Here's my newest collection of herbal tea recipes. These are ones I have found from various places (I've posted elsewhere a couple of sites), that I selected because most of the ingredients are things I grow.
HEADACHE SOOTHER TEA
equal parts:
Lavender
Chamomile
Rosemary
Mint
Bee balm
INSOMNIA TEA
1.5 oz vervain
1 oz chamomile
.5 oz spearmint
MEMORY ZEST TEA
1 part ginkgo
1 part gotu kola and peppermint leaves
1 part red clover tops
1 part rosemary leaves
1 part ginger root
a pinch of stevia.
LESS STRESS TEA
1 part chamomile
1 part mint
1 part calendula flowers
CALMING TEA 1
1 oz Lemon balm
1 oz Chamomile flowers
1/2 oz St Johns Wort
½ oz Lavender
CALMING TEA 2
1 Part Sage
1 Part Thyme
1 Part Marjoram
1 Part Chamomile
MELLOW MOOD TEA
1 teaspoon chamomile flowers
1 teaspoon lavender spikes
1 teaspoon kava leaves
1 teaspoon lemon balm leaves
1 teaspoon marjoram
1 spray valerian flowers
NATURAL CONCENTRATION TEA
1 part Calendula
1 part mint,
1 part sage (flowers only)
1 part yarrow leaves
SOOTHING TEA
1 part mint
1 part hyssop
1 part oregano
1 part parsley
1 part lemon balm
UPSET STOMACH TEA
8 oz Peppermint leaves
8 oz Lemon Balm leaves
8 oz Fennel seeds
FLORAL FANTASY TEA
3 parts Lavender
3 parts Yarrow
1 part Chamomile
1 part Stevia
SPICED ANISE TEA
4 parts Anise Hyssop
1 part Cinnamon
1 part Vanilla Bean
1 part Cloves
DEVOTED REMEMBRANCE TEA
3 parts Rosemary
3 parts Lavender
3 parts Marjoram
2 parts Anise Hyssop
DARK ROSE TEA
2 parts Rose Hips
3 parts Anise Hyssop
3 parts Yarrow
1 part Bergamot
AROMATIC MINT TEA
2 parts Spearmint
1 part Marjoram
1 part Sweet Woodruff
1 part Sage
GOOD START TEA
2 parts Yarrow
2 parts Rose Hips
2 parts Lavender
1 part Marjoram
1 part Stevia
CHOCOLATE MINT TEA
4 parts Chocolate Mint
3 parts Lavender
2 parts Sweet Woodruff
1 part Stevia
BLACK LICORICE TEA
2 parts Anise Hyssop
2 parts Bergamot
2 parts Marjoram
2 parts Spearmint
EVERYTHING & MORE TEA
1 part Lavender
1 part Yarrow
1 part Anise Hyssop
1 part Stevia
1 part Spearmint
1 part Bergamot
1 part Rose Hips
1 part Calendula
LOVE CHARM TEA
3 parts Yarrow
1 part Lavender
1 part Anise Hyssop
1 part Spearmint
LEMONY SAGE TEA
Sage
Lemon Balm
Lemon Zest
HAPPY TUMMY TEA
Mint
Ginger
Lemon Balm
Fennel
Chamomile
MAYTIME TEA
3 T Chamomile
2 tsp Rosemary
2 tsp Mint
2 tsp crushed Coriander seed
1 T Bee Balm
SORE THROAT SOOTHER
Thyme
Sage
Ginger
ORCHARD TEA
3 T Chamomile
3 T Lemon Balm
1 T Fennel Seed
1 tsp crushed Coriander seed
1 tsp snipped dried apricot
I'm hard at work drying herbs and making tea blends!
The last couple years I made actual tea bags, filled bags, punched holes, tied string through them, tied on a rainbowgardener label, put them in hand painted boxes for Christmas presents. But it was very time consuming. So this year I found these cute little tea canisters for 60 cents each:
https://www.enjoyingtea.com/smensqca1oz.html
so I'm just filling those and will give sets of them, with a tea infuser spoon
(these are cute and I got them with personalized RainbowGardener Organic Teas labels:
https://www.hansonellis.com/heart-tea-infuser.html)
Then to make it a present I make up gift baskets (you can get baskets very cheap at the thrift stores) with homemade soaps, candles, packets of my saved seeds, and/or whatever else I'm doing ... Might try some lotion or bath oil this year, haven't done those before. Wrap the basket pretty with colored plastic wrap and ribbons and you have a present that would be very expensive in the store, but costs little in money (but lots in time and loving energy).