It is the season

[Stitch6719]

Well my friends it is vastly turning to the season of warm fires, warm friends, beautiful cloaks, and the dreaded head and chest colds. Being pagan a lot of my friends often turn to me for herbal tea remedies, and now I am looking for a GOOD website to buy bulk tea from. As I write this I myself am sitting on the porch sipping my last batch of echinacea tea that I have, I'm in the habit of always placing others before myself so I gave the majority of mine away. Some teas I have the plants here to make but echinacea in particular I do not have in this area. Any points in the right direction would be greatly appreciated, there may even be a thread already listing good websites but I have not located it yet.

[SpiritTalker]

I've found Mountain Rose to have a good reputation. They have really grown over the years - I've shopped their web site 15 years - and growth strained their customer service level, but the integrity of their herbs has held strong, in my experience. In truth, I have not placed a new order in two years.

[Hawk]

If you're still struggling to find tea (/ingredients): as someone that has had far more than her fair share of colds- I'm a fan of lemon, honey, and some non-alcoholic ginger wine in hot water. Does that still count as a herbal thing? I'm gonna say yes. :') I can't vouch for, like, nutritional benefits because I'm usually wiped out by the time I'm making it, but it is nice and warming, and the kick of ginger helps.
(If all else fails, then pour honey on sliced onion. It makes a cold syrup that seems to be pretty effective. Whether people will thank you or not is debatable.)
At least, those are things I've picked up over time, I don't know how effective they truly are, but I think they at least help a little.

[Stitch6719]

I've found Mountain Rose to have a good reputation. They have really grown over the years - I've shopped their web site 15 years - and growth strained their customer service level, but the integrity of their herbs has held strong, in my experience. In truth, I have not placed a neworder in two years.

I've been looking at mountain rose and I feel like they may be getting a order from me very shortly.

[Stitch6719]

Lemon or echinacea tea with a little bourbon in it has always been my go to personally.

[Hawk]

Not gonna lie, that sounds good.

[samikcha]

Lemon or echinacea tea with a little bourbon in it has always been my go to personally.

I am hearing about echinacea tea for the first time... hehe but I want to try it.

[SnowCat]

If you're still struggling to find tea (/ingredients): as someone that has had far more than her fair share of colds- I'm a fan of lemon, honey, and some non-alcoholic ginger wine in hot water. Does that still count as a herbal thing? I'm gonna say yes. :') I can't vouch for, like, nutritional benefits because I'm usually wiped out by the time I'm making it, but it is nice and warming, and the kick of ginger helps.
(If all else fails, then pour honey on sliced onion. It makes a cold syrup that seems to be pretty effective. Whether people will thank you or not is debatable.)
At least, those are things I've picked up over time, I don't know how effective they truly are, but I think they at least help a little.

I think that falls into the broad spectrum of herbal. Ginger is a good anti inflammatory, and both honey and onions have antimicrobial properties. Lemon gives a good hit of vitamin C. The honey/onion combination might make a good repellent for a number of things. I like honey. I like onions. The combination still has me raising my eyebrows, but I may give it a shot if I catch a cold.

Snow

[SpiritTalker]

Take my word for it, an orange slice and onion slice sandwich with light mayo on toast is delicious. It's an Old Michigan farm country cold treatment. When there's fever, a 1/2 shot of whiskey in 1/2 cup very warm water, then wrap the victim in a blanket, lay them down on the couch with cartoons at low volume on the telly. They'll sleep.