A Journey Back to Our Roots, Health & Healing
As a Bantu Chef and herbal tea innovator, I believe the answers to many of our modern health issues lie in the leaves, roots, and herbs our ancestors once revered. These herbal teas are not just beverages — they are natural medicine, deeply connected to African tradition, healing, and spiritual well-being.
Here are 10 powerful African herbal teas that deserve a place in every home:
1. Lemongrass (Fever Grass) Tea
Benefits: Calms the nerves, aids digestion, reduces fever, and detoxifies.
Use: Best fresh or dried. Steep in hot water for 5–10 mins.
2. Ginger & Turmeric Tea
Benefits: Anti-inflammatory, immune-boosting, relieves pain and nausea.
Use: Grate both roots, boil for 10 mins, add honey or lemon to taste.
3. Masepo Tea (Cameroonian Wild Leaf)
Benefits: Traditionally used for menstrual relief, womb cleansing, and detox.
Use: Boil fresh leaves, strain, and serve hot.
4. Purple Mint Tea
Benefits: Soothes the stomach, refreshes breath, calms the mind.
Use: Can be used fresh or dried, steep for 5 mins.
5. Pepper Elder Tea (Ewe rinrin)
Benefits: Treats colds, coughs, and respiratory infections.
Use: A few leaves steeped with hot water or boiled lightly.
6. Bahama Grass Tea
Benefits: Excellent for urinary health, reducing blood sugar & cholesterol.
Use: Clean grass, boil gently, sweeten with honey if needed.
7. St John Bush Tea
Benefits: Known for its calming properties and used in spiritual cleansing.
Use: Simmer for 10 mins, can also be combined with lemongrass or mint.
8. Chanca Piedra (Chamber Bitter) Tea
Benefits: Treats kidney stones, liver issues, and diabetes.
Use: Boil the whole plant (leaves & roots) in water.
9. Paw Paw Leaf Tea
Benefits: Treats malaria, boosts platelets, supports digestion.
Use: Wash, cut, boil gently. Bittersweet — best taken with natural sweeteners.
10. Mango Leaf Tea
Benefits: Regulates blood sugar, fights respiratory issues, aids digestion.
Use: Dried mango leaves are ideal, boil and drink warm.
Optional Sweeteners
Instead of sugar, use:
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Honey – for immune-boosting sweetness
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Tiger Nuts – blended for creamy sweetness
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Dates – chopped or boiled for a caramel taste
Final Thoughts
African herbs are a gift. These teas can heal, calm, energize, and protect. Let us return to African nature’s pharmacy, one cup at a time.
Would you like me to package these teas and share them with the world? Or teach how to grow, process, and profit from them?
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