Hyssop tea

Name: Hyssop tea
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 cup
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon dried (or 2 teaspoons fresh) hyssop leaves and flowers; 250 ml water; a slice of lemon or a spoonful of honey

Updated on 10 October 2026

Makes: 1 cup
Time: 10 min
From: Hyssop

Ingredients

1 teaspoon dried (or 2 teaspoons fresh) hyssop leaves and flowers
250 ml water
a slice of lemon or a spoonful of honey

Method

Bring the water to the boil and let it cool for a minute.
Put the hyssop in a tea infuser and pour over the water.
Leave to steep for 5 minutes, no longer, or the tea turns bitter.
Strain and drink warm, with lemon or honey.

Storing: Drink it fresh, one cup a day at most. Dried hyssop keeps for a year in a closed jar.