Healing Properties

Enjoy Delectable, Life-Enhancing, Wellness Teas from Healing Plant Garden

Living our days with joy, energy and fulfillment is the personification of wellness. Plant-based living is recommended for our food diet. Now, it’s possible to add the beauty and goodness from plants to our everyday beverages as well. The Healing Plant Garden at Camphill Village Copake and Harney & Sons Fine Teas have joined forces to bring the benefits of our wellness brews to you and those you love.

Our unique range of teas combines herbs, flowers, roots, shoots, leaves, seeds, green tea, and a dash of CBD, to lift your spirits or ease your mind with clean, flavorful, and delicious brews. In addition to helping you feel refreshed and quenching your thirst, the mission of Healing Plant Garden at Camphill Village will satisfy your soul. That’s because, with each bag of tea you buy or give as gifts, you are supporting a caring, compassionate and healthful way of life for people of every need and ability.

We Invite You to Share the Flavor and Savor of The Healing Plant Garden Teas

Wholesome Ingredients Blended to Do You Good

Thanks to the tea blending expertise of Mike Harney, we are proud to offer three exceptional teas which include our own Healing Plant Garden flowers and herbs, plus many more ingredients that have been used for centuries to help boost energy, your immune system and your outlook. We’ve outlined the ingredients in each tea with some information about the properties they are said to offer.

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30% Organic Chun Mee Green Tea
One of the earliest green teas to reach the west from China. Organic Chun Mee adds a lightly toasted vegetal flavor to Zitröne's character.

15% Organic Lemon Balm
Harking back to the Middle Ages, lemon balm is used to reduce stress and anxiety, promote sleep and ease gas and bloating. Plus, this member of the mint family has long been valued for use in teas, homeopathic remedies and essential oils.

15% Organic Rose Hips
Rose hips, the seed pod of different rose species, are one of nature’s most potent sources of vitamin C. Also known for their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, rose hips are a natural source of pectin which is valuable for gut health.

15% Ginger
Originally found in southeast Asia, ginger comes from a flowering root plant. Not only is the zest of ginger the staple of many cuisines, it also provides antioxidants, nutrients, minerals and vitamins

15% Lemon Verbena
Well known for its stress relieving qualities, lemon verbena can soothe and ease the body and mind and is particularly comforting as a digestive aid.

5% Nettle
The leaves of the stinging nettle have been used for centuries to treat muscle pain or soreness, especially related to arthritis. In fact, the Arthritis Foundation has suggested that nettle can reduce inflammation and pain related to osteoarthritis

5% Red Clover
Red clover is in the legume family, similar to peas and beans and contains substances called isoflavones, which are often found in soy. Memorial Sloan Kettring Cancer Center's Integrative Medicine website outlines some of the benefits of Red Clover.

25 mg CBD
Cannabidiol, or CBD, is a chemical compound found in the cannabis sativa plant. CBD interacts with neuroreceptors in the endocannabinoid system, which sends signals between your cells which can help regulate movement, mood, homeostasis and immune system. Read more about CBD in CBD Oil: 9 Science-Backed Benefits (Forbes Health).

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30% Hibiscus
In addition to its beauty and delicious flavor, hibiscus contains high levels of vitamin C and has anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. Its flavor is both tangy and sweet and it is a great contributor to a healthy diet.

20% Sweet Basil
Despite its name, the savory qualities of sweet basil are most notable. It adds depth and character to our tea and the dried leaves add vitamins and minerals to our diet.

20% Calendula
Gorgeous, vibrant calendula flowers are known internationally both for their beauty and their effectiveness for digestive issues and may promote a healthy immune system. It is also considered to be helpful as an antiseptic, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory.

10% Licorice
For thousands of years licorice root - also known as “sweet root” - has been widely used in both Eastern and Western Medicine. Preliminary studies indicate it is helpful for digestive and respiratory complaints.

10% Fennel
A beautiful, decorative plant, fennel is desirable for its seeds, bulb, stems and fronds. Some are treated as a vegetable and some as a seasoning. Research shows that fennel seeds may have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, and antiviral effects.

10% Anise
Similar in flavor to fennel and liquorice, anise is a flowering plant native to the Mediterranean and southwest Asia. It has been shown to have antifungal, antibacterial and anti inflammatory effects. Plus, it is delicious!

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25% Sage
In addition to its popular culinary usage, sage tea has been traditionally used for the treatment of digestive, and circulatory and inflammatory disorders.

15% Spearmint
We’re introduced to spearmint flavoring at an early age but the delicious flavor of the true herb is light years away from the artificial flavor in toothpaste or chewing gum. Especially helpful for those who have digestive irritations because it has been shown to inhibit muscle contractions and bloating in the digestive tract.

10% Linden
Linden is derived from the Tilia genus of trees, which typically grows in temperate regions of North America, Europe, and Asia. It is tasty and sweet but it is also believed to have a gentling effect on the human nervous system.

10% Spicy Basil
Research indicates that Thai, or spicy, basil is high in antioxidants and has been used in traditional healing for many centuries.

12% Lavender
Lavender is a lush, fragrant and lovely perennial that gives its name to shades of purple that are characteristic of most varieties. It contains important compounds such as flavinoids and linalool and has been shown to have both anti-inflammatory and antioxidant actions.

10% Lemon Balm
Ever since the Middle Ages, lemon balm has been used to relieve stress and anxiety, promote sleep, and ease gas and bloating. Plus, this member of the mint family has long been valued for use in teas, homeopathic remedies and essential oils.

10% Rose Petals
Roses are among the world’s most ancient flowers and their aromatic petals have been used in the cuisines of the Middle East, India and China. Rose petal tea is used in traditional Chinese medicine to ease stomach ailments, promote sleep and balance moods.

8% Sweet Marjoram
Related to but milder than its wild cousin, oregano, sweet marjoram may be supportive of hormonal health for women and is popular in tisanes and folk remedies.

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