Relaxing Or Sleeping Herbal Teas
1/4 t. lavender flowers
1/2 t. lemon balm leaves
1/2 t. linden flowers
1/2 t. chamomile
OR
1/2 t. valerian root
1/2 t. passion flower
1/2 t. chamomile
1/2 t. vervain
Pick-me-up
1/2 t. rose hips
1/2 t. peppermint
1/2 t. hibiscus
For a cold
1 t. wintergreen
1 t. lemon verbena
OR
1 t. yarrow
1 t. valerian
1 t. birch leaf
I see, when I bend close, how each leaflet of a climbing rose is bordered with frost, the autumn counterpart of the dewdrops of summer dawns. The feathery leaves of yarrow are thick with silver rime and dry thistle heads rise like goblets plated with silver catching the sun.
Edwin Way Teale
Oil of Peppermint Mentha piperita USA Stimulating to a tired brain. Used for headaches, sore throats, muscle aches, insect bites, toothaches, sweetens the breath. Perfect to take along on camping trips, or to keep in the medicine chest.