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[stephen_b]

I don't seem to do well with caffeine. Are there herbal teas out there that have proven health benefits? Good taste would be nice too.

StephenB

[shadowhawk]

I don't seem to do well with caffeine. Are there herbal teas out there that have proven health benefits? Good taste would be nice too.

StephenB

The following are good sources. Check out the fruit teas.
http://www.republicoftea.com/

http://www.teagschwe.../en/Homepage.TG

http://www.talbottteas.com/

[miklu]

Rooibos tea has no caffeine, and has many proven health benefits, of which JLL has written a great review on his blog: The Many Health Benefits of Rooibos Tea.

[stephen_b]

Thanks for the heads up on rooibos tea. I think I'm going to try a green (unfermented) variety like this one.

I got a roobios/hibiscus blend at the store to try, only to find that I despise hibiscus -- bleh.

[gzz]

There seems to be a huge variety of herbals that can make a healthy tea. I can't vouch for the taste of all of them, but in my experience almost anything that is good for you, can grow on you. Milk thistle tea has a unique taste that has grown on me. Horsetail (shavegrass) too, even though the flavor reminds me of a barnyard. I really liked the panax ginseng teabags I bought, I'm now waiting for my order of whole root to come in so I can experience a much fresher ginseng tea.

Pau d'arco and Cat's Claw have some pretty big health claims behind them, and although their flavor is stronger than the others I've mentioned, I plan to order some soon and consume on a regular basis.

Try making tea from fresh ginger, even though it might take a little getting used to if you don't like spicy foods. I like it chilled! I started by making ginger lemonade with honey, but now I don't add anything to it.

[Dmitri]

Thanks for the heads up on rooibos tea. I think I'm going to try a green (unfermented) variety like this one.

I got a roobios/hibiscus blend at the store to try, only to find that I despise hibiscus -- bleh.

Have you tried Hibiscus tea in iced form (called Jamaica Drink), I love the flavor. Also, as some other member mentioned you could also try Cat's Claw which has numerous health claims.

this is what Wikipedia has to say:

"As an herbal treatment, Cat's Claw is used to treat intestinal ailments such as Crohn's disease, gastric ulcers and tumors, parasites, colitis, gastritis, diverticulitis and leaky bowel syndrome, while manufacturers claim that U. tomentosa can also be used in the treatment of AIDS in combination with AZT, the treatment and prevention of arthritis and rheumatism, diabetes, PMS, chronic fatigue syndrome, prostate conditions,^[7] immune modulation,^[8] Lyme disease^[9] and systemic lupus erythematosus.^[10] A 2005 review of the scholarly literature on Cat's Claw indicates there is supporting evidence toward its use in treating cancer, inflammation, viral infection and vascular conditions, and for its use as an immunostimulant, antioxidant, antibacterial and CNS-related agent".^[6]

[Logan]

There seems to be a huge variety of herbals that can make a healthy tea. I can't vouch for the taste of all of them, but in my experience almost anything that is good for you, can grow on you. Milk thistle tea has a unique taste that has grown on me. Horsetail (shavegrass) too, even though the flavor reminds me of a barnyard. I really liked the panax ginseng teabags I bought, I'm now waiting for my order of whole root to come in so I can experience a much fresher ginseng tea.

Pau d'arco and Cat's Claw have some pretty big health claims behind them, and although their flavor is stronger than the others I've mentioned, I plan to order some soon and consume on a regular basis.

Try making tea from fresh ginger, even though it might take a little getting used to if you don't like spicy foods. I like it chilled! I started by making ginger lemonade with honey, but now I don't add anything to it.

I make fresh ginger tea everyday and love it? I add raw organic honey to it and it tastes great. I like ginger tea without a sweetener also but it is even better with honey.

If you don't feel like making it from fresh ginger or you want to be able to make ginger tea at work or elsewhere, I found Traditional Medicinals ginger tea to be a great product.

http://www.google.co...GZP9qR9e3VfNvyw

[mike250]

never heard of Cat's Claw tea before. Must try that one

[1kgcoffee]

There's really no limit when it comes to herbs. You can mix and match or drink a single herb in isolation. Mountainroseherbs.com makes some delicious herbal tea blends. I recommend you pay a visit to their website and order a variety of their smallest units of whatever sounds appealing. I'm not a shill, but they deserve recognition for their service and quality.

My favourite so far is 'persephones blend'. Dandelion root, burdock root, oregon grape root, yellow dock, eleuthero root (siberian ginseng) & milk thistle seed. It's delicious & healthy. They also sell a true essiac blend which is also said to be quite helthful.

If you want to make your own blends, you could order some bulk 'herbs' from them. I mix together cats claw & cinnamon zeylanicum and create a decoction of that on the stovetop. I'm a pretty big fan of cats claw on its own, but it's magical with cinnamon. Cats claw is something that can be had every day according to tradition. And by the way, if you're going to do cats claw, be sure to make a decoction for maximum effect.

You could also try some traditional herbal teas. I grew up drinking two divine Moroccan ones- luija (lemon verbena) and sheba (wormwood). Iranians make a tea from cardomomon pods and ofcourse there are about a million different 'chai' blends.

[Dmitri]

never heard of Cat's Claw tea before. Must try that one

I haven't had luck finding it either as most health stores sell the extract pill form. The only reason I was able to taste it was because my father was given a box of cat's claw tea bags from a friend who had acquired them from a visit to Peru.

[NDM]

One of the mixtures I like is 1 g rosemary + 1 g sage + 1 g hyssop.