If you love, love your cup of tea (proper one !) but had had to go 24 hours without caffeine for a medical procedure what herbal tea would you recommend?

[bizzey]

DM ...84 has a cuppa all day long !

Procedure says no caffeine drinks 24 hours beforehand.

DS mentioned about getting her decaff tea but I think that still has some caffeine in it ?

I googled and came up with herbal alternative.
She does like a sit down with a hot drink .

What would you recommend ?
What does camomile taste like ?

Or should I just go for a fruit tea ?

So what to help her !
Thanks .

I like fennel, the fruit ones are too sweet x

I was going to suggest twinings decaf as it is the only decaf I consider to be acceptable and comparable to regular tea. But if that still has caffeine in it (and I had no idea that was the case!) then I’m not sure. In all honesty if I want tea, herbal is no good and I might as well have a glass of water.

My go tos are camomile and ginger and lemon. Mint also very nice.

Green or camomile

fennel- pleasant mild aniseed flavour, or mint
I'm not a fan of herbal teas generally - but I especially don't like the fruity ones, they all taste like Spangles to me

Another vote for camomile

roibos tasted almost like a cuppa and you can add milk if you like milk in tea.

I'm a big fan of yogi or chai tea - spices in a bag.

Peppermint is refreshing and camomile soothing

I’d stick to a slice of lemon in hot water.
I’m an 8 cups of coffee or green tea a day person but I couldn’t accept a herbal tea.

Roibos

Pukka treble ginger

If tea is permissible provided it is decaffeinated then I recommend Clipper's Organic decaffeinated tea! A nice strong tea! Roibos/redbush tea is also a good alternative tea, as others have suggested, if you want something as close to the taste of tea as possible.

Good earth tiger turmeric and lemon, far more delicious than the other teas of a similar type with a pleasant warming effect.

I think you’d be absolutely fine having a normal decaf tea.

Oh yes rooibos or redbush is a good call!

Peppermint is the best. I have converted so many friends to drinking it

Roiboos / redbush works with milk as a reasonable tea substitute as long as you leave the bag to mash for a while.

Even decaf black tea still has some caffeine. When my stepdad was on radiation therapy he had to be super strict about caffeine and I remember the only thing he could drink was rooibos (red bush).

Definitely rooibos it’s full bodied like tea (is dark) and you can add milk. Totally caffeine free.

Chai which I believe is caffeine free, and is lovely with or without milk.
Pukka three camomile
Camomile and spiced apple
Be wary of green teas as they do have caffeine.

I would check about the decaf tea. To be honest I would probably go completely different - hot squash or something.

Lemon and ginger

Peppermint for me

If you only drink real tea, they will all be horrible. Herbal teas are no substitute unless you sort of wean yourself onto them.

She may need to reduce her caffiene for a few weeks or she'll get one hell of a withdrawal headache. Perhaps move to caffeine free tea from lunchtime and progress from there?

I would recommend Yogi Classic or Yogi Detox flavour. They are lovely teas with a good warming, spicy (not hot) flavour. If your DM drinks a lot of normal tea then she may find chamomile, fruit teas rather bland and one-dimensional. It’s a very personal thing though, so a small variety box might be a good idea.