Summer Tea for Chilling Out and Cooling Down

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Stressed out, hot and bothered, summer Blues, overwhelmed by the intensity?

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1/4 c fresh wild rose petals & leaves
1/4 c fresh elder blossoms
1 sprig fresh holy basil
Honey to taste
1 quart hot water
Ice

Steep the herbs in hot water for 30 min, pour over ice. Go sit in the porch and relax. (You can use dried herbs if fresh is not available!)

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Published by Darcey Blue

Darcey Blue French is an herbalist & nutritionist, wildcrafter, gardener, food lover, Earth lover and wild woman. She has been using and learning from the plants, both wild and cultivated since childhood, and it is her deep love of the wild Earth and its creatures that fuels her passion for healing and teaching about plants, wilderness, spirit, nourishment and healing. She spends her time leading Edible and Medicinal Wild Plant walks, Plant Spirit Medicine groups, teaching herbal and nutritional classes and intensives both in person and online, creating nourishing and delicious meals, wildcrafting and making medicines from the plants, seeing clients and enjoying the wild places on the earth. Darcey practices in the the Vitalist tradition of herbalism, which fosters the interconnection and nourishment of body, mind, and spirit. Through the use of nutrition, herbal formulas, flower essences, and connection with nature, she aims to support the vitality of all aspects of the human being.

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