A herbal tea, tisne, or ptisa is a herbal infusion made from anything other than the leaves of the tea bush
The english word "tisane" originates from the greek, a drink made from pear barley
Herbal teas can be made with fresh or dried flowers, leaves, seeds or roots, generally by pouring boiling water over the plan parts and letting them steep for a few minutes. Seeds and roots can also strained, sweetened if so desired, and served. Many companies produce herbal tea bags for such infusions.
On the other hand, flavoured teas are prepared by adding other plants to actual tea ,black, green, yellow, or other white tea.The popular Earl Grey is black tea with jasmine flowers, and genmacha is a japanese green tea with toastes rice.
Varieties of herbal teas are practically limitless, but include :
- Anise tea, made from ether the seeds or the leaves.
- Artichoke tea
- Roasted barley tea, known in japanese as mugicha and korean as bori cha.The roasted flavor can be reminiscent of coffee (without coffee's bitterness and caffeine). It is often drunk cold in the summer.
- Bee balm
- Boldo, used in Sout America to calm upset stomachs.
- Cannabis tea, used in the preparation of Bhang.
- Caraway tea, made from the seeds is used as a remedy for colic, loss of appetite and digestive disorders.
- Catnip tea is used as a relaxant, sedative, and to claim.
- Che Dang, very bitter tea made from llex causue leaves.
- Cinnamon
- Coffee tea leaves and coffee cherry tea are herbal teas made using the leaves and cherries of the coffea plant in coffee the beans are instead used
- Cerasse, abitter jamaican herb.
- Chamomile tea is used as a sedative
- Chrysanthemum tea, made from dried flowers, is popular with chinese dim sum.
- Red clover tea
- Citrus peel, including bergamot, lemon and orange peel.
- Dendelion coffe
- Dill tea, often consumed to ease upset stomach.
- Echinacea tea, often consumed to prevent or alleviate the cold or flu symptoms.
- Elderberry
- Essiac tea, a blended herbal tea.
- Fennel Traditonal weightloss herb, good for the relief of vision problems.
- Gentian
- Ginger root
- Ginseng, a popular tea in China and Korea.
- Goji, apopular and very simple to prepare tea.
- Hawthorn.
- Hibiscus (often blended with rose hip), a popular tea alternative in the Middle East which is drunk hot or cold. Hibicus tea is also consumed in Okinawa, where the natives associate Hibiscus tea with longevity
- Honeybush is related to rooibos and grows in similar area of South Africa, but tastes slightly sweeter.
- Horehound
- Houttuynia
- Hydrangea tea, dried leaves of hydrangeas ; Considerable care must be taken because most species countain a toxic. The safe hydrangeas belong to the Hydrangea serrata Amacha (SWEET TEA).
- Jiaogulan, (also known as xiancao or poor man's ginseng).
- Kapor tea , dried leaves of fireweed.
- Kava root, from the South Pacific, is popular for its effects in promoting talkiativeness and relaxation.
- Ku Ding Tea, a bitter tisane found in Chinese herbal medicine and used to thin blood and reduce blood pressure.
- Kuzuyu, is a thick white Japanese tea made by adding arrowroot powder to hot water.
- Labrodor tea, made from the shrub by the same name , found in the northern part of nort America.
- Lapacho (also known as Taheebo) is the inner-lining of the bark (or cambiun) of the red or Purple Lapacho Tree which grows in the brazilian jungles. It is boiled to make an infusion with many and varied health benefits.
- Lemon Balm
- Luo han guo
- Lemon grass
- Licorice root
- Lime blossom, dried flowers of lime tree(Tilia in Latin).
- Mate is a shurp grown mainly Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil from which a caffeinated, tea-like brew is prepared
- Mate de coca or "coca tea" made from coca leaves. Authentic mate de coca contains very small amounts of cocaine and similar alkaloids. In some countries where coca is illegal, products marketed as coca tea are supposed to be decocainized the pharmacologically active components have been removed.
- Mint, especially peppermints (also mixed with green tea to make mint tea).
- European mistletoe(Viscum Album),(steep in cold water for 2-5 hours).
- Mountain Tea, a very popular tea in the Balkans and other areas of the mediterranean region. Made from a variety of the Sideritis syriaca plant which grows in warm climates above 3,000 feet. The tea has areputation as a cure-all, but is specifically used against colds. Records of its use date back 2,000 years.
- Neem leaf
- Nettle leaf
- Noni tea
- Red raspberry leaf
- Stevia can be used to make herbal tea, or aas a sweetener in other tisanes,
- Sugarcane drink, in Asia
- Thyme Antiseptic, used in lysterine
- Tulsi
- Uncaria tomentosa, commonly known as cat's claw
- Valerian Sedative
- Verbena
- Vetiver
- Roasted wheat is used in Posturn , a coffe herbs
- Woodruff
- Yarrow
- Yerba mate popular in South America Scientific name llex paraguariensis.
- Yuen Kut Lam Wo Tea Composed of thirty chinese herbs, made in Hong Kong
Herbal teas are often consumed for their physical or medicinal effects, especially for their stimulant, relaxant or sedetive propoerties. The medicinal effect of certain herbs are discussed under herbalism The medicinal benefits of specific herbs are often anecdotal or controversial, and in some countries( including the United States) makers of herbal teas are not allowed to make unsubstantiated claims about the medicinal effect of their products.
While most herbal teas are safe for regular comsumption, some herbs have toxic or allergenic effects. Among the greatest causes of concern are :
- Comfrey, which contains alkaloids that can cause permanent liver damage with chronic use.
- Lobelia, which contains toxins similar in effect to nicotine.
The UK does not require herb teas to have any evidence concerning their efficacy, but does treat them technically as food products and require that they are safe for consumption
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