How To Make CBD Tea

You love having a cup of tea in the morning to give you a bit of a caffeine boost.

Maybe you like to enjoy a cup of tea when you want to relax and unwind. Now imagine enhancing those effects by putting CBD into your tea.

Can you put CBD oil in tea?

You can find CBD tea on the market that comes in convenient tea bags, however you can also brew your own tea by adding CBD oil to your favorite brand of tea.

Although it does sound easy enough to make this kind of tea, it’s about more than just adding CBD oil to it. There are some important things to bear in mind so that the result is delicious. Let’s take a look at how to make your own CBD tea.

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Why You Should Make Your Own CBD Tea

Making your own CBD tea has many benefits.

For starters, it’s a great alternative to getting your daily CBD dosage without having to pop pills or eat candies.

If you already love drinking tea on a regular basis, then making CBD tea could be the perfect opportunity for you to add some CBD to your life in a convenient, appealing way.

There are many benefits to consuming CBD. It’s been shown to reduce feelings of anxiety and promote calm, as well as treat pain.

Research has found that CBD is beneficial in many ways, one of them being how it decreases the amount of inflammation in the body.

A study that was published in the Future Medicinal journal reports that cannabinoids that are found in the cannabis sativa plant activate the body’s cannabinoid receptors, and these help to regulate the immune system.

So, when they interact with cannabinoids, they can decrease inflammation. This is important because many painful health conditions can be caused by inflammation in the body, such as rheumatoid arthritis.

CBD doesn’t just change inflammation in the body. It also affects various receptors in the body that regulate different functions.

For instance, it has an effect on the body’s glycine receptors that regulate mood and can enhance feelings of wellness. They also have an effect on the adenosine receptors, which are responsible for our sleep quality.

How Effective Is CBD Oil In Tea?

If you put CBD oil in your tea, your body will process it a bit differently as compared to putting a few drops of the oil under your tongue.

The latter method ensures that the CBD oil can be processed by your body quicker because the oil doesn’t have to first be digested.

This can therefore give you faster effects. When you put CBD oil in your tea, you have to digest it so that you can feel its effects, so you might find that it takes longer for that to happen.

How To Speed Up The Process

Since people have been experimenting with putting CBD oil in their tea for a while, they’ve found interesting ways to speed up the process of the CBD having an effect on them.

Research backs up one method that involves fatty acids.

A study that was published in Chemistry & Biodiversity found that taking CBD oil with fatty acids can help your body to digest it better while also increasing how quickly your body can absorb the CBD.

Fats such as those from milk or butter can help in this regard.

Fatty Acids In Your CBD Tea Should Be Non-Negotiable!

Even if you don’t want to boost the absorption process of your CBD tea, you should still add fatty acids to the beverage.

This is because CBD doesn’t mix well with water at all. In other words, it’s hydrophobic. This means you can’t just add some CBD oil to your tea and expect it to work. This won’t be enough for you to enjoy it or reap its many benefits.

Will CBD Oil In Tea Make You Feel Sleepy?

If you love drinking tea instead of coffee, one of the things you might love about it is that tea doesn’t give you strong side effects when it comes to its caffeine content in the same way that coffee does.

This means you can gain some of its benefits without feeling like you’re jittery all day.

Now, while caffeine can make you feel jumpy, CBD can do the opposite by helping you to relax.

But will it make you relax too much, to the point where you feel like you just want to sleep during the day when you should be alert and focused?

Don’t worry, this shouldn’t happen because tea contains caffeine and this will work against CBD’s sedative effects. This creates a good balance so that you can work without experiencing negative side effects such as tiredness.

That said, the great thing about making your own CBD tea is that you can experiment with different effects.

You can choose herbal tea that’s caffeine free if you want to make the most of CBD oil’s relaxing effects, such as when you’re tired after a long day.

On the other hand, you can choose high-caffeine tea, such as black tea, that will keep you focused when you need to be.

How To Make A Cup Of CBD Tea

Ready to make tea? Here are the steps to follow for a delicious cup.

Boil the water in a kettle in the same way you would to make regular tea.
When it’s ready, add the tea bag to the cup and pour the water over it. If you’re brewing your own tea, you’ll add the fresh tea leaves to the water and then pour the water over it with the use of a tea strainer.
Make sure you leave the tea for a few minutes so that all its healthy ingredients and antioxidants will be released into the water. Ideally, black tea should be steeped for about four or five minutes, while other teas can be steeped for about two or three minutes.
Remove the tea bag or leaves that you’ve brewed.
Now that you have your regular cup of tea, add a spoon of milk, butter, or any other fat that you want to add to your tea. If you follow a vegan lifestyle, you can substitute dairy for something like coconut oil or almond milk.
Once you’re satisfied with the taste, add a few drops of CBD oil to the tea.
Stir the tea well so that all the ingredients have blended.
Let it cool and then enjoy!

How Much CBD Oil Should You Put In Your Tea?

Now, one of the questions you might have when making CBD tea is how many drops of oil you should use.

One of the good things about CBD is that even if you take high doses of it, it shouldn’t have a bad effect on you. That said, sometimes side effects do happen, such as fatigue and diarrhea.

If you want to make sure you find the right CBD dosage for your tea, then it’s a good idea to start with a low dosage and see how it feels.

