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Wiccan Women's Brew from Monterey Bay Spice Company
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*Grumble, grumble * I hate PMS *Grumble, grumble *

I don’t expect this to be a magical cure or anything, but one of its main ingredients is raspberry leaf which I’ve drunk before on its own for hormonal issues and found it helped somewhat. I was a bit leery of the ‘vitex’ or chasteberry which, despite being touted as a cure-all, can also have some unpleasant side-effects – usually only in high, continuous does however, so I figure I’m pretty safe.

The dry tea smells like cinnamon while it changes to a fruitier, more herbal scent as it steeps. The cinnamon is still there in the flavour though it’s fairly mild. In general the tea tastes sweetly herbal with slight hints of sweet lemon and berry. Unlike many of these ‘functional’ teas this one doesn’t taste nasty, which I can appreciate.

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gmathis
gmathis 2010-10-22 08:25:49 -0400

I keep searching for medicinal teas that taste like tea and not like medicine; this one sounds like it might mildly fit that description.

Jaime
Jaime 2010-10-22 09:43:27 -0400

Okay, so does it actually help with the PMS? Cause I’m really needing something that can calm those symptoms down.

Auggy
Auggy 2010-10-23 16:25:01 -0400

Vitex is my hero. It’s the only thing that makes that TOM not make me want to die, among other things. Never had it in tea-form though!

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