Peppermint Tea:
Mix six parts peppermint and one part
each sage and rosemary.
Lemon Mint Tea:
Mix equal parts of lemon verbena or
lemon balm and peppermint with a pinch
of dried grated lemon or orange peel.
Headache Tea:
Mix equal amounts of lavender, rosemary,
and thyme.
Calming Tea:
Mix equal amounts of sage, thyme,
marjoram, and camomile.
Shakespeare Tea:
2 cups mint (peppermint or spearmint or
1 cup each)
1/2 cup marjoram
1/3 cup whole savory leaves
1/4 cup lavender flowers
Mix thoroughly and store in tightly
covered container. To use, steep one
teaspoon per cup of briskly boiling
water for 10 minutes or so to taste.
Herbal Earl Grey:
1 teaspoon China tea
3 teaspoons young fresh bee balm
leaves
Infuse for 5 minutes in 2 cups boiling
water and strain before drinking.
Forgotten Harvest Herbal Tea:
1 part hibiscus flowers
2 parts lemon grass
3 parts raspberry leaf
Let steep for twenty minutes. It's a
very refreshing blend when served ice
cold to help you get through these
summer days.
ALDER MOON -
Spirituality, wholeness
of being.
1 part linden
1 part hibiscus
2 tablespoons of cream or milk
splash of cranberry juice
BIRCH MOON -
Matters of beginnings
and children; purification.
3 parts ginger
1 part lemongrass
pinch of dill
splash of lemon juice
ELDER MOON -
Exorcism, prosperity,
astral travel, finding
faeries.
1 part ginko
1 part mugwort
1 part valerian
1 part spearmint
pinch of anise
pinch of allspice
HAWTHORN MOON -
Peace, sleep,
dreams, prosperity, happiness.
1 part hawthorn
1 part catnip
1/2 part rue
1/2 part chamomile
HAZEL MOON -
Manifestations,
protection, healing, fertility.
2 parts ginseng
1/2 part mugwort
pinch of savory
splash of any noncitrus juice.
HOLLY MOON -
Matters of animals;
magic, prophecy.
1 part kelp
1/2 part rose petals
1/2 part raspberry
pinch of yarrow
IVY MOON -
Healing, cooperation,
binding.
1 part mullein
1/4 part eucalyptus
1/2 part barberry
OAK MOON -
Lust, strength, energy,
endurance, fertility, fire
magic, male
mysteries.
1 1/2 parts white oak bark
1/2 part mint
1/2 part orange peel
pinch of cinnamon or nutmeg
REED MOON -
Fertility, love,
protection.
1 part red clover
1 part hyssop
1 part boneset
pinch of slippery elm
ROWAN MOON -
Empowerment,
clairvoyance, air magic, exorcism.
1 part valerian root
3 parts peppermint
pinch of eyebright
pinch of ginger
VINE MOON -
Earth magic, sex magic,
overcoming difficulties.
1 part blackberry
1 part dandelion
splash of currant wine or grape juice
pinch of hibiscus
WILLOW MOON -
Matters of the
Otherworld; healing, love, water
magic,feminine mysteries:
2 parts willow bark
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 part dried apples or a splash of
apple juice
pinch of rosemary
