Holy Basil Batman! Basil's got carminitive powers!
So, I promised you a carminitve tea blend and I intend to give you one. But that’s only going to take a minute and I’d like to fill this space with an herbal education diary post today. It’s going to be some friggin awesome documented shiz.
If you’re in a hurry to sooth your rumbly tummy, you can skip to the blend below. It will be that bulleted list of four things and an instruction to let it steep in hot water for 10 minutes. You won’t be able to miss it.
In the meantime, I’d like to tell you about where I’m at with herbs at this moment. I’ve been studying herbs for the past year and I’d have to say that I’ve made a lot of headway in that time. I know what many herbs look like, what they do, what they taste like when steeped, how they’re best prepared. I’m pretty proud of all that I’ve learned. But I just had one of those kind of disheartening moments when you realize that you know absolutely nothing and that you’ve only scratched the surface. It may seem nieve, but I just realized that I really have just scratched the surface.
Do you know what herbs are essentially? They’re plants. Do you know how many plants there are on this planet? I’m not a botanist or anything, but I’m guessing billions. Do you know how many properties each herb has? And how many compounds you can make with that herb combined with other herbs to achieve a desired affect? I could go on and on. If I want to be a medicine woman, I’m going to have to step up my game. So, that’s what this post is about. It’s about being overwhelmed with the sheer idea of comprehension when it comes to herbs. It’s okay. We don’t have to know anything. This one post a week is going to give me more of an understanding than I would have otherwise. Let’s just keep on herbing and see what we know in a years time. So… Without further ado:
Carminitive Tea Blend
- 1/2 t Basil
- 1/2 t Peppermint
- 1/4 t Spearmint
