I absolutely love making this tea! Not only is it sweet and delicious, it’s also so good for the body!

I want to share this awesome tea with you to tantalise your taste buds and revitalise your health! The Ingredients are:

Cardamon
Cinnamon
Fennel
Ginger
Liquorice Root
Nutmeg
Star Anise

I’ve linked each ingredient to an amazon product so you can easily have everything you need at your door as soon as tomorrow! Most ingredients are easy to find at the supermarket except the main sweetener; liquorice root, this tea would not be the same without it!

If you buy the ingredients from the supermarket make sure you get the whole spiced and then crush them in a pestle and mortar. If you don’t already have one you can find one here

To brew this tea you can use a teapot, coffee plunger or a tea infuser. This is the one I use. If you want it click here

I have compiled just some of the medicinal properties of each of the 7 ingredients listed below and have created a comparative chart of the top scoring 13 medicinal benefits.

Here are the medicinal benefits in more detail:

Cardamom

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Antimicrobial – Can help settle food poisoning and effective against candida.
Anti-Flatulent – Prevents gas and bloating.
Digestive Aid – Helps settle irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Detoxifying Aid – Due to strong antimicrobial properties.
Anti-Inflammatory & Antispasmodic - Helps relax muscles.
Aphrodisiac – One tablespoon contains 80% of your daily manganese requirements, which supports healthy sex hormones.
Anti-Carcinogenic – The phytochemicals; cineole and limonene help against skin cancer.
Cardiovascular Health – Lowers blood pressure.
Diabetic Control – Due to high levels of manganese.
Oral Health – The antimicrobial and antiseptic properties fights bad breath and cavities.
Respiratory Health – Can help with asthma by clearing the airways for breathing.
Nausea – Helps reduce the sensation of vomiting.

Cinnamon

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Antioxidant – Ranks #1 out of all the spices for it’s high levels of antioxidants, containing 41 different antioxidant compounds.
Antiviral, Antibacterial, Antimicrobial &
Anti-Fungal – Effective against candida.
Detoxifying Aid – Due to all of the above.
Immune Booster – All of the above leads to a healthy immune system.
Anti-Inflammatory – Due to high levels of antioxidants.
Improves Brain Function – Due to high levels of antioxidants, cinnamon can help defend against Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. Also helps retain memory and increases attention span.
Anti-Carcinogenic – Due to high levels of antioxidants cinnamon can inhibit tumor growth and protect DNA.
Cardiovascular Health – Lowering the ‘bad’ cholesterol while keeping the ‘good’ cholesterol intact, protects from heart disease.
Diabetic Control– Regulates blood sugar levels and reduce insulin resistance.

Fennel

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Anti-Flatulent – Aspartic acid, found in fennel, has carminative properties, relieving excess gas from the stomach.
Anti-Spasmodic - Reduces spasms in the gut
Antioxidant & Immune Booster – High in Vitamin C.
Improves Brain Function – The high levels of potassium help the brain function properly. Fennel is also a vasodilator, meaning it allows more oxygen to reach the brain.
Anti-Inflammatory & Anti-Carcinogenic – Anethole present in fennel, reduces inflammation and can inhibit tumor formation.
Cardiovascular Health – Lowers blood pressure due to its high levels of potassium.
Levels Cholesterol – Which lowers the risk of heart disease.
Eye Health – High levels of flavonoids and vitamin C help reduce oxidative damage and inflammation of the eyes.
Skin Health – High levels of vitamin C, which is an antioxidant.
Bone Health – Due to high levels of calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and vitamin K.
Womens Health – Regulates your cycle, ease the symptoms of menopause and helps with milk production.

