I’m not going to say this is helpful for anything*, but this is an herbal tea I formulated in response to an assignment for something to address fever, headache, and cough when my toddler was sick.

Toddler Tea

Rachel Ramey

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Ingredients

  

• 1 part catnip Nepeta cataria
• 1 part Roman chamomile Chamaemelum nobile
• 1 part spearmint Mentha spicata
• 1/2 part flax seed

Instructions

 

• Measured out the herbs, then crush the chamomile flowers and grind the flax seeds before mixing all four herbs together.
• Prepare as a weak tea.

Actions of The Herbs Involved

The herbal actions I found relevant for my purposes are as follows:

• Catnip: diaphoretic, febrifuge

• Spearmint: diaphoretic, expectorant, decongestant

• Chamomile: febrifuge

• Flax seeds: expectorant, demulcent

*Thanks to the FDA’s liberty-violating regulations, I pretty much can’t tell you anything is beneficial for anything, health-wise.  No statements here have been evaluated or approved by the FDA, and nothing here is intended to diagnose, prevent, or treat any illness.  This post, as with all others here, is for educational purposes only.