Hawthorn evening pause
An evening pause with a book and a drink you enjoy. Hawthorn tea is an option if the particular product is suitable for you. Water works just as well.
Steps
Choose a book and drink
Set out a book and switch on a reading lamp. Water is enough. If you would like hawthorn tea, choose a packaged product and follow its ingredients and cautions. If you take medicines or have a heart condition, first ask a pharmacist about that specific product.
Prepare one cup
For tea, use the amount and water volume on the packet. Pour over freshly boiling water and infuse for at least five minutes or the longer packet time. Remove the strainer or bag and let the cup cool to a comfortable drinking temperature.
Read at your own pace
Set down the cup safely and read for as long as you wish. Half an hour may fit your evening, but it is not a prescribed duration. Allow extra time to prepare your drink.
Finish your pause
Put the book away when you are ready. This reading pause and optional tea are not treatments for heart symptoms.
This tea break is intended for adults. Follow the packet cautions. Do not use tea containing an ingredient you are allergic to. Ask a pharmacist about the specific product for children, pregnancy or breastfeeding, medical conditions or questions about medicines. Making a weaker cup does not establish suitability. Get emergency help for palpitations that do not stop, or occur with chest pain, breathlessness or fainting. Call 999 in the UK, 144 in Austria or 112 in the EU. Do not use tea to manage these symptoms. If those symptoms have stopped, seek urgent medical advice. Recurring palpitations or episodes lasting more than a few minutes also need medical assessment even without emergency warning signs.
Preparing herbal tea: BfR guidance
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Hawthorn
Read about the plant, its uses and the cautions in the encyclopedia.