Teas & Concoctions
Turning a passion into something useful...
Being sick is not fun for anybody and definitely not great when you're a singer and you have a concert or a gig coming up. We've all been looking for that miracle solution that will make our throat feel better, open up that airway and put us back on the road to Broadway!
After trying many commercial teas (some I even specially ordered from the US and the UK!), and doing the good old lemon and honey mixture, I wanted to come up with something that would work better for me, and hopefully for my students too. And so I started following my passion for teas by reading more about them, but also about roots and barks that have been used for medicinal purposes for hundreds of years and yet, are still unknown to most of us.
I have finally come up with a few concoctions I like, including some key ingredients; something that tastes good and feels good, and hopefully you'll enjoy them to!
Inspired by my students and their desire to keep singing even during their sick times!
La-TEA-Do
( hot infusion )
My own mix of 8 ingredients for a hot cup of singers' tea!
The Marshmallow will help in soothing the throat while the peppermint and licorice will help you breath better with their expectorating properties.
This tea has a sweet and strong minty flavour.
Ingredients:
Licorice Root
Marshmallow Root
Echinacea Root
Cinnamon Bark Pieces
Peppermint Leaves
Lemon Balm
Lemon Peel
Orange Peel
Root Tonic
Wild Cherry Bark
( cold infusion )
Cold concoction of 5 ingredients to help with a scratchy throat.
The mucilage properties of the roots will coat the throat and reduce inflammation.
This tonic has a nutty & earthy flavour.
Ingredients:
Marshmallow Root
Licorice Root
Slippery Elm Bark
Wild Cherry Bark
Cinnamon Sticks
*Note: Slippery Elm contains mucilage, a substance that becomes a slick gel when mixed with water.
Root Tonic
Ginger / Spearming
( cold infusion )
Cold concoction of 5 ingredients to help with a scratchy throat.
The mucilage properties of the roots will coat the throat and reduce inflammation.
This tonic has a minty flavour with a hot kick from the ginger.
Ingredients:
Marshmallow Root
Licorice Root
Slippery Elm Bark
Ginger Root
Spearmint
*Note: Slippery Elm contains mucilage, a substance that becomes a slick gel when mixed with water.
