Herbs
Herbal Tea
- Leonurus tea (Leonurus heartia L.) 50gr.: 2.50$
Description: The stems are erect. The leaves have leaf stalks, the blade is truncated at the base, coarsely serrated with lobes towards the middle. Numerous flowers are arranged in 10-20 apparent whorls in the leaf axils at the top of the stem. The flowers are sessile, the corolla is pink, covered with hairs.The medicinal part of the plant used is: Dried above-ground part of the plant (Leonurii herba) Chemical composition: Motherwort herb contains bufenolide glycosides, 0.35% alkaloids, flavonoids, iridoids, 2-8% tannins, ursolic acid, leocardine
Usage: The active ingredients of motherwort have a calming effect, help relieve spasms, and lower high blood pressure. It is used for heart rhythm disorders, tachycardia, and heart problems accompanied by neurosis; for amenorrhea; in menopausal complaints. It is also used: In traditional medicine for neurasthenia and epilepsy.
Usage limitations: Not recommended during pregnancy and menstruation due to its effects on the menstrual cycle.
Side effects and interactions with medications: Excessive use can affect existing therapy in heart patients.
How to prepare and use the tea: Pour a cup (200ml) of boiling water over one tablespoon of motherwort herb, let it stand for 15 minutes, strain. Drink a cup of tea three times a day.
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Sage (Salvia officinalis L.) 50 gr.: 2$
Sage is a perennial, evergreen herb with woody stems, grayish leaves, and purplish flowers. It belongs to the family Lamiaceae and is known scientifically as Salvia officinalis. It's native to the Mediterranean region but has been naturalized in many places throughout the world.Sage is renowned for its culinary, medicinal, and ornamental uses. In cooking, it's often used in stuffings, with meats, and in Italian cuisine. Medicinally, it has been used for its anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and antiseptic properties, and it's sometimes used in herbal teas. The plant is also valued for its pleasant aroma and is used in aromatherapy and as an ornamental plant in gardens.
Sage thrives in well-drained, slightly acidic soil and prefers full sunlight. It's a drought-tolerant plant, making it a popular choice for xeriscaping and low-water gardens.
As a medicinal part of the plant, the following are used: Dried leaf (Salviae folium) and essential oil (Salviae aetheroleum)
Chemical composition: The leaf contains 1-2.5% of essential oil, the main components of which are thujone, cineole, and camphor.
Usage: The medicinal ingredients of sage have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory effects, astringent properties on tissues, and reduce sweat secretion. In the form of a water extract and tincture, sage leaf is applied externally for rinsing and coating mucous membranes in cases of mouth and throat inflammations. Sage tea is consumed for digestive disorders and excessive sweating.
Also used for: Harvesting leaves used as pharmaceutical raw materials and as a spice, as well as an ornamental and honey plant.
Usage limitations: The use of sage is not recommended during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Sage tea should not be consumed for more than two weeks due to the potential toxic effects of thujone.
Method of preparation and use of tea:
For internal use: Pour a cup (200ml) of boiling water over one teaspoon of sage. Cover the container and let it sit for 5 minutes, then strain and sweeten the tea as desired. Drink 1-2 cups daily. For rinsing: Pour a cup (200ml) of boiling water over two teaspoons of sage, cover the container and let it sit for 5 minutes, then strain.
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Linden tea (Tilia cordata Miller L.) 50гр.: 2.50$
Linden trees are part of the Tiliaceae family and are known for their pleasant, fragrant flowers and heart-shaped leaves. These trees are found in temperate climates across the Northern Hemisphere and are commonly seen in Europe, North America, and parts of Asia.The medicinal part of the plant used: Dried flower (Tiliae flos) Chemical composition: Linden flower contains over 1% flavonoids, about 10% mucilage, leucoanthocyanidins, and essential oil.
Use: As a means to facilitate sweating in infections accompanied by elevated temperature, fever, and cough.
Used in folk medicine: As a means for diuresis, aiding digestion, relieving spasms, and for calming.
Limitations in use: Not recommended for heart patients.
Method of preparation and use of tea: Pour a tablespoon of linden flower with a cup (200ml) of boiling water. Cover the vessel and let it stand for 10 minutes, then strain the tea and sweeten to taste. Drink 2-3 cups of tea daily.
- European mistletoe (Viscum album L.) 80gr.: 2.50$
Viscum album L., commonly known as European mistletoe, belongs to the family Viscaceae, although it's sometimes also classified under Loranthaceae. It is a parasitic plant, primarily found growing on the branches of trees, from which it extracts water and nutrients.Appearance: Mistletoe has a distinctive appearance with forked branches and pairs of small, oval, evergreen leaves that grow opposite each other along the stem.
