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Organic Rosemary Tea

April 25th, 2007 | Category: Organic Food and Wine

I couldn’t think of anything worse when I first heard that you could make tea from rosemary. I do like rosemary as a herb but I find it to have a very strong flavour and the thought of drinking tea tasting of nothing but rosemary was not very appealing. Rosemary tea is believed to have numerous health benefits so I decided to give it a go.

Surprisingly this tea is really nice. It’s not overpowering at all and has become one of my favourite herbal teas. You can add a teaspoon of honey to the tea if you prefer but I drink without any sweetener.

How to Make Rosemary Tea

I bought some organic rosemary tea from the supermarket but there is no reason to go to the expense of doing so. Rosemary is very easy to grow and many people have it in their garden so you can use fresh rosemary or dry it especially for tea.

Place 1 tablespoon of rosemary leaves in a teapot and add boiling water (around 500mL). Let it infuse for around 20 minutes and the tea is ready.

Benefits of Rosemary

Rosemary can be used to treat various symptoms including:

  • headaches
  • body aches
  • bad breath
  • poor digestion
  • stress
  • muscle stiffness

This post is part of the Weekend Herb Blogging event being hosted this week by A Fridge Full of Food.

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8 Comments so far

  1. Glenna April 25th, 2007 8:07 pm

    I love this! And I believe you when you say it’s lovely because I tend to drink a lot of thyme tea in the winter when my asthma is at its worst. I had no idea that rosemary is good for headaches. Very cool.

  2. Andrea April 25th, 2007 9:31 pm

    Thanks Glenna. I love thyme and I have some in my garden so I’ll give that a try.

  3. Cinnamon Henke April 28th, 2007 1:50 am

    I will have to try this. We have a large Rosemary bush in my garden and I love it for cooking but never thought to make tea out of it.

  4. Andrea April 28th, 2007 1:29 pm

    Let me know what you think of it when you try. I’m curious to know if other people like this tea.

  5. Kalyn April 30th, 2007 12:06 pm

    My rosemary is just starting to come back, but I must try this when it gets a bit bigger. Sounds very interesting.

  6. Andrea April 30th, 2007 6:30 pm

    Rosemary grows pretty quickly (where I come from anyway) so you should be able to try this tea in no time. Thanks for stopping by.

  7. Helene April 30th, 2007 7:58 pm

    Since I´m a fan of verbene, mint and sage tea: this is a must-try!! Thanks for sharing!!

  8. chris joslin April 12th, 2008 10:10 pm

    Hey really nice artical-In addition to the above one should know also the Rosemary has antibactirial &antifungial properties and is good also for chest colds and is a great decongestant also-godd to have for flue symptoms.I hope to read and enjoy more hear.Wonderful artical

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