TIP: Read my article titled “Gloriously Aromatic Herbal Teas,” which supplements this class, before beginning the course.

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Course Lesson: How to Make Herbal Teas, Tisanes and Water Infusions

Step into the world of herbal teas and water infusions. This class offers a brief introduction to Western herbal medicine, including foundational concepts such as tissue states and plant energetics, while exploring how temperature, time, and preparation methods shape the medicine in your cup. Through clear visuals and a guided demonstration, you’ll meet aromatic allies, learn the difference between an enjoyable beverage and a true medicinal infusion, and understand when to choose a warm infusion, cold infusion, or decoction for the herbs you’re working with.

Introductory Video (Excerpt from the Class)

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“There is so much hope in a little flower.” Medicinal tea from flowers? How lovely — and how true. In this class, How to Make Herbal Teas, Tisanes & Water Infusions, Amy demonstrates just how accessible and powerful herbal water preparations can be.
Herbal teas (also called tisanes or infusions) are one of the most beautiful places where aromatherapy and herbalism meet. Sometimes it is more beneficial, safer, and more sustainable to prepare a tea, tisane, or infusion than to work with essential oils internally. This class shows you how to do that with confidence, clarity, and joy.
Explore the following during this video‑based class:

• • Key reasons for choosing water infusions over tinctures, essential oils, and other extraction methods
• • Benefits of herbal water infusions
• • Overview of herbal “energetics”
• • Overview of foundational, primary, and secondary herbal actions
• • Selecting the temperature of water vs. what herbal action you are looking to obtain (e.g., astringent or mucilage)
• • “Pleasure teas” vs. Medicinal teas
• • Overviews of cold infusions, hot infusions, and decoctions
• • Best practices for making your own water infusions
• • Demonstrations of herbal creations