You will need:
2 teaspoons of black tea
1 pinch of rosemary
2 teaspoons of black tea
5 pinches thyme
5 fresh mint leaves
6 fresh rose petals
1 Cinnamon stick
5 pinches nutmeg
6 lemon leaves
3 cups pure spring water
Honey
Instructions:
Add all the ingredients to a cauldron/ saucepan and bring to the boil.
Before drinking the tea recite the following:
I have brewed this tea,
In the hope that my love
will desire me.
THE PERFECT BREW
As most of you will start of using herbal remedies in the form of herbal tea I thought I would write directions for what I consider the perfect pot of tea. Warm your teapot or cup – this maintains the temperature once you add the water. It makes a lot of difference for very little effort. I like using glass or pottery. Of course you can dig out the good china too. If,using metal, there are some great cast iron pots or stainless steel pots when making decoctions.
Do not over boil the water – it drains the water of oxygen. Water temperature: Use water just below boiling point – as low as 70C is perfect for fine aerial parts of the plant. If you are using a kettle, the water is ideal when it starts to make a “rumbling” sound.
Brewing time – adjust your brewing time depending on what herb you are using. Some teas can become quite bitter if left to infuse too long. Others can withstand a number of brews. As a rule of thumb use a standard of 10 – 15 minutes to infuse your herbs. You need enough time to release the active ingredients but not so much to make it too strong and unpleasant.
Sweetening herbal tea – if you like a sweeter tea you can certainly use some honey to improve the flavour. I personally use a bit of sugar as honey adds another flavour dimension which may not always be what you want. However, I would not recommend adding milk.
If you are planning to use herbs to make your own remedies at home then you will likely encounter the process of both infusions and decoctions. Infusions and decoctions are time honoured methods of delivering the health benefits of herbs.
References:
Making Herbal Remedies (Herbology At Home) (p. 23)
Author:Bialas, Anke (2010-03-11)..
There is one rule you must commit to memory if you wish to make any kind of water into a herbal tea. It applies to healing as well as to magic with herbs, and is one of the few rules which applies to both arts. The rule is that leaves and flowers must be steeped, while roots and barks should be boiled. Until you have at least several years experience working with herbs there are no exceptions to this rule. There are a few exceptions which relate to specific advanced spells. Meanwhile, do not experiment!
Most of the herbs used in magical work are not the same as those you use for healing. Not only are different parts of the herb used, but some magical herbs have no place in the wildest and most eclectic herbal pharmacopoeia. The universal life force of the herb is extracted when you use herbs for healing or for magic, but that is the only similarity. If you use herbs for healing as well as for magic it might be noted that when your healing herbs lose their “virtue” from age or poor storage they may still be strong enough to use magically. The opposite condition does not hold true at all. Some magical herbs are simply members of a general family of herbs, and any member of that family will do. Others must be taken from very specific plants, under very specific conditions to obtain the virtue desired. Again-NEVER DRINK magical herbal teas. They are not meant for internal use!
There are two general methods for preparing magical herbal teas. They give different effects, depending on the prayer made over them at the time they are “brought to life.” The two methods depend upon the temperature of the water used in making the teas. The cold method, using room temperature or cooler water, is preferred for fresh picked herbs and flowers. The cold method allows the water to absorb the astral magnetic influence of the herb as well as some of the “akashic” influence-the influence of the universal life force of the herb. In the hot method you use some form of boiling water, and only the akashic influence or its universal life force content transfers to the water. Any magnetic influence in the herb tea must be added by the prayer of the magician when the herb is used.
It is quite possible to have clients make teas by the cold method for their own use. However, teas made by the hot process should be prepared by the magician. Or the magician could give a few ounces of water (which the magician has prayed over) to the client to be added to the hot tea once it has reached room temperature. Another way of dealing with this is to purchase small (single service) bottles of vodka, which the magician prays over, and these could be added by the client to the completed herbal tea. In this way herbal baths, cleansers, or other herb ally based spells used by far-away clients will be as effective as the ones actually made by the magician. Vodka will take a good magical charge, especially if it is a higher proof. Vodka also has the ability of preserving herbal teas that are not refrigerated.
Comfrey (root or leaves)
Before using this tea, or any tea, for an eye bath be sure to strain it through a folded handkerchief or several layers of paper towel. If you are using a handkerchief, it is a good idea to boil or even pressure cook it before pouring tea through it. Comfrey is soothing for inflamed eyes and conjunctivitis. The easiest way I’ve found to apply herbs is to dip a washcloth in the strained herb and lay the cloth over closed eyes, while you lie on your back. Enough of the tea will seep into the eyes to be effective. Put a towel under your head to catch the drips. This herb also promotes skin growth on scrapes, cuts, burns and bruises. (It was great when I got mugged. My hands were completely covered with skin again within a week — I also used aloe vera juice to draw the new skin together.) Do not let the leaves contact any part of the body for any extended period of time — the leaves promote skin growth, and skin will grow right to the leaf in a matter of hours. (I know — I did this after a motorbike accident.)
Peppermint
This herb can be added to any other tea. It tastes good and it helps fight
fever. It also helps many herbs, such as catnip and fenugreek, get to work
faster. I particularly recommend mixing it with raspberry leaves to reduce
menstrual flow and mitigate cramps. The only caution I have here is for those people who have mint allergies.
Golden Seal Root Powder
This is a very powerful herb. It tastes terrible (unless you have a bad cold).
It promotes healing throughout the body, anywhere there is a mucous membrane. If taken in overdose, it can cause blisters in the mouth and on other mucous membranes. I recommend taking one 00 capsule three times a day, with meals, no more frequently than at 4 hour intervals. If you have a beastly cold, you won’t taste it anyway, so you could put a 1/2 teaspoonful into a teacup of hot water and drink it.
5 parts Rose
1 part Clove
1 part Nutmeg
1 part Lavender
1 part Ginger
Drink to increase lust.
LOVE TEA FOR TWO
2 tsp. Rose petals
1 tsp. Spearmint herb
1 tsp. Licorice root (ground)
1 tsp. Hawthorn herb
A pinch of the following:
Coriander, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Vanilla or Ginger, Honey to taste
Bring 3 cups of water to a boil. Place the herbs and spices listed above in the hot water;
simmer on low for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to steep for 5 minutes longer.
Strain tea before serving.
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