How to Make Linden Tea

Touted for their ability to soothe, linden flowers steeped into an herbal tea make a relaxing alternative to coffee as an after-dinner drink. You can make your own linden tea using loose dried linden flowers or linden tea bags at health food stores or on the Internet. While the tea preparation process takes longer than pressing a button on a coffee maker, the calming results from the herbal tea make it worth the effort.

Things You'll Need

• 1 heaping tsp. dried linden flowers
• Teapot
• 1 cup water
• Tea kettle
• Tea strainer
• Tea cup

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Instructions

• 1

  Spoon one heaping tsp. of dried linden flowers per cup into the teapot.

• 2

  Bring one cup of water per serving to boil in a tea kettle.

• 3

  Pour the boiling water into the teapot over the linden flowers and put the lid on the teapot.

• 4

  Steep the linden tea in the tea pot for 10 minutes, covered.

• 5

  Place a tea strainer over a tea cup, and pour the tea through the strainer into the cup. Sip 1 cup up to 3 times a day.