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Elderberry Herbal Tea

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Elderberry Herbal Tea with Immune Boosting Herbs ... herbal tea infusions are nourishing for the body. This version tastes delicious + supports the immune system. | Recipes to Nourish

Herbal tea infusions are so nourishing.

They’re a wonderful way to help support your body and get a good dose of readily available vitamins and minerals. They count towards your daily water intake too!

Elderberry Herbal Tea | Recipes to Nourish

During the colder months I like to support my body with warming and immune boosting herbs. One thing I love about this tea is that my Little Love and Tiny Love will drink it and really enjoy it. They’ll drink a full mug, and even more if I add a reusable straw to it.

My favorite herbs to use to support the immune system are elderberries, nettle, red raspberry leaf, oatstraw, astragalus root and cinnamon.

Elderberries are known to help boost and support the immune system. They’re high in vitamin A, C, and bioflavonoids. Red raspberry leaf and oatstraw provide calcium, manganese, iron and selenium. Nettle is highly nutritious and is full of usable vitamin K + lots of minerals like calcium, iron, magnesium, selenium, potassium and zinc. Cinnamon provides a warming effect + supports digestion. Last, but not least, one of my favorites – astragalus root which is known for helping support the immune system.

Elderberry Herbal Tea with Immune Boosting Herbs ... herbal tea infusions are nourishing for the body. This version tastes delicious + supports the immune system. | Recipes to Nourish

Elderberry Herbal Tea

Elderberry Herbal Tea

Elderberry Herbal Tea

Yield: 1 quart
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Inactive Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
This recipe is measured in parts so you can make up a batch of the dried herbs and store the rest for later use.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Combine all dry herbs in a medium size bowl or mason jar. Stir to combine and store extra herbs in an airtight glass mason jar.
  2. Bring water to a boil in a medium size saucepan or tea kettle. Remove from heat.
  3. Add 4 tablespoons of the herb mixture, 1-2 astragalus root strips and 1 cinnamon stick {1 tablespoon herb mixture per 1 cup water} to a quart mason jar. Pour hot water over herbs, COVER and allow to steep for a minimum of 30 minutes to 4 hours for maximum benefit. The longer you steep it, the stronger the flavor will be.
  4. Strain tea. Reheat tea if needed to desired temperature.
  5. Serve as is or sweeten with raw honey or unrefined sweetener of choice.

Notes

Store extra tea in the refrigerator for up to a week.

Drink 1-4 cups daily.

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 1 Total Fat: 0g Saturated Fat: 0g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 0g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 10mg Carbohydrates: 0g Fiber: 0g Sugar: 0g Protein: 0g
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Cuisine: American / Category: Beverage
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Comments

  14. Hi Emily,
    Thanks for providing this wonderful herbal tea recipe and providing all the health benefits. It sounds quite tasty. Thanks for sharing on Real Food Fridays. Pinned & tweeted!

    Reply

  16. I tried the blend and it is delicious- thank you for sharing!
    I was wondering if I can give this tea to my two years old.
    I have also a one year old baby. What is the minimum age for this wonderful tea.

    I read that you give to your kids but I wasn’t sure on their ages.
    Thanks!!! And let me know

    Reply

    • Oh that’s wonderful to hear! Thanks for sharing that with me. xo Yes! You can for sure, my youngest loves this tea and had it all the time when she was 2, she’s 3 now. For a one year old, my biggest caution would be no honey for sure. These are very gentle herbs that I felt comfortable sharing with my older baby, but that’s my own personal experience. If there are any sensitivities to oats or cinnamon, I would avoid or omit those ingredients. Aviva Room, MD is also an herbalist and has wonderful information on safety of herbs with babies, I would check that out to see what fits for you. I LOVE her books for caring for little ones, if you haven’t seen them, I highly recommend them – especially Naturally Health Babies & Children.

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  17. I’m wondering if it’s ok to omit the oat straw as I’m gluten free and very sensitive or do you have a replacement suggestion I could use? Maybe Burdock root? Wasn’t sure what it added to the mix as I’ve never had oat straw…
    Thanks,
    Susan

    Reply

    • Hi Susan, I completely understand the concern. I have a true gluten sensitivity too. You can omit the herb for sure if that gives you more piece of mind, that’s what I would do. I did some research about using oat straw and talked to my herbalist friend about it and for me I’m comfortable using it because it doesn’t seem to react the same way. The tea will still be delicious without it 🙂

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      • Thank you 🙏 looking forward to trying this ASAP! Just got all the teas needed & subscribed to your site. Really enjoyed the immune boosting tea… it’s very sweet for me. Will use 1/2 the licorice root next time. I’m adding water to it now like it’s a concentrate & it’s delish! Great gift to my friends & family for the holidays…Thank you!

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