Ginger

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Antiviral, Anti-Fungal &
Antibacterial – Effective against many bacterial infections including UTI’s and gum disease.
Antioxidant & Anti-Inflammatory – Protects against stomach ulcers and relieve joint and muscle pain.
Aphrodisiac - By increasing blood flow.
Detoxifying Aid & Immune Booster – Due to ginger’s high anti-fungal, antibacterial and antiviral properties.
Digestive Aid – Speeds up digestion by 25% – 50%.
Improves Brain Function – Ginger’s strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties can help reduce cognitive decline.
Women's Health – Relieves menstrual cramps.
Diabetic Control – By regulating blood sugar levels.
Anti-Carcinogenic – May block cancer cell growth due to the active compound, gingerol.
Cardiovascular Health – High anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties helps regulate blood pressure.
Levels Cholesterol
Stress Relief – Heals the adrenal glands which regulate the hormone cortisol (the stress hormone).
Nausea – Relieves motion sickness and morning sickness.

Liquorice Root

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Anti-inflammatory & Antispasmodic - Effective at relieving cramps
Anti-viral - Glycyrrhizin, one of the active compounds in licorice may help treat hepatitis C
Antioxidant
Immune Booster - Due to its anti-viral properties
Digestive Aid - Helps heal the stomach lining after food poisoning and stomach ulcers. Also soothes the stomach after heartburn, indigestion and acid reflux.
Diabetic control - Stabilises Blood Sugar
Respiratory Health - aids the body in the production of phlegm
Nausea - Effective remedy for nausea
Stress Relief - As an adaptogen, it is effective for adrenal fatigue. The adrenals produce cortisol and adrenaline and can easily become overworked in a stressful lifestyle.
Women’s Health - The anti-inflammatory properties function as phytoestrogens, which regulates the hormones.

Nutmeg

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Antibacterial
Anti-inflammatory
Digestive Aid – Induces the secretion of digestive enzymes.
Improve Brain Function – Components present in nutmeg, myristicin and macelignan reduce cognitive decline.
Skin Health – Reduce blemishes and acne.
Anti-Carcinogenic – Induce cell death in leukemia cells.
Detoxifying Aid – Clears toxins from liver and kidneys and also dissolves kidney stones.
Pain Relief – Relieves pain from chronic inflammation.
Oral Health – Heals and protects gums and teeth.
Cardiovascular Health – High potassium levels in nutmeg help regulate blood pressure. Also high in iron, which treat the symptoms of anemia.
Bone Health – Promotes healthy bones due to the levels of calcium present in nutmeg.
Insomnia – Due to nutmegs high content of magnesium. Magnesium relaxes the nerves and muscles to help you sleep.

Star Anise

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Anti-Inflammatory
Antimicrobial
Antioxidant - Protects against free radicals.
Anti-Viral - Effective treatment for herpes and influenza due to the presence of shikimic acid.
Anti-Fungal - Effective against candida.
Anti-Bacterial - Can be used as a natural remedy for UTI.
Diabetic Control - Helps stabilise blood sugar.
Cardiovascular Health - Can reduce the build up of plaque in the arteries.

As you can see this brew is more than just a yummy tea, it can also help align so many health concerns.

The sweetness of this brew comes from liquorice, star anise, cinnamon and nutmeg, everything else completes it! For best results pour boiled water and leave it brewing for at least 20 minutes.

I like to leave a little liquid at the bottom and let it sit for a day or two then add more boiled water when you’re ready for a hot cup.

The longer the brew, the stronger the taste!

Also, you can enjoy this tea chilled on a hot day. I actually think it’s better cold.. Or maybe that’s just because it’s brewed for longer.

Anyway, I really hope you get the ingredients for this mega healthy herbal tea and experience it’s deliciousness and health boosting properties.

Just to recap; if you’re suffering from any kind of viral or bacterial infection, imbalance of hormones, digestive issues or pretty much anything (as all these ingredients are anti-inflammatory and inflammation is the main cause of disease) then this tea can help you heal.

Much Love & Light
Lila~May

Disclosure I am not a medical student, I just have a keen (if not a bit obsessive) interest in nutrition. All the information here has been gathered from various sites mainly healthline.com and draxe.com If you want more information on these properties I have linked each ingredient with sources which I highly recommend clicking through and doing your own research.