There is little charming scent than fresh brewed herbal tea. Herbal teas used in aromatherapy contain hundreds of active ingredients. They are so powerful that you can make a big impact on your physical and emotional health by breathing with your own aroma alone.
Herbs contain concentrated oils called essential oils. When you drink tea, some of them are drifting with steam. When you breathe vapor, individual scent molecules enter your special "dock" or receptor through your body into the cell. This will cause many changes that are beneficial to your health. For example, the scent of lavender tea relaxes nerve stimulation and encourages relaxation. Aromatherapists often use concentrated oil stored in sealed vials. These oils are very effective, but sometimes expensive. On the other hand, aromatherapy is completely safe for home use, it has an impressive merit.
About 40 kinds of herbs are used alone or in combination in aromatherapy. Aromatherapists often put essential oils in an atomizer or special nasal inhaler. However, homemade aromatherapy tea is as effective as other herb teas and is made in the same way. Pour 1 cup of boiling water into 1 to 2 tsp. Dry or fresh herbs. Hurry over tea for 10 minutes, lean on the cup and breathe deeply, let steam get into your mouth and nose. The most popular aromatherapy tea has a pleasant taste and an important healing merit. These include:
chamomile . - With a delicious taste and apple-like scent, chamomile is one of the most popular herbal teas. It contains a sedative oil in the central nervous system. It is often used to relieve stress, anxiety, insomnia. It also helps digestion.
jasmine . - This fragile tea has the opposite effect to chamomile. It increases brain waves called beta waves related to sensitivity. When you are tired or not feeling sorry, suck in Jasmine tea and entertain yourself.
eucalyptus . - This is a very popular tea to treat symptoms of colds and influenza. It contains chemicals called eucalyptol, which helps to reduce the inflammation of the respiratory tract. It also loosens mucus in the chest and sinus, relieves congestion and makes breathing easier.
Rosemary and sage . - These powerful fragrant herbs are said to improve memory and stimulate sensation. Rosemary tea is often used for depression. Sage has historically been used not only to ease sorrow but also for mild blues. It is also a "cooling" herb that helps relieve dazzle.
time . - This herb is contained not only in the spice cabinet but also in the box of medicine. It contains two types of oil, Timor and Carbachol, which helps relax the muscles of the stomach and intestines. Time will experience gas, convulsions, or other dyspepsia and help to relieve cough and traffic jam.
Tea is not the only way to get the full benefits of aromatherapy herbs. For example:
- Add one drop or two drops of essential oil to boiling water. Please allow steam to fill the air.
- Please put fresh or dried herbs in the bath water.
- Put a drop of oil in the atomizer, dilute it slightly with water and mist the surrounding air.
- Please dilute the essential oil with 1 ounce. Apply it to your wrist's pulse.
Do not forget to use herbal extract when making aromatherapy tea. Be careful not to confuse the extract with the essential oil. Herbal extracts are made for internal use, and many people feel that it is more convenient than dried herbs to make tea. On the other hand, essential oils are intended for external use only and are toxic when ingested internally.
