Herbal Tea

Ground Ivy Herb Tea Bag

Botanical Name: Nepeta hederacea

Ground ivy is a plant. The dried plant and crushed leaves are used to make medicine.

Herbal tea such as Ground Ivy Herb Tea Bag has been used for mild lung problems, coughs, and bronchitis. They also take it for arthritis and other joint pain, ringing in the ears (tinnitus), stomach problems, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, bladder infections, bladder stones, and kidney stones. Women take it for menstrual (period) problems.

Some people apply ground ivy directly to the skin for wounds, ulcers, and other skin conditions.

In food manufacturing, ground ivy is used as a flavoring especially in herbal tea.

Ground ivy might work as an astringent to dry out body fluids such as mucus and to help stop bleeding.

• Mild lung problems

• Coughs

• Arthritis

• Joint and muscle pain

• Wounds and skin ulcers