Herbal Tea please! 💓☕

Let's talk about herbal tea!!and why not? cause Who doesn't love herbal tea? Honestly, I don't know a person in my life so far who doesn't love tea (herbal, green, white or black, doesnt matter).

One of the best ways to relax myself is to take a bath with essential oils, drinking one cup of tea while watching a movie or reading a book, and ofc, having my cats around me!! This is like... the perfect night that a girl wants in order to relax and spend some time alone. But I must tell you, DO NOT underestimate that CUP OF TEA.....cause it is everything! 

What is actually herbal tea?

Herbal Tea is a drink/beverage that is made from the infusion or decoction of herbs and spices in hot water.

To not confuse herbal tea with tea. Because tea comes from the tea plant, named Cammelia Sinensis and it reffers to green, black, white, oolong tea, assam, darjeeling, and some others.

Herbal teas have different properties, depending the plant. For example, if you make mint tea you can use it for constipation or to improve digestion. But if you choose to have lavander tea, the effects will be related with insomnia, relaxation of the body, anxiety or sleep disorders. 

Herbal tea can be made of dried flowers, leaves, seeds or root.

According to Wikipedia,  Infusion is the process of extracting chemical compounds or flavors from plant material in a solvent such as water, oil or alcohol, by allowing the material to remain suspended in the solvent over time (a process often called sleeping).

In other words, when you're making herbal infusion or herbal tea, you need to pour boiling water over the plants and let them steep for a couple of minutes. Then you strain the herbal tea. 

Decoction  is a method of extraction by boiling herbal or plant material to dissolve the chemicals of the material, which may include stems, roots, bark and rhizomes. As you can see, decoction is ussualy made to extract fluids from the hard parts of the plant.  Decoction can be used to make herbal teas, leaf teas, coffees or tinctures.

Decoctions and infusions may produce liquids with differing chemical properties as the temperature and/or preparation difference may result in more oil-soluble chemicals in decoctions versus infusions.  

These two methods of making herbal tea differ, but the result cna be similar in their effects, general appearence and taste.

Take a look at these Lavander flowers! Isnt it wonderful? Lavander tea is  great one that has relaxing properties and fights with insomnia.

And the little one is Milo, my only baby-cat boy! 🐱‍👤🐱

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This is my entry for your #HappyBirthdayContest, my dear friend @vegan.niinja! Sorry for taking me so long!:d and once again, Happy Birthday and wish you all the blessings in the world! :)

So, here is what I thought about this tea! Why not to serve it at your birthday? It is a versatile beverage, can be served cold or hot. It's healthy and have a lot of flavors, and everyone can choose their favorite. We can make lavander tea, chamomile tea, strawberry and vanilla tea, mint tea, green tea!! And..... I made some souvenirs for the guests, to remember them of your great birthday!! A handmade card with a teabag. All these handmade cards are made by me, it's a little hobby of mine: creating stuff!

And this is my virtual present for you!!  Maybe I'll have the chance to give you this present in real life haha! cause.... the distance is not to much:p

It's a gift basket for you! Tea theme again:) It has one cup, one container for tea, a cuple of teas (vanilla and lemon green tea, blueberries tea, earl grey black tea, some vegan cookies to enjoy your tea and some agave syrup if you want it sweeter! Enjoy!

Or we can have  the tea with some cookies, like these amazing brownies of yours!! or these muffins !! Soo yummy! Or just a slice of healthy sweet bread with some coconut butter and raspverry chia jam, like I did!! 

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Here's an old photo of me, picking up wild flowers and looking for wild herbs that I can dry and make some super healthy tea! This was an amazing time, back then! Cause it's been a while since last time I did this:) Nature  has its ways to bring us to life! Walking through nature and admiring its beauty its a good way to relax:)

Wild Chamomile  🌼🌼

And like I said earlier, this is how it looks a perfect night for me! 

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Have a wonderful Sunday everyone while enjoying a cup of tea!!

Stay healthy!

Love, 

Miss Deli