Herbal Teas/Infusions

[sugareemoma]

Hey I'm just wondering what teas you ladies have in your kitchen cabinets/medicine chests? I am planning on stocking up on some herbs for the next few months and was just wondering what herbal teas are more common.
So far I have nettles, alfalfa, red raspberry leaf, chamomile, peppermint and yerba mate but am hoping to add a few more flavors.

[CageFreeFamily]

Around here, we're pretty big fans of Wise Woman Herbal's Susan Weed and her favorite infusions. We do Nettle, Red Rasp., and Comfrey mostly. Since we are still a growing family and I am always either nursing or pg we go for things that support these needs in terms of nutritional boost, calcium, etc.

In addition to our daily infusions, we keep some herbals on hand like Lobelia, Mullein, Cherry Bark, Skullcap, Echinacea, marshmallow root, cleansing clays, etc.

I often find that when I walk into a herbal shop I am naturally drawn to what I should buy. There have been times that I have felt compelled to buy something with no idea what the particular herb is. Then within a short period someone in the family turns up in need of remedy and when I do a search for the right one it turns out to be the mystery herb that I bought on intuition.

[FrannieP]

This year we picked and dried the following for infusions/teas:
red clover
nettle (I wanted to get seeds as well - but missed them!)
raspberry leaf
dandelion root & leaf
comfrey leaf
peppermint
spearmint
lemon balm
catnip
yellow dock root (that one was hard to dig up!!!)

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[Chicky2]

I keep:

Peppermint

Spearmint

Chamomile

Raspberry leaf

Nettles

Oatstraw

Red Clover

Lavender

Catnip

Lemon Balm

Comfrey

Alfalfa

Calendula

fresh garlic

raw local honey

lemons



I'm sure I've got lots more