Herbal Laxative Tea
The Best Sources of Herbal Laxative Tea
In the quest for finding a reasonable solution to constipation, there are many types of herbal laxative tea available to help. The best sources are always going to be an organic or all natural source, so looking for a good herbal laxative tea is smart.
Many people across the world enjoy tea, and there are some people that are just coffee drinkers and can’t take the thought of having even an iced tea. However, until you have tried various teas from around the country or even the world, you may not realize what great tasting teas are available. When you start looking around the world and in health food stores you will begin to see that there are many flavorful teas available, and that you can mix teas together for some wonderful healing benefits.
The most basic rule of thumb to finding a good herbal laxative tea is starting with loose leaf tea. Loose leaf teas are in their raw form, so you will get the full benefits from this tea if you drink it without the chemical processing. Loose leaf teas are easy to make, and depending on what you are drinking they usually steep within four to five minutes. Some loose leaf teas that you might want to try, include a Chinese tea called Pu- erh.
Pu-erh teas are usually made from a very old, very large leaf. While these teas are traditionally known as a “slimming” tea, these teas make you go! Many dieters make the mistake of saying that it’s too strong of a laxative tea, but it’s just simply a tea that helps to keep the body cleansed, and the only way to do that it have a laxative effect. When the body doesn’t produce bowel movements, then the individual is prone to gaining weight, so a pu-erh tea is good solution without harsh effects.
Another really good herbal laxative tea is one simply labeled “herbal laxative tea”. This tea is put out by Triple Leaf that makes many flavorful herbal teas. They have dieting teas, green teas, white teas, and the herbal laxative tea. This tea is one of the most expensive teas from Triple Leaf, but the benefits are well worth it. One box of tea has 20 bags, and can be purchased for around $17. With this tea, it is usually recommended that you drink it before bed time, and overnight the herbs will have a gentle effect on your digestive system. When you wake up in the morning that is usually the best time to produce a bowel movement. Drinking the tea right after dinner may have a negative effect in which you have stomach cramps or a diarrhea like effect.
Traditional Medicinals also puts out an herbal laxative tea called “Smooth Move”. Traditional Medicinals has a nice variety of teas and they are all organic. Most people like this brand because they don’t have to go to a health food store to find it. This tea can be found at Walgreens, Wal-Mart, Whole Foods and Kroger. The teas are usually around $4.50-$7.00 depending on which one you buy. These teas are also caffeine free so they are really easy on the body.
Yogi Tea, a company that provides a wide variety of teas offers their herbal laxative tea, “Get Regular”, which is reasonable in price and pretty flavorful. This tea has the typical ingredients like Senna and Ginger. These ingredients together not only act as a laxative, but they also get rid of the gas. “Get Regular” is a great natural solution that can also be sipped before bedtime. Generally an herbal laxative tea takes around 6-8 hours to settle and start taking effect. You just might have to try a few before you can determine which ones you really like.