Lavender flower tea is good for relieving headache, insomnia, stress, depression and anxiety. Lavender tea can be used to to promote restful sleep, calm nerves and relieve nervous tension, thus it helps relieve stress, fatigue, headache and insomnia.
What are lavender tea benefits
Lavender Tea has calming and relaxing properties. It has a vast array of healing benefits. Lavender is aromatic, carminative, antispasmodic, antibacterial, and antiseptic. It is an expectorant. Lavender benefits include calm for jangled nerves and soothing stomach discomforts. Lavender has been used for thousands of years as a herbal medicine to ease headaches, anxiety, toothaches, joint pain, coughs, and to calm digestive problems.
You can use either fresh or dried Lavender flowers to make lavender tea. But lavender tea bags are more convenient way to enjoy the tea. You can find lavender tea sold by many herbal stores and companies.
How to make a lavender tea
Here is a recipe of how to make a lavender tea:
– Dried English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) flowers 1 teaspoon
– Boiling water 1 cup
– Put the lavender flowers in a cup
– Pour the boiling water over it, cover and leave for 10 minutes
– Drink it hot or cold
– The tea can be sweetened with sugar or honey
Please note, though, lavender is known to be a safe herb, occasionally drinking a cup of lavender tea is safe to most people. But if you’re allergic to flowers, you should not consume the tea for long time, or drink it a lot. If you are pregnant, you should also talk to your doctor before consume the tea.
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