Tea, dammit

[ksmith]

Can anyone out there rec an herb tea that promotes relaxation? I'm currently working my way through a box of Celestial Seasonings "Tension Tamer", which contains ginger, chamomile, and licorice, among other things. One bag in 8 oz tastes like hot water. I've got a two-bagger steeping at the moment.

Nothing illegal, thanks, but if it requires harvesting from hillsides by the light of a gibbous moon, I'd probably go for it. It's reached that point.

Maybe I should just spring for regular massages...

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[mindyklasky.livejournal.com]

I'm a big fan of both chamomile and peppermint (separately), putting one Celestial Seasonings tea bag into the mug as the water boils, and leaving the bag in until I've finished drinking the tea.

I don't know that the herbs themselves are tension tamers, but I've worked hard to promote them in my mind as end-of-day spin-downs; I only drink them when I'm ready to turn off my brain for the day. The "trigger" effect seems to work in general - sort of a sense memory.

When I was going through a particularly bad stretch at work a few months ago, I bought myself a very chi-chi blend of lavender and chamomile. I don't remember the brand - it's sold in metal tins at Barnes & Noble. I wasn't all that impressed with the tea as a beverage, but it would make lovely sachets. (And it kept me from drinking caffeine which, at the time, would have resulted in complete nuclear meltdown of a vital portion of the Georgetown waterfront.)

Good luck.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

For some reason, the thought of lavender in tea lacks appeal. I think of it as a scent more than a drink, but maybe I'm wrong.

The main ingredient in Tension Tamer is something called eleuthero. There's also cinnamon, lemongrass, catnip, and tilia flower...along with the peppermint,chamomile, ginger, and licorice.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

...and I'm glad you didn't take out Georgetown in a nuclear event.