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Rooibod Sahara Peach Herbal Tea

Iced Bassa Blood Orange A must Try

Blood Oranges are very Yummy as an Iced Tea

3.5oz Tin
Contains honey bush, blood orange, pineapple, lemon grass, apples, rose hips, hibiscus, safflower, and cinnamon. Delicious served iced or hot this unique fruit infusion offers natural sweetness and flavors. Organic and caffeine free

Mint Tea

Herbal Moroccan Mint Tea

An elevated version of a classic mint tea. Contains Green Rooibos, Peppermint, Spearmint, Lemon Verbena and Passion. Organic and Caffeine Free.

Herbal Moroccan Mint Tea

Mint Teas

Touareg tea (also called Tuareg Mint Tea or Mint Tea) is a flavoured tea prepared in northern Africa, western Africa and in Arabian countries. Mint tea is central to social life in Maghreb countries. The serving of mint tea can take a ceremonial form, especially when prepared for a guest. Whereas cooking is women’s business, the tea is a male affair: the head of family prepares it and serves to the guest, usually, at least three glasses of tea.

Tuareg-Mint Black Tea

Tuareg Mint Black Tea

A rich mint tea with dynamic character. This is an excellent, calming and soothing cup of tea. This mint tea is for the lovers of mint. Delicious and lasting. A blend of Kenyan Black Tea, Malawi Black Tea, Mint Leaves, Safflower.

Herbal Hibiscus Jasmine Mint Tea

Herbal Hibiscus Jasmine Mint Tea

This delightful tea is floral in character from the jasmine flowers and enriched by a minty calming curve. The Hibiscus sure adds a touch of fun to this tea.

Mint Leaf

Mint Leaves

Close relatives of spearmint, peppermint, curly mint, ginger mint, apple mint, pineapple mint, eau de cologne mint, water mint, pennyroyal, Corsican mint

Native habitat

• Temperate areas of Europe, Asia & Africa

Growing conditions

• Mints will grow in most conditions but not too dry
• Likes damp, moist soil with shade at the roots & sun on the leaves
• Will tolerate some shade.
• Can be very invasive – ideal for containers or in buckets in the ground to restrict root growth.

Maintenance

• Control spread into lawns by mowing
• Pull up roots regularly to avoid it swamping other plants
• Water well in dry weather
• Feed when showing signs of rust disease

Parts used

• Leaves

Properties

• Pleasant smell & taste
• Has antiseptic qualities – used as a mouth freshener

Uses

• Spearmint and peppermint aid digestion
• Mint jelly and sauces
• Peppermint oil used as a flavouring in drinks, confectionary, medicine, soaps and toothpaste
• Tonic, cough mixtures, bronchial trouble, asthma
• Cleaning wounds
• Gargles and mouth washes

Ginger is a very special herb or spice with significant healing powers and soothing magic. This amazing herb enhances the teas that we have selected for you with a bright, clean taste of a mild yet spicy ginger note. The flavor is an upper note of an earthy spice in our Ginger Nectar Rooibos Herb Tea. The Rooibos introduces an even honey note. If you enjoy the kick of ginger then also travel to the world of our green teas.  We are pleased to offer our Sencha Ginger Green Tea. The lemon verbena and lavender flower makes this green tea a true star. The rich taste of the sencha blended with dry ginger adds a very lovely taste and aroma when sipping our Ginger Green sencha tea. The black tea for this month has a bold tea character. The selection is our Ginger Lemon Black Tea from our flavored black tea collection. An energy lifting morning boost is how our founder’s grandmother referred to this tea. It will charm you and boost your daily energy level with a dash of caffeine.   This is a refreshing black tea blended with ginger, citrus lemon, lemon verbena, and yummy lemon grass from Liberia and Ghana. This blend of Kenyan and Malawi black teas has a fine ginger kick and soothes the senses with citrus notes.

Ginger Nectar Rooibos Tea

Ginger Lemon Black Tea

Ginger Green Tea

Healing & Soothing

Ginger has been used as a natural remedy for many ailments for centuries. Ginger tea benefits your health in many ways and is a refreshing tea to drink. Ginger tea health has been around for centuries and has been used in traditional African and Chinese medicine for over 2500 years.  The effects that this plain looking herb has on our bodies, makes it a ‘must have’ in the kitchen.

