HEALTHY VITAMIN C HERBAL TEA INFUSION

Post date: Oct 16, 2017 8:07:09 PM

Healthy Vitamin C Herbal Tea Infusion

author emily sunwell-vidaurri - https://www.recipestonourish.com

Healthy Vitamin C Herbal Tea is high in vitamin C and bioflavonoids. It’s refreshing on a hot summer day and great to have on hand during cold and flu "season".

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons rose hips
• 1 tablespoon lemongrass
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon chips {broken up cinnamon sticks}
• 1 teaspoon hibiscus flowers
• 1 teaspoon fennel seed
• ½ teaspoon lemon peel
• 4 cups filtered water
• Ice (optional)
• Raw honey or fresh fruit juice (optional)

Instructions:

1. Combine all dried herbs in a medium size bowl, store extra herb mixture in airtight glass container.
2. Boil water in medium-size saucepan or in a tea kettle.
3. Bring water to a boil, remove from heat. Add 4 tablespoons of herb mixture to water. COVER (this ensures that you receive all of the nutritional benefits from the herbs).
4. Steep 45 minutes.
5. Strain tea.
6. Sweeten with small amount of honey or fresh fruit juice if desired. If you want to retain some of the beneficial properties of raw honey or fresh juice, add after tea has cooled some.
7. Store extra tea in the refrigerator up to a week.

**From: https://www.recipestonourish.com/healthy-vitamin-c-herbal-tea/ **