Burdock & Yellow Dock Herbal Tea
Our blood serves many important functions within the body, from transporting oxygen, hormones and nutrients around the body to cleaning the body from inside out helping to keep things moving. However, as well as all of the good things are blood transports the toxins we are exposed to in our everyday lives, from what we put in and on our body to the air we breath.
Blood purifying herbal remedies help remove these toxins from the body, in this group of herbs are diuretics, laxatives, cholagogues, expectorants and diaphoretics. These herbs can help to detoxify the body helping to boost the immune system, improves the skin and improves overall health. This also reduced the burden on the body's natural detoxification system, the lungs, kidneys and liver in removing the increasingly large amounts of toxins that we are exposed to. A healthy blood supply impacts major organs and their functions. Kidneys, heart, liver, lungs and lymphatic system are all dependent on a healthy blood count.
INGREDIENTS
60g (4 tablespoons) - Burdock Root (Arctium lappa)
60g (4 tablespoons - Yellow Dock (Rumex crispus)
15g (1tablespoon) - Blood Root (Sanguinaria canadensis)
1 pint - Glycerine
INSTRUCTIONS
Place the herbs in 2 ½ pints of boiling water, slowly simmer until the liquid has reduced down to about 1 ½ pints.
Strain the liquid.
Sweeten with a little honey.
Add the Glycerine, mixing well.
Leave to cool before bottling.
Store in a cool place.
DOSAGE
Take 3 tablespoons 3 to 4 times per day