Botanical Tea Recipes: Té de albahaca sagrada

Our friends (and partners) at the Herbal Academy have just announced that they’re releasing a NEW book this autumn about delicious herbal teas to support your health and celebrate los seasons and they wanted to share it with these señoras.

Herbal Academy’s NEW Botanical Teas Recipe Book is officially available for pre-order alongside the re-opening of their popular Tea Blending 101 Mini Course.

You can purchase the book on its own or you can bundle it together with the tea-making course to expand on what you learn in class with an extra 150+ herbal tea recipes!

As a fun treat, here’s a sneak peek into the type of herbal tea recipes you’ll find within Herbal Academy’s tea-making course and new book:

Tulsi Sunrise Tea – Té de Albahaca Sagrada
From Page 74 of Herbal Academy’s Botanical Teas Recipe Book

Tulsi and turmeric pair like a dream and are combined with other aromatic herbs in this sunrise tea blend for a tasty way to start the day (with an added anti-inflammatory boost from turmeric and ginger). Brew up a cup of this delightful morning tea and go watch the sun rise! Yield: One 8 fl oz serving. 

Ingredients

1 tsp tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum) aerial parts
1 tsp lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) leaf
½ tsp orange (Citrus spp.) peel
¼ tsp turmeric (Curcuma longa) rhizome, powdered
8 fl oz (240 mL) water
½ tsp (2.5 mL) lemon juice, freshly squeezed
Honey (or sweetener of choice) to taste (optional)

Directions

Place herbs in a heat-safe mug or container.

• Pour freshly boiled hot water over the herbs, cover, and steep for 10 minutes.
• Strain the infusion through a tea strainer and compost or discard plant material.
• Add lemon juice, and sweeten with honey, if desired.
• Sip and enjoy!

Drink one serving in the morning. 

If you’re inspired to start making your own delicious, health-supporting teas at home this year, then here are two great next steps:

Enroll in the Herbal Academy’s Tea Blending 101 Mini Course (on sale through October 23) and enjoy 3 self-paced lessons that cover all the tea-making basics from trusted herbalists. You’ll learn different methods for making teas, and you’ll also learn how to make your own custom loose-leaf tea blends. What a fun skill to learn!

You can enroll in the course alone, or you can upgrade your enrollment to include the Botanical Teas Recipe Book at checkout.

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