A blend of flowers bringing you some of nature’s finest love. Drink to soothe a broken heart or feed you when you just want a sip of love.
- Put all of the ingredients in a pot.
- Add 500ml freshly boiled filtered water.
- Leave to steep for 10–15 minutes, then strain and let the love flow.
Chamomile Flower
This little yellow flower brings peace to your heart. By relaxing your body it relaxes your mind and helps you get in touch with your feelings.
Limeflower
The heavenly flowers of this enormous tree relax you into a blissful state where you are ready to connect with love.
Marigold Petal
The mother of all healing plants. Also known as calendula (because they often flower for a full calendar year), it brings joy and colour to your tea and to your life. Marigold is a renowned healer of all types of trauma, both physical and emotional. It’s a specific for skin irritation, and you can use a pure marigold tea as a compress on burns and sores. Its ability to bring balance is especially useful when a menstrual cycle is irregular or painful.
Rose Flower
The ultimate aroma of amore. Rose has a special affinity with the heart, helping you to open up to the unlimited possibilities of love.
Lavender Flower
Just smelling lavender cheers your heart, soothes pain and makes you feel like anything is possible.
Licorice Root
Sweet and calming, licorice is used to enhance feelings of love and compassion, as well as offset some of the slightly tangy notes in this floral tea.
Extract from Cleanse, Nurture, Restore with Herbal Tea by Sebastian Pole (Frances Lincoln, £20).
Main image by Kim Lightbody.
