Esther Emery's video: How to Nourish Your Body With Herbal Teas The Homestead Wife

Lots of folks want to know how to begin using wild and cultivated herbs to promote health. Well...it's easy! Start with a cup of tea! Here's how to make an herbal infusion, a few words on what that is, and a few of my favorite herbs for this purpose. I make about a quart of infusion per day (for a family of five with varying degrees of interest), alternating among oatstraw, raspberry leaf, nettle leaf, red clover flower and mullein leaf. Others I know also like to use linden flower (personally I don't have an affinity there), and comfrey leaf (there are some concerns about safety with comfrey for internal use), alfalfa, and I'm sure many others. Choose among nutritious herbs that contain vitamins and minerals and see what works for you! **Refrigerate after straining. The infusion will keep for a day or two if chilled. Where to buy these things: If you're just starting out, I recommend getting a sampler pack from my friend Katie Carey. That will give you a chance to figure out what's what. Her site is here: http://ahomeforhealingarts.wixsite.com/ahha/herbalsupport She's also got a great little e-course to improve your confidence! https://coursecraft.net/courses/z9Qyj/splash Once you know what you're doing, you may want to buy herbs in bulk. Every three months I spent about 75 dollars on herbs, purchased by the pound. Dried herbs keep their potency for about six months. I also gather and store what I can from my garden and the wild. (The following may include affiliate links) My kitchen scale -- http://amzn.to/2bMiaDt oatstraw -- http://amzn.to/2bMhX30 nettle -- http://amzn.to/2bVvhzd raspberry leaf -- http://amzn.to/2botXZn Enjoy! MUSIC: Country Cue 1 by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/