Drinking three cups of chamomile tea per day can help you relieve some anxiety and stress, while also reducing your inflammation and pain! This one-stop-shop of herbal goodness is an easy way to incorporate herbal medicine, and it tastes good! Chamomile is unique in its sweet and fruity taste. Using an infuser pot to brew your tea is an easy way to make fresh tea using loose leaves. If you don’t have an infuser teapot, find a strainer or cheesecloth in order to make a makeshift tea bag.

1. Harvest your chamomile flowers the same day you plan to use them for tea. Pop the heads of the flowers off the stems, and mix together with a fresh mint sprig.
2. Boil your 8 ounces of water and place it in your teapot with the herbs, or over the cheesecloth. Steep your flowers and mint in the water for five minutes.

1. Prepare as an infusion.
2. Use as an uplifting subtle tea blend for raising the spirits and a gentle relaxant for conditions of anxiety and stress.

This excerpt is taken from “The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Natural Remedies” by Abigail Gehring. To buy this book, click here.