Flowers and Fruits: It produces small, inconspicuous yellow flowers that are often overlooked. The berries, however, are more noticeable. They are white, waxy, and contain a sticky pulp.
Habitat: Mistletoe is common throughout much of Europe and parts of North Africa and Asia. It prefers hosts like apple, poplar, lime, and hawthorn trees, but can be found on a variety of others as well.
The medicinal part of the plant used is: Dried flower with leaf (Visci albi herba)
Chemical composition: White mistletoe herb contains lectins, proteins, polypeptides, phenylpropanes, lignans, flavonoids, biogenic amines, and polysaccharides.
Usage: Lectins isolated from mistletoe have shown a cytotoxic effect. Parenterally, in the form of injections, mistletoe preparations are used for certain types of malignant tumors.
In folk medicine, it is used for: High blood pressure, rheumatism, and as an adjunct in tumor therapy.
Limitations in use: Mainly, finished preparations are used, less often as tea. Side effects and drug interactions: In sensitive individuals, it can cause allergic reactions, headache, and elevated temperature. It is not recommended for self-treatment.
Method of preparing and using tea: In the evening, pour one teaspoon of mistletoe herb with a cup (200ml) of cold water, cover the vessel and let it stand overnight. In the morning, strain the tea. Drink this amount of tea during the day in sips without sugar. Mistletoe should be taken for a short time, with breaks.
- Acacia tea (Robinia pseudo-acacia L.) 50gr.: 3$
Description: The bark of the tree is deeply longitudinally irregularly cracked. The leaves are imparipinnate with 5-12 pairs of leaflets. The leaflets are on short petioles, ovate-elliptical. The flowers are in racemose inflorescences. The flower is large, fragrant, white to pale pink in color. The fruit is a pod up to 10 cm long, with a short stalk and 4-10 seeds. It is a widely distributed species.As a medicinal part of the plant, the following is used: Dried flower (Robiniae pseudo-acaciae flos)
Chemical composition: Acacia flower contains flavonoid glycosides, asparagine, phytosterols, essential oil.
Use in traditional medicine: For cough relief and facilitating bile secretion.
Also used for: As a honey plant.
Usage limitations: Only the flower is used. The bark and fruit contain toxic components. Not recommended for self-medication.
Method of preparation and use of tea: Pour a cup (200ml) of boiling water over one teaspoon of acacia flowers, let it stand for 10 minutes, then strain. Drink 2 cups of tea daily. Packaging: 50g
- Thymus tea (Thymus vulgaris L.) 100gr.: 3$
Description: A semi-shrub, 20-30cm high. Young branches are quadrangular, short, and densely covered with whitish hairs. The leaves are small, elongated to almost needle-like, entire at the margins, strongly curved downwards, bare on the surface, covered with fine, soft hairs and sprinkled with dark nodules (glands) on the underside. The inflorescence has about 5 small, pink flowers on short stems. The scent is strong and pleasant, reminiscent of thymol.As a medicinal part of the plant, the following is used: Dried above-ground part of the plant in bloom (Thymi herba), leaf (Thymi folium), and less commonly, essential oil (Thymi atheroleum).
Chemical composition: The leaf contains 3% essential oil, the main components of which are monoterpenic phenols thymol and carvacrol; methyl ether of thymol, cineole, linalool, flavonoid heterosides, phenylcarboxylic acids, tannins.
Usage: The active ingredients of thyme facilitate expectoration and soothe the spasms of the smooth muscles of the bronchi, and the essential oil also shows antimicrobial effects. It is a common ingredient in teas and syrups used for cough relief. It is also used for external application as an antibacterial and deodorizing agent for gargling in cases of mouth and throat inflammation.
Also used for: As an ornamental and honey plant, for obtaining herbal raw materials, for making rubbing agents, for baths, and as a spice.
Method of preparation and use of tea: Pour a cup (200ml) of boiling water over one teaspoon of thyme herb, cover the container, let it stand for 10 minutes, then strain. Drink three cups of tea daily.
Packaging: 100g
- Hyssopus tea (Hyssopus officinalis L.) 50gr.: 2.50$
Hyssopi aetheroleum, derived from the hyssop plant (Hyssopus officinalis), has a notable connection to the Bible, where hyssop is mentioned several times in various contexts, symbolizing purification and cleansing. King David, in his penitential Psalm 51, says, "Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean." The plant was known for its strong aromatic scent, which was probably associated with cleanliness and purification rituals.As a medicinal part of the plant, the following is used: Dried shoots with leaves and flowers (Hyssopi herba) and essential oil (Hyssopi aetheroleum).
Chemical composition: Hyssop contains essential oil, flavonoids hesperidin and diosmin, tannins, oleanolic and ursolic acid, marubin. The essential oil is dominated by pinenes, camphene, cineole.
