Herbal Tea

Heather Flower Tea Bag

Botanical Name: Calluna vulgaris

Heather is a plant. The flower, leaf, and plant top are used to make medicine.

Herbal tea such as Heather Flower Tea Bag may be used by people as a tea for kidney and lower urinary tract conditions, prostate enlargement, fluid retention, gout, arthritis, sleep disorders, breathing problems, cough, and colds. They also take it for digestive disorders such as diarrhea, spasms, and stomach pain (colic), and for diseases of the liver and gallbladder. It is sometimes used to cause sweating.

In combination with other herbs in herbal tea, Heather Flower is used for treating diabetes, menstrual discomfort, menopause, and nervous exhaustion. Other uses include stimulation of digestion and regulation of the circulatory system.

Some people add heather to bathwater for treating wounds.

• Kidney and lower urinary tract infections

• Prostate enlargement

• Fluid retention

• Diarrhea

• Stomach pain/spasms