Nutritive Herbal Tea: Herbal Teas Rich in Vitamins and Minerals!
Nutritive herbal tea is liquid food that has a general tonifying effect on the body via its powerful concentrations of vitamins and minerals.
It strengthens, nourishes, and enlivens the whole body through its supply of liquid plant nutrition.
These plants hold within there leaves stored up energy packed with the essential sustenance we need to thrive, grow and be strong.
We infuse these nutritive herbs in our
herbal tea preparations
and
herbal tea recipes
to provide more of a mineral boost that is packed with calcium, silica, B vitamins, iron and so much more.
The more nutrients we add into our
healthy diet plan
the better for overall health!
So cover your bases and use nutritive herbal tea to help you reach new levels of nutritional support and balance!
Discover many of them growing in your own backyard and check our wildcrafting wild plants page for inspiration!
1) Nettles - not only does nettle leaf make your hair grow thick and strong but also aids immune system function and is an effective treatment for many skin conditions.
Otherwise known as stinging nettle, this herbs is known around the world and present in ancient folklore and ritual. It contains more iron than spinach as well as calcium, Vit A and Vit C, that work together with other important acids, nitrogen, and trace elements.
2) Oatstraw - the oat tops and the straw of this wonderful plant are used as a nerve tonic to calm and relax.
It is an excellent nutritive herbal tea containing active alkaloids including trigonelline, avenine, and gramine, plus B vitamins. The stalks are high in silica and calcium with the oat tops used specifically to treat nerve disorders.
3) Horsetail - also called shave grass is known for it's high quantities of silica. This plant was known to flourish in pre-historic times in a much larger version of the one we use today, covering the earth in "horsetail forests". So, it has been around awhile!
This makes me personally more intrigued to use it in myherbal tea recipes and food formulas to extract all the delicious minerals it is known to contain. It replenishes collagen and gives renewed elasticity to the skin!
4) Alfalfa - the word "alfalfa" comes from Arabic meaning the "father of all foods". It is one of the oldest cultivated plants for this reason. And has been used as the fuel to feed livestock and horses for centuries.
It is especially high in Vitamin K which is needed in the uptake of calcium. It is high in Vitamin C, E, A and Iron and is known to sooth and strengthen the body. The roots of alfalfa reach deep into the soil allowing for exceptional access to a high quantity of nutrients.
5) Red Clover - great for the skin and overall cleansing, yet nutrifying, effects. It grows wild all over the world and has been used as a food and fuel for domestic animals because it is so nutrient dense.
It is known to break up stagnation's in the body and in turn is used for most heart ailments and menopause in women.
6) Raspberry Leaf - is considered the number one herb for pregnant women because it nourishes and tones the uterine muscles. It is great nutritive herbal tea that is especially high in easily digested chelated iron as well as other vitamins and minerals. It is a good all-purpose herb to drink for men and for women alike.
Herbal Pantry
You can use these top herbs dried or fresh! We buy our dried teas by the pound and store them in glass mason jars in a cool, dry place that is easy to access so we can make our herbal tea preparations on the spot.
Keep each of these nutritive herbs in separate jars for awhile and experiment with combination's that feel and taste good to you.
All of us are being exposed to high levels of soil depletion, which means our food is less vital to support good health not to mention "superhealth".
The environmental toxins present in the air we breathe will simply be thrown out by the body when our immune systems are strong and we are receiving entire spectrum of vitamins and minerals needed by the body.
So cover your bases and use nutritive herbal tea to help you reach new levels of nutritional support and balance!
3) Horsetail - also called shave grass is known for it's high quantities of silica. This plant was known to flourish in pre-historic times in a much larger version of the one we use today, covering the earth in "horsetail forests". So, it has been around awhile! 
You can use these top herbs dried or fresh! We buy our dried teas by the pound and store them in glass mason jars in a cool, dry place that is easy to access so we can make our herbal tea preparations on the spot.
