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Welcome to our article Peppermint Tea Benefits. This article is a resource for those looking for improved health through peppermint tea and peppermint as a herb.
We will cover the health benefits of peppermint, where to buy peppermint tea, and some peppermint tea recipes for those who like to blend their own herbal teas.
List of Peppermint Tea Benefits
Peppermint is a powerful herb and has held a place in the medicine kit of herbalists for thousands of years. Here are some of the things that peppermint is useful for:
Peppermint Tea is used to treat and relieve nausea
Peppermint Tea helps with digestion
Peppermint Tea reduces gas and flatulence
Peppermint Tea can relieve congestion
Peppermint Tea can dissolve gallstones
Peppermint Tea can ease a cough due to cold
Peppermint Tea can ease hearburn
Peppermint Tea is used to treat motion sickness
Peppermint Tea can fight bad breath
Peppermint Tea can reduce pain from IBS
Peppermint Tea is anti bacterial
I am sure there are more health benefits associated with Peppermint Tea but these are the most common.
How to Make Peppermint Tea
Peppermint Tea Recipe
Making peppermint tea is quite easy to do. This is the basic instructions for how to make peppermint tea.
1 Teaspoon fresh Peppermint
8 Ounces of water
Simple place your peppermint herb (fresh is best) in a fillable tea bag or tea strainer and steep the tea for 4-6 minutes.
Thats it!! You can add to the tea any of the following for a variation:
Ginger Peppermint Tea
Green Peppermint Tea
Black Peppermint Tea
White Peppermint Tea
Pomegranate Peppermint Tea
Blueberry Peppermint Tea
Fruits and whole leaf teas all blend well with peppermint. So get creative! I am sure you can develop and create some amazing peppermint tea recipes.
Just remember the basics - 1 teaspoon combined ingredients to 8 ounces of water.
You can always resteep as well, making the tea very inexpensive.
Buy Peppermint Tea
If you don't have time to source and steep your own peppermint teas, there are lots on the market that are very good. Here are some to consider:
You can also buy loose peppermint and steep your own or collect your own from the garden. For purchasing loose peppermint, visit our Tea Herbs section and organic peppermint is availalbe in small to large quantities.
