Tea, Herbs and Me

People have always wondered why I drink tea and don't take any medicines. Coffee wasn't really my thing and medicines I stopped when I turned 14 or 16 (can't remember the exact age, let's just say way back when. hahaha).


Tea has been a huge part of my life, being of East Asian descent and a large part of my life learning about my mysterious ancestors from China (everything, from their culture and a failed attempt on learning their language and dialect). So why do I drink it?


Well the number one reason is that, yes I am chinese and learned about alternative medicine. The number 2 reason is that, tea in itself is "medicine".


Tea is basically an infusion of herbs in hot water. The hot water brings out the properties of the herbs and brings out the vitamins and minerals that the herb contains. All plants consists of many chemicals and minerals in the doses that are not too concentrated. 


So let's put it in easy terms, the tastes and flavors from plants, especially herbs are results of all the chemicals they contain, NATURALLY. Everything in nature is composed of different chemical reactions and properties. And all conventional and chemical medicines are the "babies" of years of people using plant and other alternatives based remedies to cure illnesses and other diseases.


The medicines that pharmaceutical companies produce are concentrated mixtures. Not that I am saying taking conventional medicines is bad, but i grew up (well my early teen years at least) using plant based remedies to cure the stuff that would make me sick. I would use ginger tea to cure my sore throat; VCO and lavender oil to cure my eczema; sili (cayenne pepper) leaves to cure my sore muscles and broken ligaments; peppermint and or tea tree oil to cure my pimples; sandalwood powder and almond oil to help my skin and many others. :)


I'm not against taking chemical medicines, nor am I here to stop anyone from patronizing pharmaceutical companies. I am just simply saying that for every illness or every sickness, there is a conventional remedy and a alternative remedy. And it's the person right to choose what he or she wants to take to cure the illness plaguing them.