Energetics: Grounding, heart-centered, cooling, nourishing.
Uses: Promotes emotional steadiness, resilience, and heart-nervous system wellness.
Herbal breakdown:
Calendula (Calendula officinalis) — Gently warming, supports lymphatic flow and a sense of brightness.
Krishna Tulsi/Holy Basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum) — Adaptogenic, balancing, strengthens resilience to stress.
Mint (Mentha × piperita) — Cooling, clears tension, supports digestion and focus.
Rose (Rosa spp.) — Cooling, heart-opening, soothes the emotional body.
Hawthorn berries (Crataegus) — Strengthening, tonifies and protects the heart and circulation.
Nettle (Urtica) — Deeply nourishing, mineral-rich, supports strength and vitality.
Flavor profile: Gentle and floral with a minty lift. Tulsi brings a peppery-clove warmth, softened by rose’s delicate sweetness. Calendula adds a mild, earthy brightness, while nettle and hawthorn round things out with a green, grounding depth. I find it to be the perfect blend of floral and mint. My wife normally hates anything with rose, but she enjoys this blend when the wind blows just right. It tastes like sunshine, if you ask me!
Brewing instructions: Steep 2 tsp per 8 oz of water at 190°F for 8–10 minutes. Drink when the temperature is comfortable. Longer steeping brings out nettle’s mineral richness and hawthorn’s depth. This blend makes a great nutritive overnight infusion, too.