Herbal Foot Bath Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups of fresh herbs or 1 cup dried herbs (see suggested herbs on page 2)
- 1 gallon of water
Instructions
- Make tea as you normally would for drinking.
- Bring to a boil, turn off the heat, and let the herbs infuse for 1 hour with the lid on the pot. Now you have a huge pot of tea.
- Leave the herbs in the water for the foot bath or strain them out. (I like to leave the herbs in, as they continue to infuse into the water and I enjoy their color and texture.)
- Reheat to the perfect temperature just before using.
- Pour the strained or unstrained tea into a foot basin or a large pot.
- Soak your feet for 10 minutes or for as long as you like.
- When you are finished, just pour the water and herbs into a garden bed outside.
Notes
Suggested Herbs:
You can use fresh or dried herbs or even a tea bag. Try a single herb or a combination.
- Calendula (Calendula officinalis)
- Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla)
- Ginger (Zingiber officinale) – use fresh ginger rather than dried
- Hops (Humulus lupulus)
- Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)
- Peppermint (Mentha x piperita)
- Pine needle (Pinus spp.)
- Rose petal (Rosa spp.)
- Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus)