Steeping instructions:

Amount of water: 6 oz

Amount of Tea: 1 Flat teaspoon

Water Temperature: Boiling

Steeping Time: 5 - 8 minutes.

So for a spoiler right off the bat the herbs are "Duh dada Duh" spearmint, rosemary, lemon balm, linden, eucalyptus, wood betony, blackberry leaf, and eleuthero root. Many of those I have never had individually so I couldn't tell you what of them I could taste in the blend. Eight herb blends, or X herb blends seem to be pretty common in the herbal supplement market, although I don't know how long a history such blends have.

So right off the bat you can smell and see the mint, the rosemary, possibly the Lemon balm (not sure what the grassy stuff was, could be lemon balm), and the Eleuthero Root or possibly the wood betony, whichever one looks more like flecks of tree bark. Its a very herbish, and very fragmented blend, I double-checked on the site and the small fragments appear to be a feature and not a bug. Not that the site mentions them, just that they look exactly like the fragments in my baggy.

I'm sure this mix is purported to have a varied assortment of health claims, but if you've read anything else by me at this site you'd realize, I just plain don't care. Most food is healthy, but food and medicine are two different things, both are necessary for basic health, but that doesn't mean they are interchangeable, and I never treat Teas or Tisane as medicine. Teas and Tisanes have other, more flavorful benefits.

When brewed the mix had an almost olive-oil like flavor and texture, it was very viscose and a light green, it rolled and caressed the tongue without smothering or overwhelming it. The flavor is Largely that of the spearmint, and the lemon balm, with just a kiss from the rosemary at the end, and the other elements adding a little depth. I'm not sure what the fad is these days with adding soo many ingredients to herbal blends, the truth is that no matter what you do the tongue is most likely to only work out a few flavors, and just sort of ignore the rest.

Wild, Untamed, Sexy, yeah I've got it all, but this blend was pretty good too. Not quite my type of thing, but it probably hits just the right spot for the herbal set. It smells great, looks herbie, and tastes nice, minty, and sweet, so its more than worth a few bucks to give a shot.

Troy - Teaviews.com -Reviewer

This has been a week fraught with multiple incidents of hamster-heart, battery-acid-in-the-veins panic. In deep need of a tea to soothe my frazzled nerves, I pawed through my stash of samples and decided Red Leaf’s Eight Herb tea might do the trick.

This herbal tea is ground fine and looks like oregano or an Italian seasoning blend. Had a nice clean smell in the packet, but I couldn’t place any of the components in my introductory sniff. But the flavors really started to pop after a good strong steep (a generous teaspoon to an 8 oz. cup, water at a good sound boil, five minutes in the cup).

I tried to guess the ingredients before I peeked at the Red Leaf website to confirm. My stressed-out palate caught the lemony taste (lemon balm) and something minty (spearmint), but I missed the rest: rosemary, linden, eucalyptus, wood betony, eleuthero, and blackberry leaf, contributing to a nice sweetness that you don’t find in many herbal combos.

Curious about the mystery ingredients, I checked out eleuthero–which is evidently an “adaptogen,” something that helps the body adapt to stress. Wood betony is a folk medicine that is purported to lower blood pressure and reduce anxiety.  Linden is believed to have a sedative effect. (Ahhhhh! Deep cleansing breath.)  I don’t know if a single cup will erase a week’s worth of scream-inducing stress, but I’m certainly enjoying the experiment.

Its All About the Leaf - GG

There are two things I especially like about Red Leaf Tea. They do not charge for shipping - no matter what size the order. And their byline is “A collection of Exotic & Unique Teas from around the world. “ I’m excited by the thought of searching the planet for different tastes. This is probably why I like reviewing tea as well as listening to World Music.

Although I never would have guessed it from looking, there are eight different ingredients in Eight Herb Tea. It looks much like any other green herbal tea and even a bit like oregano. Nevertheless, this tisane is a mixture of spearmint, rosemary, lemon balm, linden, eucalyptus, wood betony, blackberry leaf, and eleuthero root. While the fragrance is unique, I was unable to discern any of these smells with the possible exception of mint and maybe rosemary. There are just too many scents for the human nose to process. I asked both my dogs if they were able to detect eight distinct aromas. Both twitched their noses and then licked their lips (the puppy may have been less certain as he attempted to taste the ingredients). I took their responses as a yes.

When the ingredients are wet, there is a definite smell of mint and I might have been able to make out a hint of eucalyptus. I steeped one teaspoon of this blend in six ounces of water for nine minutes. This produced a greenish-yellow liquor with a nondescript order. I was not even able to detect the mint.

The taste was also subdued, but the liquid was soothing with a very nice rich and thick body; surprising I thought for a bunch of herbs. My own body was telling me that although this Is not a beverage I would drink because of its remarkable flavor, it is good for my health.

I would place this product in the medicinal section of my tea collection and be quick to try it as a remedy for an upset stomach or excess stress. Though not exceptionally delicious, I found it to be a relaxing beverage.

Joe - Teaviews.com - Reviewer

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