Delicious Astragalus Herbal Tea Mix

Recipe

2 teaspoons of organic astragulus root

1 teaspoon of organic cat’s claw bark

1 teaspoon of organic milk thistle seeds

.25-.5 teaspoon of organic licorice root

Why I like this blend:

Astragalus is supposed to be a very healing herb, so I wanted to get some in me. But, I don’t like it on its own. So I looked for ways to make it tastier.

Cat’s claw bark is uplifting and yummy to me. I could definitely drink it on its own. Added to this mix, it smoothes out what I’m not overjoyed with in the astragalus. I can’t say exactly what it is I don’t love about the astragalus, it’s just something.

Licorice is clearly the universe smiling down upon us with love and affection!! How tasty is licorice? Let me count the ways!! Of course too much licorice can reduce potassium, and that is a terrible fate since most people struggle to keep up potassium levels. We need almost FIVE GRAMS of potassium a day! (4,700 milligrams to be exact). The horror. Therefore the joy of licorice must be balanced with the joy of having enough potassium. For this reason, and other reasons we are not supposed to take potassium “which I am forbidden to see” (that’s just a reference to “The Waste Land” for fun) I only add 1/4 or 1/3 of a teaspoon of licorice. To be serious I have heard we must be careful about too much licorice but since I drink herbs for fun, not for profit, I don’t know the other reasons. Enough about licorice!

Milk thistle is said to be good for your liver. I am obsessed with liver health and that’s an understatement. I have no idea what these little seeds taste like on their own, I don’t think I ever tried them by themselves! They look like they’d taste like nothing. But all I can say is they are fine in this mix, so I get my milk thistle in and feel satisfied I’m doing good by my liver!