 Welcome to the tea of the day today. I have an interesting mix which is Star anise with fresh tarragon rosemary and a touch of lemon grass I'm I'm liking this. I'm not sure my face is saying this is bad. No, I actually do like this I just think the balance is slightly off. I didn't use a ton of rosemary But for some reason the rosemary is taking over and I think part of what it is is that the star anise because the Way it comes in I actually needed to crush it up a little bit to let the flavor release a little bit easier for the tea purposes Because it just doesn't brew as fast as the rosemary does which rosemary doesn't need necessarily as long because it's very strong And very woody and doesn't need to go anything longer than five minutes But the star anise being a spice I think it needed to be crushed up a little bit to release the spice a little bit better So if you're gonna have some star anise like that and have it in the actual Form that it comes in with its little star fishy looking thing then you need to make sure you crush it up a little bit to release the flavors a little bit better, I think and the tarragon Is also getting the overwhelm just a little bit by the rosemary Again, because it's a lighter one, but I figured the star anise and the tarragon would complement each other very well because they both have a bit of a kind of licorice taste and Overall this tea is still good I just would want to blend it a little bit better because I would like to have those flavors come out Just a little bit more and not have it just be the rosemary overwhelming everything. So Hmm, but I talked before a little bit about Anise seed but star anise is just a little bit different. They are different things that come from different plants But star anise in particular is a good anti fungal Which is supposed to be good for a variety of fungal problems including things like athletes foot and jock etch and yeast infections And it's also good antibacterial. It's supposed to go to a cancer fighter It's supposed to be good for lots of digestive problems, especially if you have it just after eating it's supposed to help a lot with Moving the food through and helping with bloating and gas problems that you can get from eating It's also supposed to be good for a natural flu fighter with and good for colds and things like asthma and bronchitis Actually, hmm and oddly enough. It's a good hormone regulator on both sides Which it's they say it has an estrogenic effect, but they also say it's supposed to be good for male sex drive They guess it's because it has the two different Things like because it has the thymol and other things in there that it helps with both sides for because of different Things that are in it So otherwise you think how can it do both things, but apparently it can so apparently it's good for male sex drive And it's also good for helping regulate menstruation and specifically all supposed to help in pregnant mothers help increase lactation so There you go. I'm star anise. That's my Spice of the day. It's a nerve. It's officially a spice. So remember that but y'all have a great tea day