Usage: Active ingredients of hyssop facilitate the expectoration of bronchial secretions and improve food digestion, and the components of the essential oil have antiseptic properties. In modern phytotherapy, it is rarely used. The largest quantity is used for the distillation of essential oil which is used in the cosmetic and food industries. It is used as a culinary spice and is also valued as a honey plant.
In folk medicine, it is used: As an ingredient in tea mixtures for expectoration, for bronchitis, asthma, colds, for gargling, for stomach troubles and for better digestion of food, and externally for compresses on bruises.
Limitations in use: Official monographs related to the efficacy and safety of herbal raw materials limit its use to a quantity of up to 5% in tea mixtures.
Method of preparing and using tea: Pour a teaspoon of hyssop herb with a cup (200ml) of boiling water, cover the vessel, leave to stand for half an hour, strain, sweeten to taste, and drink. Drink 2 cups of tea per day.
- Lavander (Lavandula L.) 50gr.: 2.50$
Lavender, known scientifically as Lavandula, is a genus of plants in the mint family (Lamiaceae). This popular aromatic perennial is widely used in various fields, from perfumery to herbal medicine.Appearance: Lavender is a shrub with gray-green narrow leaves and long flower stalks, topped with small flowers.
Flowers: Lavender flowers usually have a beautiful lilac or purple hue, although they can sometimes be white or pink. The flowers are arranged in terminal spike-like inflorescences.
Aroma: Lavender is known for its strong, soothing aroma, making it popular in aromatherapy.
Uses: Lavender is used in cooking, perfumery, and as a medicinal plant. Its oil has antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties.
Cultivation: Lavender prefers sunny locations and well-drained soil, typical of the Mediterranean climate.
Lavender in Culture: Lavender has long been associated with purity and calmness, often used in rituals and traditions to create an atmosphere of relaxation and peace.
Medicinal part of the plant used: Dried flower (Lavandulae flos).
Chemical composition: Lavender flower contains 1-3% essential oil, tannins, coumarins, flavonoids, phytosterols.
Application: As a mild sedative, to relieve spasms, eliminate gases, facilitate digestion and the secretion of bile.
In folk medicine it is used: For nervous fatigue and agitation, sleep disturbances and stomach problems due to nervousness. It is an ingredient in herbal baths for skin irritations. It is also used as an insect repellent.
How to prepare and use tea: pour one or two teaspoons of lavender flowers with a glass (200 ml) of boiling water, let it brew for 10 minutes, then strain. Drink a cup of tea two to three times a day.
- Shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris L.) 50gr.: 2.50$
Capsella bursa-pastoris L. is commonly known as shepherd's purse, is a small annual and ruderal flowering plant in the mustard family (Brassicaceae). This plant is often found in temperate regions across the globe. It's known for its distinctive purse-like seed pods, which are triangular or heart-shaped. The plant usually grows to about 0.2 to 0.5 meters tall. The leaves of shepherd's purse are generally rosette at the base, and as they climb up the stem, they become more elongated and lobed. The flowers are small and white, resembling those of other plants in the mustard family. Shepherd's purse is particularly noted for its medicinal uses. It has been used traditionally for its astringent properties and to stop bleeding. The plant is also edible, with leaves that can be used in salads or as a cooked green.
Its ability to grow in a variety of soil types and its prolific seed production make it a common and sometimes invasive weed in gardens and agricultural fields. Despite this, it continues to be valued for its herbal properties and is often collected for use in natural remedies.
The medicinal part of the plant used is: Dried above-ground part of the plant (Bursae pastoris herba)
Chemical composition: Brassicaceae herb contains flavonoids, up to 1% biogenic amines, amino acids, peptides with hemostatic action, carotenoids, glucosinolates, vitamin K
Usage: As a means to stop bleeding, for heavy menstrual bleeding, painful menstruation, blood in urine, diarrhea, bladder inflammation, and for making preparations to stop nosebleeds
In folk medicine, it is used for: Disorders of the menstrual cycle - prolonged, heavy and irregular bleeding, and premenstrual syndrome.
Limitations in use: Its use is not recommended during pregnancy.
Side effects and drug interactions: Excessive use can affect therapy for hypo and hypertensives, therapy for thyroid disorders, and can enhance the effect of sedatives.
Method of preparing and using tea: Pour a spoonful of tea with a cup (200ml) of boiling water. Cover the vessel and let it stand for half an hour. Strain and sweeten as desired. Drink three cups of tea a day before meals.
Brassicaceae (Bursae pastoris herba) is part of tea mixture number: 23
Packaging: 80g
- Chamomile tea (Leonurus heartia L.)
50gr.: 2.50$
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