Ingredients
1 tablespoon chamomile
1 tablespoon catnip
2 tablespoons ginger, fresh rhizome or dried root, sliced or grated
4 cups water
Cramp bark tincture, optional
Directions
- Decoct the ginger in a covered pot at a low simmer for 20 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and add the chamomile and catnip.
- Cover the pot and steep for another 5 to 8 minutes.
- Strain and add honey to taste.
- Drink ½ cup every 30 to 60 minutes for pain relief.
- For additional relief add 10 drops of cramp bark tincture to tea before drinking.
Normalize the Flow Tea:
Adapted from Brigitte Mars
Ingredients
1 teaspoon vitex berries
1 teaspoon wild yam root
2 teaspoons chamomile flowers
2 teaspoons nettle leaf
2 teaspoons raspberry
¼ teaspoon licorice
6 cups water
Directions
- Decoct the vitex berries, wild yam, and licorice together in a covered pot at a low simmer for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Add the remaining herbs and take off the heat.
- Leave to steep for another 10 minutes.
- Drink one quart per day and store extra tea in the refrigerator until ready to consume.