possible useful substances, it is necessary to know how to make tea from herbs it is correct.
Rules of a zavarivaniye of herbal tea
Preparation of curative herbal tea demands use of purified water. Tap water is often saturated with chlorine, iron and gives to drink unpleasant smack. Besides, similar water isn't recommended to be applied to cooking. The best option – well or spring water. Pure spring water doesn't need to be boiled. It is enough to warm up of it to 80-85 degrees. If boiling of water became a habit, it is necessary to wait until boiled water cools down up to the specified temperature. On 200 ml of water take a tablespoon of vegetable collecting. It is necessary to adhere to certain time at a drink zavarivaniye. So, inflorescences and leaves of plants are recommended to be made within 3 minutes. Seeds and rigid leaves – about 5 minutes. Roots and bark of plants are maintained for 10 minutes. Capacity in which make herbs surely should be covered with a lid. Tea will contain much more useful substances if bark, fruits and roots previously to crush. The tea spoon of natural honey will become good addition to drink. In old times for preparation of herbal tea used the special ware made of wood of a linden which perfectly kept warmth of drink a long time. Now for a zavarivaniye of herbs use clay or porcelain chaynichka. Metal teapots ruin taste of tea and significantly reduce its valuable qualities.