Now, science is catching up and researchers around the world are finding that ginger works wonders in the treatment of everything from cancer to migraines. Gingerols and shoyaols called ‘volatile oils’ are found in ginger, and are responsible for the many heath benefits of ginger.  These two oils help stimulate the body’s digestive juices, which in turn neutralize the stomach acids and help ease problems such as diarrhea, cramping and nausea. If you would prefer to take a ginger supplement, make sure it contains the properties gingerols and shoyaols, as these are the plants active ingredients. It is a natural decongestant and antihistamine, making it great for the treatment of the common head cold. The Chinese use it to calm an upset stomach, stop diarrhea and nausea.  In Europe it has been used to help relieve menstrual cramps, treat the symptoms of a common cold and relieve headaches. The Africans drink it as a tea to keep healthy and toned. Many chefs in Africa cook and bake with it. Many African families keep it as a first hand defense when a family member feels ill. The many tea blends come alive during the raining season in West Africa when it’s a bit cold and wet. Each home will surely delight a visitor with their “house blend” version of a ginger tea. This is the same for so many other cultures as well. I am sure that you will enjoy any of our selections for ginger tea in January. I want to also wish you all of our delightful customers, a fantastic New Year. 2012 should be started with a spark so we selected ginger as a focus. Please also join or like us on Face Book and invite friends to join our mailing list. January is free tea sample for our new E-list members. To enjoy our free sample program for the month of January make sure to sign up at mailing list on our website. Also to our supporters and dear customers invite a friend or family member and you will also get a free sample.

Here are ten health benefits of this powerful herb:

Morning Sickness

A review of several studies has concluded that ginger is just as effective as vitamin B6 in the treatment of morning sickness.

Motion Sickness Remedy

Ginger has been shown to be an effective remedy for the nausea associated with motion sickness.

Reduces Pain and Inflammation

One study showed that ginger has anti-inflammatory properties and is a powerful natural painkiller.

Heartburn Relief

Ginger has long been used as a natural heartburn remedy. It is most often taken in the form of tea for this purpose.

Cold and Flu Prevention and Treatment

Ginger has long been used as a natural treatment for colds and the flu. Many people also find ginger to be helpful in the case of stomach flu or food poisoning, which is not surprising given the positive effects ginger has upon the digestive tract.

Migraine Relief

Research has shown that ginger may provide migraine relief due to its ability to stop prostaglandins from causing pain and inflammation in blood vessels.

Menstrual Cramp Relief

In Chinese medicine, ginger tea with brown sugar is used in the treatment of menstrual cramps.

Prevention of Diabetic Nephropathy

A study done on diabetic rats found that those rats given ginger had a reduced incidence of diabetic nephropathy (kidney damage).

Ovarian Cancer Treatment

Ginger may be powerful weapon in the treatment of ovarian cancer. A study conducted at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center found that ginger powder induces cell death in all ovarian cancer cells to which it was applied.

Colon Cancer Prevention

A study at the University of Minnesota found that ginger might slow the growth of colorectal cancer cells.

African Rooibos Tea – Health Benefits

Winston Craig, MPH, PhD, RD.

Rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) has long been enjoyed as a fruity, mild-flavored beverage by the local indigenous people where it is grown in South Africa. However, the recent discovery of its high antioxidant polyphenolic content has resulted in its rapid growth in popularity in the West as consumers seek to obtain benefit from its health-giving properties. The mild flavor of rooibos (pronounced Roy-Boss) has made it a very popular ingredient in various herbal tea blends.

Rooibos, an Afrikaans word that means red bush, is a flowering shrub that grows in the Cedarberg mountain region in South Africa’s Western Cape, about 250 km north of Capetown. Rooibos is an erect shrub that grows to about five feet in height. It has reddish-brown stems and bright green needle-like leaves. Since it is a legume, the root has nodules containing nitrogen-fixing bacteria. This characteristic enables the plant to survive the nutrient-poor, acidic soils of the Cedarberg region.

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The oldest surviving areas of tea production in Africa can be found in Malawi. Tea was first cultivated in Malawi in 1878.

The British first started tea production in Africa, with seeds sent out to missionaries by the Royal Botanical Garden in Edinburgh, Scotland. Today Africa plays a major roll in the tea trade. I am very delighted to also see the varieties that are grown.

Tea is a welcoming charm of hospitality in many African nations.

Kenya is the second biggest exporter of tea in the world.

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Having got everything together, you need to find somewhere to make your attaya. Ideally, you need to be just out of any breezes or it might get messy, but visible to passers-by or you’ll lose the communal aspect. Attaya is brewed three times from the same leaves, and the whole process takes two hours if you go from start to finish, so make sure you’re comfortable!

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First, you need to light the charcoal and arrange it in a kind of volcano shape. (You may use a stovetop in the same way if you are not able to do this in tropical West Africa) Try not to use too much, as piling on lots of fuel is uneconomical and you’re likely to be gently ribbed for your extravagance! Then put three glasses of water into the teapot and sit it in the burner, resting on the charcoal or stovetop.
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When the water is boiling, scoop a full glass of tea-leaves and pop them in. As this is the first brew, you’ll need a lot of sugar, as the tea will be very strong, so add 1.25 glasses of sugar too. On the second and third brews, you’re using the same leaves, so the tea will be considerably weaker, and you’ll only need three-quarters and a third of a glass of sugar respectively.
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