Healthy Heart
Herbal remedies for the heart focus on how to prevent heart disease and maintain cardiovascular health.
Hawthorn berries, used in combination with motherwort are used along with other herbs to promote longevity and strengthen the heart. They improve the heart muscle's metabolism and have a marked impact on angina pectoris, arteriosclerosis, hypertension, and the fluid buildup of congestive heart failure.
Angelica contains at least 14 anti-arrhythmic compounds which have a similar action to popular calcium channel blockers to control blood pressure. Arjuna is among the most frequently prescribed herbs for cardiovascular health in ayurvedic medicine. It improves cardiac muscle function and improved pumping activity of the heart. Astragalus is often used in combination with Codonopisis pilosula to strengthen the heart in TCM formulas. Sparteine, one active constituent of Broom is often compared to the heart-depressing drugs. Broom is approved for use by German Commission E for stabilizing irregular heart rhythm. Horehound has a folk reputation for calming a nervous heart. The medicinal chemicals responsible for Horehound's expectorant action, marrubiin and marrubinic acid, also help stabilize heart rhythm.
Ingredients: Astragalus root * Bilberry * Black Walnut * Butcher's Broom * Butterbur * Camphor * Celery Seed * Chicory root * Chrysanthemum * Coleus Forskohlii * Devil's Claw * Garlic * Ginger Root * Hawthorn Berry * Horehound * Hyssop * Jiaogulan * Kudzu * Lemon Balm * Linden * Lotus * Motherwort * Orange * Peppermint * Rosemary * Turmeric * House Blend
Most teas can be re-steeped multiple times within a few hours of the initial infusion. The science of tea tasting is to do what tastes right. Learn and gauge according to your taste buds. Below is a guideline to get you on the right track. Investing in a level hot water dispenser would be a great tool for your journey into tea.
TEA TYPE |
WATER TEMP |
STEEP TIME |
WHITE |
175-185 |
1-3 MINUTES |
CHINESE GREEN |
185 |
3 MINUTES |
JAPANESE GREEN |
180 |
2-3 MINUTES |
BLACK |
206 |
3-5 MINUTES |
DARJEELING |
185 |
3 MINUTES |
OOLONG (ROLLED & LONG LEAF) |
185-206 |
3-5 MINUTES |
HERBAL INFUSION/TISANE |
206 |
5-7 MINUTES |
RAW PU-ERH |
195 |
FIRST SOAK 30 SECONDS THEN FLUSH. STEEP 3-5 MINUTES |
HALF BAKED & FULL BAKED PU-ERH |
206 |
FIRST SOAK 30 SECONDS THEN FLUSH. STEEP 3-5 MINUTES |
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