Originally Posted by
ysolde
I am told that there is an herbal infusion some people use for headache relief, but I don't know what it is, exactly. Does anyone have any information?
There'll be quite a few tisanes that have this claim attributed to them.
Linden 'tea' (tilia) is very popular in France, partly as a way to help a headache or migraine (more about that claim here
http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb/linden)
To lower blood pressure (many believe this can contribute to headaches even though there is no conclusive evidence to support this) then an infusion of soba groats has been proven to lower blood pressure as well as bad cholesterol levels. (
http://www.hort.cornell.edu/bjorkman...L/june10.php#D)
Originally Posted by
gobluetwo
Nice thread. Funny, I'm Korean and boricha, oksusu cha (roasted corn) and hyeonmi cha (roasted brown rice) are so common, I kinda forgot about them. They're good, though. Nice on a cold day.
I'd never heard of the roasted corn tea (oksusu cha) and will definitely seek it out.