Green Goddess Herbal Tea Blend Recipe

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I’ve been experimenting with tea blending quite a bit lately. I’ve had plenty of failures but this Green Goddess Herbal Tea was almost immediately a winner. It’s adapted from one of the tea blends in The Herbal Academy’s Tea Blending workshop (which I highly recommend if you’re interested in getting more comfortable with tea blending). It’s been on regular rotation in my house lately thanks to it’s bright, herbaceous, and refreshing flavor. It’s especially good iced!

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The information in this post is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. It is always best to work with a qualified healthcare professional before incorporating herbs into your diet.

What’s In The Green Goddess Herbal Tea Blend

Spearmint

A somewhat calmer, more relaxed cousin of peppermint, spearmint has many of the same qualities. It can help support digestion and soothe digestive upset. It is also calming and relaxing and can help soothe headaches. Its flavor is also less likely to overpower the other herbs in the blend like peppermint might, which is why I like it here. 

Raspberry Leaf

Raspberry leaf brings balance to the entire digestive system and has a long history of use in balancing menstruation. It can also help strengthen the endocrine system, balance hormones, and support kidney health. Plus, it’s a rich source of vitamins A, B, C, and E and minerals such as calcium, iron, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, selenium, and manganese

Rama Tulsi

Tulsi is an adaptogenic nervine, meaning it helps the body adapt to day-to-day stressors and build resiliency against stress. It supports lung health by helping to clear out congestion and strengthen the lungs. And it supports digestive health by stimulating appetite and relieving stagnant digestion. It also supports the liver’s ability to eliminate toxins from the body. Plus, it helps to uplift the spirits while also helping to relieve anxiety. 

Note: Different types of tulsi are fairly interchangeable here. I just like the way rama tulsi tastes. 

Nettle

Nettle is deeply nourishing and rich in nutrients like iron, calcium, magnesium, and protein. It assists the body’s natural detoxification channels and has a particularly tonic effect on the kidneys. 

Rose Petal

Both heart-opening and protective at the same time, rose is a well-loved herb for the heart, used in cases of heartache and grief. It is a very uplifting herb rich in bioflavanoids and other antioxidants that help modulate the inflammatory response in the body. 

Oat Tops 

Another deeply nourishing herb that is particularly tonic and restorative for the nervous system. It’s also rich in minerals that can help strengthen bone, hair, teeth, and nails. 

Brewing The Perfect Cup Of Herbal Tea

When it comes to brewing the perfect cup of herbal tea, I highly recommend using a tea strainer that fits into your mug rather than a tea bag or a tea ball. These tea strainers are larger and allow more movement between the herbs and the water, creating a much better extraction. You can get the tea strainer separately or buy one that comes with a mug. I can’t get enough of them. 

If you want to brew more than one cup at a time, a French press is the way to go. It makes straining and serving the herbal tea a breeze. 

When I brew herbal tea, I tend to use 1 tablespoon of tea per 12 ounces of water and I let the tea steep for 15 minutes. This longer steep time is needed to bring out the healing benefits of the herbs. 

But feel free to experiment! 

If you’re just after a nice-tasting herbal tea to enjoy as a drink, you can start with just a teaspoon per cup of water and steep for 5 minutes. 

If you want to make a more concentrated batch to keep in the fridge for a few days, brew it at double strength and serve it over ice. The double strength helps to account for the dilution from the ice cubes. 

If you are making a batch to keep in the fridge, I suggest also making a honey simple syrup. Regular honey takes a lot longer to dissolve in cold liquid, so I like to keep honey simple syrup on hand for iced teas. 

With a combination of herbs that support the nervous system (tulsi, rose, oat tops) and herbs that are deeply nutritive (raspberry leaf, nettle), this tea is a nourishing, uplifting beverage I’ve been enjoying to welcome back spring.