Réchauffante herbal tea

Description

Réchauffante — “Manafana” in Malagasy

Lemon and ginger: everyone knows the pair. We added what was missing, the ravintsara leaf. The ginger bites, the lemon lifts, and ravintsara brings its eucalyptus note and a long finish. A herbal tea that really warms you up, for the evening when you come in from the cold.

It is the newest recipe in our range, blended in France from the leaves of our plantation.

Réchauffante at a glance

• Ingredients: ravintsara*, ginger*, lemon* (*from organic farming)
• Format: 20 individual tea bags = 27 g of plants
• Certification: certified organic FR-BIO-15 (Alpes Contrôles)
• Best time: in the evening, from October to March
• For: adults and children from age 3

The three plants

• Ravintsara — leaves from our plantation in Sahambavy, Madagascar, the heart of the blend. The same leaves we distil for our essential oil, named Best Organic Product 2019.
• Ginger — the warming root. It brings the heat and the bite.
• Lemon — the peel, for tang and freshness. It balances the ginger.

How to prepare it

1. Heat water to around 80 °C (boiling water scorches the leaves)
2. Pour it over 1 tea bag in a cup
3. Cover and leave to infuse for 6 to 8 minutes — longer means more ginger
4. Drink it as it is, or with a spoonful of honey

How often: 1 to 3 cups a day during the cold months.

Why ravintsara as a herbal tea

Ravintsara essential oil is potent and comes with strict precautions. A herbal tea is another way in:

• Suitable for more people: children from age 3, pregnant women after the first three months (with medical advice), older people
• An evening ritual, alongside the essential oil in the morning
• A companion to the chest balm in winter

A genuine direct supply chain in Madagascar

The ravintsara leaves in Réchauffante come entirely from our plantation in Sahambavy, on the Highlands of Madagascar. Picked by hand, dried to our standards, then blended and packed in tea bags in France, in the Drôme.

Precautions

• Not recommended during the first trimester of pregnancy
• Ask a doctor before giving it to children under 3
• No more than 3 cups a day
• A herbal tea is no substitute for medical advice if symptoms persist
• Store in a dry place, away from light and moisture

Our other herbal teas

• Vivifiante — ravintsara, hibiscus, peppermint. The other new recipe, for the morning.
• Ririnina — ravintsara, marjoram, elderberry. For the depths of winter.
• Latsaka — ravintsara, hyssop, mallow. For autumn.
• Pure ravintsara — the leaf on its own, Best Organic Product 2023.