How herbal tea is made depends on the plant, the part used and the finished product. A leaf infusion follows a different ingredient story from a drink based on flowers, fruit or roots.
Choosing the ingredient
Herbal tea is an everyday name for many plant-based infusions. The starting material might be leaves, flowers, seeds or another named plant part. Identifying that material is more useful than imagining one universal herbal tea recipe.
Preparing the plant material
Commercial ingredients may be dried and cut into a format suitable for the product. The method varies by ingredient and producer. A photograph of a farm does not tell you the drying time, equipment or processing conditions, so those details should come from the supplier rather than assumptions.
Single ingredients and blends
A single-ingredient product centres on one named ingredient. A blend combines ingredients into a particular formulation. Both can be sold loose or in bags; the bag is a packaging format, while the ingredient list explains the contents.
From packet to cup
Brewing is the final preparation by the person making the drink. Follow the product instructions, then notice how the dry aroma differs from the cup. K&M’s farm pages introduce part of our sourcing story without suggesting that every herbal tea shares exactly the same production process.
Background reading: UK Tea & Infusions Association.
More from K&M Herbs
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Related reading: What Is Single-Ingredient Herbal Tea?.