![]() Improves bone health, Promotes weight loss Promotes mental clarity, Rich in vitamins & minerals Improves brain function, Aids with weight loss After a few occasions, you’ll eventually find the balance you’re looking for.Improves circulation, Improves oral health If you want only a small caffeine punch, let the regular tea bag or tea leaves steep for a lesser time and then add the dried or fresh chamomile flowers to infuse for longer. The more you allow the tea to steep with your tea and the herbs, the more flavor you will infuse. Or some choose to leave the chamomile tea bag in the cup – that’s up to your own personal choice. If you’re using tea bags, you can add both the chamomile tea bag (caffeine-free) and a regular tea bag (caffeinated) of your choice together and let them steep together.Īnd if you’re using tea leaves and fresh/dried chamomile flowers, you can add them together too, let it steep for 3-5 minutes, strain and serve into your teacup. Once the tea is brewed and poured, add in a chamomile tea bag – or add fresh chamomile flowers and let it sit for a few minutes. Of course, I’m basing this on the above breakdown of the caffeine content of the tea of your choice. and pass that on to the drinkīut I would also caveat that this is likely to be extremely rare! Especially given that the processing part of the tea may well eradicate this anyway.īut let’s suppose you want to add a “caffeine hit” to your chamomile tea? let’s discuss how to do that next… How to add caffeine to your chamomile teaįor this, you can make a regular cup of tea using the tea leaves or tea bags of your choice. If the chamomile plant were to come into contact with caffeine-related nutrients in the soil, either placed there or from other caffeine-containing plants, then it may absorb some trace elements into the plant. We talked about trace elements too, so I should mention that obviously, plants absorb elements and nutrients from the soil. How would caffeine get into camomile tea? Here’s a chart that provides you with some idea of the basic caffeine content of true teas and other caffeinated teas, vs the caffeine content of chamomile tea. White tea – 15-30 milligrams of caffeine for an eight-ounce serving.Oolong tea – 37-55 milligrams of caffeine for an eight-ounce serving.Green Tea – 25-45 milligrams of caffeine for an eight-ounce serving.Black Tea – 40-70 milligrams of caffeine for an eight-ounce serving.Below is a small breakdown of the caffeine content in some true tea varieties, Comparison of caffeine content in other types of teaįor comparison purposes, here’s the caffeine content of the true tea types. It should usually say it clearly on the packaging.ĭepending on the type of tea and the ratio of tea added to the chamomile herb the caffeine content in your chamomile tea may differ. So when purchasing chamomile tea, make sure you check the ingredients and the nutrient list to find out if they’ve been added with caffeine. These true forms of tea varieties are made from the Camellia Sinensis plant which does contain caffeine …so when mixed with chamomile tea this adds a caffeine element. They do this by adding another type of tea varietal such as black, white, green, or oolong tea. However, when you purchase chamomile tea it may have added caffeine content. ![]() If you’re using fresh chamomile flowers to brew your tea it’s going to be caffeine-free. So this all clearly shows that chamomile tea or “sleep tea” has no caffeine. We also know the presence of caffeine doesn’t contribute to sleep or calming properties – in fact, it has quite the opposite effect.Ĭaffeine is known for triggering or boosting brain activity and fighting fatigue, this is why we have caffeine to keep us awake and for concentration. Sleep tea – without CaffeineĬhamomile tea – when brewed in its pure form is also called a “sleep tea”, this is because it has several calming, relaxing, and soothing properties – supported by the fact that it has zero caffeine. This is why chamomile and other types of tea made using herbs (not the Camellia Sinensis) are referred to as herbal teas, tisanes, or herbal infusions – and not simply “tea”. Only tea that is made using the Camellia Sinensis plant is the true form of tea variety and will therefore contain caffeine. ![]() There are a few exceptions to this rule out there however, Yerba mate is one for example. This is a large family of plants which of course includes your basic daisy, but also plants like Chrysanthemum and sunflower!Īny tea made from these plants, or any flora, and fauna other than the Camellia Sinensis plant will not contain caffeine content. Herbs contain zero caffeineĬhamomile is a herb that’s derived from the daisy-like flowers of the Asteraceae plant family. Now that you know for sure, you can just go right ahead and drink your chamomile tea! Or check out this fabulous chamomile tea I’ve tried from amazon.
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