If you find that it doesn’t do much for you, then you can slowly increase the dosage bit by bit until you find the best one.

People who are trying CBD for the very first time should start with between 20mg and 40mg per day, as Real Simple reports, so that’s a good starting point when you wish to introduce CBD oil into your life.

Can You Use Industrial Hemp Leaves To Make CBD Tea?

There are cannabinoids in the leaves of industrial hemp.

These can be steeped and made into tea, if you’d prefer to use that instead of oil. On the other hand, you can always find CBD tea bags.

When making hemp tea, bear in mind that it’s not always going to be a pleasant taste for everyone, since it’s quite earthy and bitter.

In this case, you might have to add an ingredient to sweeten it, such as sugar or honey.

What Type Of CBD Oil Should You Use In Tea?

To make things a little more complicated, you might not be able to use the CBD oil you currently have at home in your tea.

The reason?

If it’s unflavored, it could give you a bitter hemp-like aftertaste.

Always test it out before brewing a lot of tea. If you don’t like the taste, then you should experiment with different tea flavors to remedy the problem.

For example, ginger tea produces a strong, hearty flavor – and it’s also got benefits such as when it comes to healing digestive problems and nausea.

On the other hand, lavender can add a bit of sweetness to your CBD tea, while also being calming so it will work well when combined with CBD that’s known to reduce feelings of anxiety.

Avoid putting too much sugar in your tea as that can turn it into an unhealthy beverage!

So… How Long Before Your CBD Tea Kicks In?

When experimenting with CBD tea to find the right dosage for you, it’s worth considering that different methods of taking CBD will take different amounts of time to work.

When you consume a CBD product, it will usually take up to 20 minutes for you to feel the effects of it, whether you’re eating CBD gummies or taking pills.

Since tea is something edible, you can expect that it will take around that amount of time to have an effect.

However, the effects could even take up to an hour to happen, so you should be patient. How quickly you feel the effects also depends on how much food you’ve eaten before consuming the tea.

Now, you might think that it’s a good idea to consume CBD oil on an empty stomach so that food won’t get in the way of its digestion. This is sometimes the advice you’re given when it comes to ingesting pain pills.

However, the opposite is true for CBD. You should consume it with food as this enhances its bioavailability.

It can also increase the CBD concentration that reaches your bloodstream. Now you have a very good reason to enjoy a biscuit or two with your cup of CBD tea!

Should You Make Iced CBD Tea?

Although it sounds refreshing and delicious to enjoy a soothing glass of iced tea on a hot summer’s day, it’s actually not advisable to make iced CBD tea.

The reason for this is because you need to use heat in order to activate the CBD molecules, as The Spruce Eats reports.

That said, if you’re really craving iced CBD tea there is a way around the problem.

After you have made your cup of tea and added the CBD to it so that they can blend together and give you all of their nourishing benefits, you can cool the tea down before drinking it.

Add lemon or other refreshing ingredients to further make it feel like an iced tea.

Choose A Tea That Will Give You The Most Benefits

If you’ve ever purchased edible CBD products, you will have likely seen that they often contain other ingredients to maximize their health effects.

For example, you can find CBD capsules that contain omega-3 and omega-six ingredients, which are known to reduce inflammation in the body.

Likewise, some CBD edibles contain L-theanine and caffeine (both of which are found in tea) in order to give you a mental energy boost when you need it, such as if you’re working hard or studying for exams.

With the above in mind, when you make CBD tea you should also ensure that you choose tea with the benefits you need so that you take your humble cup of tea and turn it into a soothing, invigorating, or even medicinal beverage.

Here are some examples of how to choose the best kind of tea for your CBD oil.

Choose peppermint tea if you suffer from headaches.

Peppermint is known to alleviate headaches because it works in the same way as painkillers – it dilates blood vessels so that more blood can reach the head and reduce pain, as The Spruce Eats reports.

Peppermint tea also has other benefits. It boosts your level of concentration, helping you to feel more awake. As a bonus, it has a refreshing, sharp taste that’s really appealing.

Choose chamomile tea if you feel anxious.

Chamomile is known for its calming effects.

Research has found that chamomile actually contains substances that work on the nervous system and brain to reduce anxiety in the same way that anti-anxiety drugs so, as Herb Wisdom reports.

Drinking chamomile tea with CBD oil that can also ease your feelings of anxiety is therefore a match made in heaven. You can make the chamomile CBD tea even more delicious by adding honey to it.

Choose ginger tea if you feel nauseous.

Ginger is commonly used for digestive problems such as nausea, and it’s not an old wives’ tale! Ginger tea is what you should reach for if you feel sick.

As Healthline reports, research has found that ginger can reduce nausea and vomiting, and this is its best-supported use.

Other studies have found that ginger can work as well as anti-nausea medication, plus the bonus is that it doesn’t have as many side effects.

Conclusion

If you love tea and you love CBD oil, why not combine the two?

This can create a powerful way to treat various health conditions, while also giving you the chance to enjoy your CBD in a new, interesting treat.

In this article, we’ve looked at the benefits of CBD oil and tea, and how you can whip up a delicious brew of tea when you want to feel those lovely CBD effects, such as calmness or increased energy.

However, we’ve also looked at the importance of finding the right tea so that you prevent anything that tastes unpleasant and can make the most of tea’s nourishing ingredients and benefits.

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