Allergy Relief Organic

$8.00

HERBAL TEA | CAFFEINE FREE | ORGANIC | SEASONAL ALLERGY SUPPORT

For the season your eyes itch and your nose will not quit.

Nettle leaf is the herb people have turned to for generations for the sneezing, the runny nose, the itch. Slippery elm coats and calms irritated passages, and peppermint opens up a stuffy head*.

A gentler thing to reach for than a pill that knocks you flat.

Sold in 1 oz quantities. Makes 6-10 cups of tea.

Ingredients

organic peppermint, organic nettle leaf, organic ginger, organic licorice root, organic sage, organic ginkgo biloba, organic oregano, organic slippery elm

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Get the Most from this Tea for Seasonal Allergies

Think of this as your seasonal ritual, not a one-and-done cup. Drink it twice daily throughout your peak allergy season to help your body maintain a steady, calm response to whatever is in the air.

Use filtered water, just off a rolling boil. Steep covered for 5 to 7 minutes. Keeping the lid on while it brews prevents the essential oils from escaping with the steam, keeping everything that matters inside your cup. When it is ready, lift the lid and lean over your mug for a moment before you drink. Inhaling the warm vapors from the peppermint and ginger helps open irritated airways and soothes congested sinuses before you even take your first sip.

Drink it at room temperature, sipped slowly.

Three to four hours later, re-steep the same leaves for 10 to 15 minutes. The slippery elm, nettle and ginger have more to give and the longer second steep draws it out. Drink that cup at room temperature too.

If the flavor is too herbal straight, a small touch of honey softens it without getting in the way of the herbs.

This tea works best alongside the simple stuff: rinsing pollen off at night, keeping windows closed on high-pollen days, and staying hydrated.

* Health benefits have not been evaluated by the FDA. Consult your doctor if you are on medication, have a health condition, or are pregnant or nursing or having surgery.

  • Why does this tea work?

    Nettle leaf: the star, and the reason to drink this. Long used as a traditional antihistamine for hay fever, it is the herb people reach for when pollen sets off the sneezing and the runny nose. This is the workhorse of the blend.

    Slippery elm: turns silky in hot water and coats irritated nose and throat passages, soothing the raw, scratchy feeling that comes with constant sniffling.

    Peppermint:     cooling and opening, it helps a stuffed-up head feel clearer and adds a fresh, bright note to the cup.

    Ginger: warming and anti-inflammatory in the traditional sense, it grounds all the cooling herbs and keeps the cup from being one-note.

    Sage: an aromatic drying herb with a long history for the respiratory system, traditionally used to clear mucous congestion and soothe irritated passages.

    Oregano: more than a kitchen herb here. Traditionally used for respiratory conditions including allergies and coughs, it brings anti-inflammatory and antioxidant action to the blend.

    Licorice root: a natural soother for irritated mucous membranes, it adds a gentle sweetness and helps tie the blend together without needing anything added to the cup.

    Ginkgo biloba: long used in Chinese medicine specifically for coughs, asthma and lung conditions. Its compounds have been studied for reducing airway inflammation, making it a meaningful addition to an allergy blend, not a filler.

    These statements are based on traditional herbal use and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

  • Is this the right one for me?

    Reach for Allergy Relief when the trouble is allergies, the itchy eyes, the runny nose, the sneezy pollen-season fog. It is the only tea in this collection built for that, led by nettle leaf.

    If your real problem is a cold rather than allergies, the rest of the collection fits better. For a raw, sore throat, our Throat Relief with slippery elm and licorice is the pick. For a heavy, congested chest, Just Breathe leans on mullein and eucalyptus. And for the whole-body misery of a cold, Cold Buster is the warming workhorse. This one is for when pollen, not a virus, is the enemy.

  • Who should skip this one?

    Not recommended if you are pregnant, nursing, have a medical condition or are on medications without checking with your healthcare provider first. Nettle in particular is one to avoid in pregnancy, and slippery elm lacks good safety research there too.

    Nettle can interact with several kinds of medication, including blood thinners, blood pressure drugs, diuretics and diabetes medication, so check with your doctor first if you take any of those.

    This blend also contains licorice root, which in large amounts over time can raise blood pressure and lower potassium, so go easy if you have high blood pressure, heart or kidney concerns. And slippery elm can slow how your body absorbs other medications, so drink this a couple of hours apart from any daily prescriptions.

    Slippery elm can slow how your body absorbs other medications, so drink this a couple of hours apart from any daily prescriptions.

    If you have a surgery scheduled, stop drinking this blend at least two weeks before your procedure and let your surgical team know what herbs you have been taking.

What Customers at Our Laguna Beach Store Ask About This Tea

A lot of people say it takes the edge off, and there is some real reasoning behind it. Nettle leaf, the lead in this blend, has a long traditional history as a natural antihistamine, and small studies suggest it may calm the histamine response that drives the sneezing, runny nose and itchy eyes of seasonal allergies. This is the allergy cup in this collection, the one for pollen season and a stuffy, drippy, itchy head rather than a cold or a sore throat. It will not replace your allergy medication, but as a warm, natural thing to sip through allergy season, it is built exactly for that, and it will not knock you out the way some pills do.

A head start helps. Many people begin a week or two before their usual pollen season rather than waiting until symptoms are in full swing. Drink it twice daily through the season, using the same leaves for both steeps, and keep it consistent for the best shot at relief.

No, that is a big part of the appeal. There is no caffeine in it, but there is also nothing sedating, so it will not leave you foggy or knocked out the way some antihistamines can. It is meant to be a gentle, drink-it-through-the-day kind of support rather than a pill you have to plan your afternoon around.

Nettle has a long traditional reputation as a natural antihistamine, and there is some promising research suggesting it can calm the histamine response behind sneezing and a runny nose. But the studies are small, many used concentrated extracts rather than tea, and results vary a lot from person to person, so no straightforward shop will tell you it works like a pharmacy antihistamine. For some people it noticeably takes the edge off, for others it is more of a soothing seasonal ritual. If your allergies are severe or come with trouble breathing, that is a doctor conversation, not a tea.