"Sweet root” from the deep earthy realms, liquorice is a harmoniser in traditional Chinese medicine and a major Qi energy tonic. A popular drink in Egypt since the time of the Pharaohs. Ancient Hindus used it to increase sexual vigour. Liquorice helps us ground and get to the “root” of the matter, sweetly calming the mind and nurturing the spirit. Valuable in these times, Liquorice is synonymous with the adrenal's, offering support with stress and exhaustion. Also associated with liquorice are the words cooling, rejuvenating, nutritive, beautifying, longevity, vitality, digestive, soothing and aphrodisiac.

With its cleansing citrus scent and taste, lemongrass assists in clearing congestion so we can breath in and circulate new life force. Humble in its simple grassy form, lemongrass has traditionally been used to relief headache, rheumatism, lumbago, painful nervous conditions and stress, vomiting, dizziness, hyperactive children, traumatic injury, to brighten eyes and liver complaints, respiratory conditions, heart exhaustion and as a digestive aid. Perhaps lemongrass teaches us that greatness comes from simplicity, and the more we are able to let go, the more we feel the weightlessness that allows our spirit to soar.

With a cooling ethereal rush, peppermint is an enlivening plant that uplifts the spirits. It is soothing, cooling, clarifying and expansive, relieving mental and emotional congestion. Mint is also a reliable stomach soother and calms the pathway of digestion. Associated with the planet Venus, peppermint encourages the flow of love, getting us out of our heads and into our hearts.