This chai tea health benefits boast the powerful immuno-supportive qualities of herbs like astragalus, turkey tail mushroom, and codonopsis alongside the delicious spices of ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, and pepper.
Chai Tea Health Benefits
Besides supporting the immune system against cold and flu viruses, immunomodulation herbs like astragalus and turkey tail mushroom can help lessen or assist with seasonal allergies. Enjoy this chai at the end of the winter months!
Astragalus and Turkey Tail Chai Tea Recipe
I like to have a big batch of chai herbs already mixed and set in a jar so that each time I make the chai I don’t have to take seven different jars off the shelf, measure each of the herbs, put them back, etc. Who has time for that?
To make a large batch of chai I mix the following herbs. Make sure to get your herbs from a reputable and sustainable source.
- 2 cups burdock root
- 2 cups ginger
- 1 cup orange peels
- 1 cup cinnamon chips
- 1/3 cup peppercorns
- 5.5 tablespoons cardamom
- 3 tablespoons cloves
Now to add your
Use a 1/2 cup of the above mixture along with:
- 1 tsp of turkey tail mushroom
- 1 stick or tsp of astragalus
- 1 tsp of codonopsis
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Place all the herbs above in a pot with about 6 cups of water and cover. I let this simmer for at least 20 minutes up to an hour on the stove. Then strain, add milk, and enjoy! This makes two large servings of chai.
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KIndly,
Chrystal Cocek
Colorado Herbalist
Integrated Earth Medicine, Loveland Colorado