To bring out the floral notes, cold-steep the tea before you leave for work in the morning and then strain it to reheat before bed. After steeping the suggested 10–30 minutes, the tea still had only a hint of rose-chamomile flavor. Lots of dried pieces of actual nature, without the flavor of sticks, mud, and Off! Bug spray. I used to make potions like this when we camped in the Michigan woods in my childhood, and this was the tea I was trying to make. What a nice touch! This is a very unique tea, with mugwort and hops, and I love anything that gives me Macbeth witch vibes. Packaged in an open-shelf-friendly octagonal jar, there was a big, green dried hop ( the stuff you make beer with) on the top of the tea when I twisted off the lid. Rebecca's Homestead Apothecary Dream Time You could easily drink it during the day after a rough meeting or before that flower-essence therapist appointment. Snooze factor: It won’t knock you out right away, but it will give you a calm, relaxed energy. As I drank it, I felt like I wanted something more, but maybe I’m just not appreciative of nuance.

Verdict: If you’re not a fan of chamomile/licorice/all those usual medicine flavors in most sleep-aid bevs, this is your cup of tea.

When steeped, this made a darker, gray tea that smelled like oatmeal and tasted very mellow, with hints of.hay? That was the most concrete thing I could put my finger on. It’s a lemon balm tea with oatstraw, lavender, and skullcap, which came highly recommended from a flower-essence therapist friend of mine. This was my first time as a human ever to consume catnip, which I knew had great reviews from my cat, Roger, but apparently is also a muscle-relaxing nerve-chiller. Target Rebecca’s Herbal Apothecary Bedtime Blend

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