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Herbal Teas: 101 Nourishing Blends for Daily Health & Vitality | 
| Authors: Kathleen Brown, Jeanine Pollak
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 212787
Media: Paperback
Pages: 160
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 7.7 x 0.4
ISBN: 1580170994
Dewey Decimal Number: 615.321
EAN: 9781580170994
ASIN: 1580170994
Publication Date: January 7, 1999
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Product Description
This guide to blending and brewing healthful herb teas includes easy-to-make recipes and anecdotes from several renowned herbalists. Readers will find teas for the head and throat, digestion, nervous system, lungs, bones and joints, skin, and more.
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 Herbal tea 101 August 31, 2008
C. Buck (Roy, UT)
Good book. It would be nice to have a bit more instruction in the area of harvesting. If looking for a book with tea recipes, then this one will suit the needs.
Herbal Teas 101 nourishing blends April 5, 2008
Nancy L. Bunker (NY)
Very informative and entertaining. Wish there were a few recipes with only one or two ingredients that would make it easier for a beginner.
 Look No Further October 17, 2006
A. Black (L.A, CA)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Lovely, informative book. I took it with me to the health food store so I could have a better idea what to look for. Bulk herbs can be a bit intimidating if you are new to using them. I think this book would be very useful to anyone new to making teas, as well as those who are more experienced.
I like that there are several recipes for teas that have the same effect, such as energizing blends, and that each of the energizing blends is different. For example, The "Good Morning Blend" consists of peppermint, rose hips, ginger, ginko, rosemary, orange peel and anise. "Stamina City" includes dandelion, sarsaparilla, siberian ginseng, rehmannia, cinnamon and licorice. "Damiana Daytime Delight" incorporates oatstraw, damiana, gotu kolo, lemon balm, and clover blossoms, and "Sassy Root Revival" is sarsaparilla root, Siberian ginseng, Korean or Chinese ginseng, yellow dock root, ginger, cinnamon, licorice and orange slices.
I like that rather than tell you how many cups or table spoons of each ingredient, they tell you how many parts (1 part peppermint leaves, 2 parts oat straw, etc), so you can make any quantity you like.
When I went to buy herbs, I looked at all four energy recipes and bought a few ingredients from each (couldn't afford all of them and some herbs are more expensive than others). Although I haven't actually tried a recipe, I can tell the authors know what they are talking about. The cool thing is, you can tweak things and create your own blends, and you don't have to follow the recipes to a "tea".
Also included is a section on brewing and blending, gathering and storing, and getting to know the herbs. The recipes are divided by category based on what you wish the tea to do for you. For example, there are detox teas, teas to combat acne, tummy aches, female issues, teas for sleeping, and stress, as well as many others.
The book is well laid out and easy to understand. In the back of the book, the herbs are alphabetized with a section about each herb. Each herb gets about half a page describing the history, taste, part of herb used, how to brew it, cautionary advice, vitamins, and there are nice, easy to reference side notes that give the health benefits. The pages have subtle green and blue hues that are pleasing to the eye., and the book is small enough to take with you to the store (about 8"x8" x 3/8".
Each tea recipe has a nice, modest monochromatic photo of the creator of that blend, and a page about her (or him). They don't go over board with the mini-biography. In fact, I would usually get annoyed, but it was not at all bothersome, and in fact, quite a nice, personal touch.You will also find some lovely photos and subtle artwork throughout the book. They in no way detract from the content and are pleasing to the eye.
There is also a nice table of taste characteristics. For example, under the category "sweet', there is a list including anise, licorice, stevia, vanilla, and rehmannia .Included are are 10 taste categories.
This is my first tea book and I doubt I will buy another. This one has everything I need. In fact, using the information presented, I look forward to creating my own special blends to give as gifts for my loved ones, and I am inspired to grow my own herbs to make it more affordable. There are 101 blends in this book, which is more than enough for anyone, but the added information enables one to create infinite personalized blends that work in harmony with your body and senses.
Wonderful healthy teas! October 12, 2006
Mary El-Baz, PhD
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book has wonderful herbal tea recipes! It is a great companion to Mary El-Baz's book, The Essence of Herbal and Floral Teas.
Medicinal Teas That Actually Taste Good! July 1, 2006
Rachel Beck (BC, Canada)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is a delightful book with excellent medicinal tea recipes that actually taste good. It is well layed out, informative and all of the recipes are easily followed, use readily available herbs and are effective to use. Great for beginners as well anyone looking for great recipes for making medicinal teas. I was so happy with the book that I have purchased copies for family and friends and all have rave reviews for it.
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