🍵 How to Blend Your First Herbal Tea: A Spring Starter Guide
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🍵 How to Blend Your First Herbal Tea: A Spring Starter Guide
Blending your own herbal tea is one of the most accessible, empowering ways to work with plants.
It doesn’t require a lab.
You don’t need to be an expert.
Just a few herbs, a simple structure, and your intention.
Today, I’ll walk you through how to create a beautiful, functional herbal tea blend — including a signature Spring Clarity Blend to get you started.
🌿 Why Blend Your Own Tea?
When you make your own tea, you get to:
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Customize it for your needs (energy, stress, digestion, etc.)
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Connect with herbs through taste and intuition
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Avoid unnecessary fillers or flavorings
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Turn your daily tea ritual into a moment of magic
📐 Basic Herbal Tea Blend Structure
Most herbal teas work well with a 3-part system:
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Base herb (supportive/nourishing) – ~40–50%
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Action herb (targeted effect) – ~30–40%
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Accent herb (flavor/aromatic/magic) – ~10–20%
You don’t need exact measurements — just ratios. Use tablespoons, pinches, or scoops.
🌼 Examples of Each Type
BASE HERBS (nutritive, grounding):
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Nettle
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Oatstraw
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Lemon balm
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Chamomile
ACTION HERBS (specific support):
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Tulsi (focus, mood)
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Peppermint (digestion, energy)
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Skullcap (nerves, tension)
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Dandelion (detox, liver)
ACCENT HERBS (flavor, feeling):
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Rose petals
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Lavender
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Orange peel
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Ginger
🌿 Mix and match intuitively — and taste as you go!
✨ Spring Clarity Blend Recipe
A blend for calm energy, focus, and emotional balance.
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2 parts lemon balm (uplifting, calming)
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1 part tulsi (clarity, creativity)
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1 part peppermint (bright, cooling)
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½ part rose petals (softens the heart)
To brew:
Use 1 tbsp per cup of hot water
Steep covered for 10–15 minutes
Strain + enjoy with honey, if desired
💡 Tips for Beginners
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Start with 3–5 herbs max
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Write down your blend and how it made you feel
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Use clean, dry jars and label with name + date
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Trust your taste — your body knows what it needs
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Don’t be afraid to adjust or evolve a blend over time
🌿 Bonus: Add Magic to Your Blend
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Stir clockwise while setting an intention
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Whisper a word into the jar (clarity, love, softness)
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Offer the first sip to the Earth
Herbalism is healing — and it’s also relationship.
🌸 Coming Next…
In tomorrow’s post, we’ll talk about how to store and label your herbal creations so your apothecary stays fresh, beautiful, and organized.