Make Your Own Herbal Infusions for a Week.

“The pound of linden—leaves and flowers from the linden or lime tree—arrived first. The night the package came I boiled a kettle full of water before bed, dumped the goods in a trusty thermos, and let ’er steep. In the morning, I went from pouring myself a cup to panicking that I wasn’t going to be able to follow the infusion regimen. I’m not a fan of the term mouthfeel, and the linden infusion did not have a good mouthfeel. Thick and gelatinous sums it up, and I was pretty much choking it down. The oat top infusion was pleasant (and tea like), but on day three, I found the nettle infusion disturbingly strong, like straining the liquid off of sauteed spinach and slurping it down. I felt like a failure. Had I messed up the ratios? Did I just have a weak stomach that would forever get in the way of my healing?”

“I love linden. It feels very refreshing to me. Regarding the effects so far: Do you know the feeling of walking through waist-high water? The energy it takes? Imagine the water level has receded down to lower/mid-thigh. Mentally and physically.”

“About a month ago I started drinking nourishing herbal infusions a day. Started of with a pint a day and now do 1 quart a day. I've been cycling through nettle, oatstraw, linden, etc. I really enjoy them and have already noticed an improvement in my energy level. Lately, after I've finished my 1 quart for the day, I find that I'm craving more. Wondering if I ought to brew more than 1 quart for the day, and if I do, should I stick to a single herb, or mix it up? Maybe keep nettle as an every day herb?”