Tea Herb Gardening

When it comes to gardening, the easiest and fastest way to see favorable results is to engage in tea herb gardening. Since herbs for teas grow like weeds, so to speak, you can actually harvest their leaves in as little as a month and off to tea land you go! Health, Happiness and Home Benefits

Health, Happiness and Home Benefits

With the herbs that can be made into teas, you can enjoy many benefits that you probably did not know before you planted your tea garden. Herbal teas have been used for ages to prevent and treat a variety of diseases ranging from the simple cold and cough to the more complex cancer and diabetes. This is possible because the herbs used possess antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal properties that practitioners of traditional medicine have known for ages and that are being discovered in greater detail by modern science.

You can also lift your mood and create a warm, friendly atmosphere in your home simply by adding herbs in the right places. There is nothing more welcoming and smile-inducing than walking into a room that features a bright window with herbs growing on the windowsill. If you bring those herbs indoors you can take advantage of the rich scents, many of which serve as natural mood enhancers. When you brew your own herbal teas, you can also experience a lift in your mood and an increase in your overall happiness.

A Few Recommendations

Wondering exactly how you combine and use herbs to enhance your health and your home? Consider just a few ways you can do this right from your own backyard.

* If you or someone in your family suffers from regular heartburn, consider growing peppermint leaves, fennel seeds, and lemon balm leaves. You mix these herbs together and then make a tea out of them. Place about 1 teaspoon of the mixed herbs for every cup of boiling water that you use. It has to simmer for about five minutes, and then steep for another ten minutes. Don't forget to use a strainer to remove any remaining large particles of the tea leaves.

* Whooping cough recipe - Mix in 2 teaspoon of chopped fresh marjoram with 2 cups of boiling water. Let it steep for 15 minutes, strain the liquid and drink at room temperature. Do this twice a day for maximum efficacy.

* Fenugreek seed is the way to go if you have someone in your family diagnosed with diabetes, or at risk of developing it in the future. You brew one teaspoon of the seeds (crushed) for every cup of boiled water. You cannot drink this one right away. Cover it and let it sit off the heat overnight, and then strain out any remaining seed and serve it at room temperature. One cup a day can be consumed to help control blood sugar.

* Constipation Remedy - To get relief from constipation, use one teaspoon of fennel seed for every half cup of water boiled. It must be covered for a half hour after brewing, and then the seeds can be drained out and tea consumed at room temperature.

It is best to go out and collect fresh herbs in the very early morning while they are still covered in dew. This will keep them fresh longer, allowing you more time to enjoy them or use them in your food. It is a good idea to keep a close watch on the weather as well, as you will want to harvest all of your remaining herbs just before the first hard frost kills the plants back.