Blood

Flavor Profile:

Blood Herbal Tea has a flavor rich in minerals, roots, and spice. The Burdock, Dandelion, and Yellow Dock Roots will give the tea a slightly bitter taste, while the Ginger Root and Turmeric will add a slightly spicy and earthy flavor. The Ginkgo Biloba Leaf and Hawthorne Leaf & Flower will add gently sweet and floral notes. The Nettle Leaf will gives Blood Herbal Tea a slightly grassy taste. 

Botanicals: 

Burdock Root: Burdock Root helps to purify the blood. The burdock plant contains active ingredients in its root system that can remove toxins from the bloodstream, detoxify and increase circulation to the surface of the skin.

Dandelion Leaf: Dandelion Leaf is full of antioxidants, is a powerful anti-inflammatory herb, and nutrient dense with high levels of vitamins A, B, C, E, K, folate, iron, calcium, magnesium, and potassium. As a diuretic, Dandelion Leaf can detoxify certain organs, rid the body of excess fluids, and help decrease blood pressure levels. 

Dandelion Root: Dandelion Root has diuretic qualities which helps the body to rid itself of excess fluid. It is full of antioxidants, is a powerful anti-inflammatory herb, and nutrient dense with high levels of vitamins A, B, C, E, K, folate, iron, calcium, magnesium, and potassium. Dandelion Root may help improve the secretion of insulin, the hormone that regulates blood sugar levels, as well as the absorption of glucose in the muscles leading to improved insulin sensitivity and lower blood sugar levels. 

Ginger Root: Ginger Root reduces inflammation and stimulates digestions, all while suppressing the appetite. The compounds, gingerols, are responsible for improving digestion and stabilizing blood sugar levels. By decreasing blood pressure, Ginger Root prevents the formation of blood clots in the arteries and blood vessels, improving circulation.

Ginkgo Biloba Leaf: Ginkgo Biloba Leaf is full of antioxidants that combat or neutralize the damaging effects of free radicals. It helps to increase blood levels of nitric oxide, which improves circulation by dilation of the blood vessels. Blood circulation is improved by opening up blood vessels and making the blood less sticky. 

Hawthorn Leaf & Flower: Hawthorn Leaf & Flower acts as a vasodilator, meaning that it relaxes constricted blood vessels, lowering blood pressure, improving blood flow, and protecting blood vessels from damage. Due to the flavonoid and pectin content in Hawthorn Leaf & Flower, it helps to improve blood cholesterol levels.

Nettle Leaf: Nettle Leaf is full of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals which helps defend your cells from damage caused by free radicals. It stimulates nitric oxide production, which acts as a vasodilator, meaning that it relaxes constricted blood vessels. Nettle Leaf has compounds that act as calcium channel blockers, which relax the heart by reducing the force of contractions. It is also helpful in lowering blood pressure while raising the heart’s antioxidant defenses. 

Turmeric: Turmeric has powerful anti-inflammatory properties and one of its active ingredients, curcumin, helps to improve the function of the endothelium or the lining of the inside of the heart and blood vessels. 

Yellow Dock Root: Yellow Dock Root purifies and detoxifies the blood. It is rich in glycosides that are beneficial in protecting the liver. The glycosides are phytochemicals that stimulate the liver, improves absorption of nutrients and increases bile production, which improves digestion, particularly of fats.

Do you love Blood Herbal Tea? Check out our Festive Herbal Punch recipe!