How to Make 'Tea'

It seems I've been answering a lot of questions lately on how to make and use water-based preparations of herbs. Apparently, these people haven't read my book! So, to get the word spread a little further, here's an excerpt:

"The most widely used herbal preparation is a tea or tisane. (Actually, Tea is an herb. Its Latin binomial is Camellia sinensis [and I blogged about it here]). Medicinally, it's called an infusion or decoction. Magically, it's usually called a brew, potion o...