Ayurvedic Throat Coat is a special blend of ayurvedic spices that will help soothe sore throats and congestion. It contains natural ingredients like licorice root, ginger, and turmeric, which are traditionally used in ayurvedic remedies to support healthy immune and respiratory systems.

All about Ayurvedic Throat Coat, Herbal Tea

What it’s like, and how to make it

CaffeineCaffeine free
What’s in itlicorice, fennel, cinnamon, orange peel, ginger, thyme, marshmallow root, mullein, dried lemon juice, cardamom, black peppercorns, curcuma
How to brew it
  • 212°F / 100°C
  • Steep 5–7 minutes COVERED
  • Use 1–2 tsp per 8oz
  • Covering traps the volatile oils that carry most of the flavour

Beyond the cup

The sore throat specialist. Marshmallow root coats and protects the throat while thyme and licorice go after the inflammation underneath. Traditionally used at the first sign of throat irritation, scratchiness, and seasonal discomfort. The turmeric and black pepper are in there for a reason — they're an ancient anti-inflammatory team. Steep covered for 10 minutes and breathe in the steam before your first sip. One or two cups a day — don't overdo the licorice if you have blood pressure concerns.

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  • Illustration of Ayurvedic Throat Coat in The Tea & Spice Shoppe pouch, with a salt marsh by the sea in late summer long ago
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What’s in it

Every herb in the blend, and where to read about it on its own.

  • Herb · Caffeine-free

    Ginger

    Zingiber officinale

    The universal connector — ginger appears in more products than any other ingredient in the collection. The dried root is chemically distinct from fresh ginger: drying converts gingerols to shogaols, which are about twice as pungent, and that is why dried ginger tastes deeper and...

    Pungent, warm, slightly sweet, citrusy (fresh); warm, mellow, deep (dried)

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  • Herb · Caffeine-free

    Orange Peel

    Citrus sinensis

    Previously dismissed as 'just citrus,' orange peel contains hesperidin — a flavanone with genuine anti-inflammatory and cardiovascular evidence — plus polymethoxyflavones that show remarkable metabolic activity in preclinical studies. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, aged tangerine peel (chen pi) is one of the most prescribed herbs....

    Bright, citrusy, slightly bitter, aromatic

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  • Herb · Caffeine-free

    Licorice Root

    Glycyrrhiza glabra

    Naturally about fifty times sweeter than sugar, licorice root is the harmoniser — it makes other herbs taste better while adding a deep, warm, anise-like sweetness of its own. It is one of the most used herbs in both Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda. It...

    Intensely sweet, warm, slightly earthy, anise-like

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  • Herb · Caffeine-free

    Mullein

    Verbascum thapsus

    One of Europe's oldest respiratory herbs — documented since Dioscorides in the 1st century CE — yet with zero human respiratory clinical trials. The three-pronged respiratory mechanism is mechanistically sound even without clinical proof: saponins reduce bronchial mucus surface tension (expectorant), mucilage coats irritated tissue...

    Mild, slightly sweet, earthy, gentle — blends easily

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  • Herb · Caffeine-free

    Marshmallow Root

    Althaea officinalis

    The original marshmallow — before sugar and gelatin took over, the confection was made from this root's mucilage. Marshmallow root contains 5–11.6% mucilage (arabinogalactans, rhamnogalacturonans) that forms a physical bioadhesive film coating the throat and digestive lining. This is the most honest mechanism in the...

    Mild, slightly sweet, viscous/mucilaginous, neutral — coats the mouth pleasantly

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  • Herb · Caffeine-free

    Fennel

    Foeniculum vulgare

    A sweet, anise-scented seed — the anethole in it is the same compound that makes anise and star anise taste the way they do, though the three plants are unrelated. Fennel is the sausage seed and the after-dinner seed at once: nineteen products here carry...

    Sweet, anise-like, green and warm; toasted seeds pop and deepen

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  • Spice · Caffeine-free

    Cinnamon

    Cinnamomum verum, C. burmannii, C. loureiroi

    The inner bark of a laurel tree, peeled, dried and curled into quills. Three different trees are sold under the one name, and the shop carries all three: Ceylon (Cinnamomum verum), the soft, papery, floral one from Sri Lanka; Korintje (C. burmannii) from the Kerinci...

    Sweet, woody, warm — Ceylon floral and citrusy, Korintje smooth and familiar, Saigon bold and fiery-sweet

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  • Herb · Caffeine-free

    Thyme

    Thymus vulgaris

    A small woody-stemmed Mediterranean shrub, dried. Thyme is the first herb into a stew and the one that survives longest in it — unlike most dried herbs, it improves with long cooking rather than fading. Eleven products carry it, from poultry seasoning and herbes de...

    Warm, earthy, woody and resinous, with a minty, peppery edge that deepens as it cooks

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  • Spice · Caffeine-free

    Cardamom

    Elettaria cardamomum

    Green pods holding small black seeds, from a ginger-family plant of the Western Ghats — floral, resinous and eucalyptus-cool, quite unlike anything else in the cupboard. It is the third most expensive spice in the world after saffron and vanilla, which is why it is...

    Floral, resinous, eucalyptus-cool and sweet-warm; the main volatiles are terpinyl acetate and eucalyptol

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  • Spice · Caffeine-free

    Black Pepper

    Piper nigrum

    The dried unripe berry of a climbing vine — the mill on every table, and the most travelled object in any kitchen. Black, white and green pepper are all the same berry, picked at different moments and treated differently: black is picked unripe and dried...

    Warm, woody, resinous and sharp; the bite is piperine, roughly a hundredth as potent as capsaicin

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  • Spice · Caffeine-free

    Turmeric

    Curcuma longa

    A ginger-family rhizome, boiled, dried and ground to a powder so yellow it stains everything it touches. In sixteen products here it is doing two jobs: colour, which is most of why it is in a curry powder or a mustard, and a gently bitter,...

    Earthy, warm, gently bitter and peppery, with a musky root smell; it colours everything gold

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  • Fruit · Caffeine-free

    Lemon

    Citrus × limon

    Dried lemon — the fruit, the powder and the dried juice, as distinct from the dried peel sold separately as a spice. The difference is real: peel is aroma with no acid, while dried lemon and lemon powder bring the sourness too, which is what...

    Sharp, clean sourness with bright citrus aroma; the acid is what distinguishes it from lemon peel

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Every ingredient in the shop →

Good for

When you're stuffed up

  • Marshmallow root and licorice, traditionally used in herbal medicine to help relieve a sore throat
  • Traditionally used as demulcents — herbs that coat and soothe
  • Sweet, slippery and naturally caffeine-free
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These teas are foods, sold as such. Nothing on this page is intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

What it goes with

Double down on the throat relief. Our Sage is one of the few herbs with clinical evidence specifically for sore throats — steep it right alongside. Our Cloves Ground adds natural numbing action (the same compound dentists use) for immediate comfort.

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What the time-travelers say

5.0 from 3 reviews of this one, and 206 of the shop’s 213 are five stars

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love , love, love and they shipping is very fast. the headache tea works great, the throat coat tea works great as well

— Miranda A. Verified

The best tea!

This is my and my family's absolute favourite tea whenever one of us is feeling a bit under the weather. It has a delicious flavou…

This is my and my family's absolute favourite tea whenever one of us is feeling a bit under the weather. It has a delicious flavour all on its own and it's so soothing if you have a sore throat! We absolutely love it and I've recommended it to all of my family and friends when they're feeling sick too :)

— Kristin H.

Love it!!

Would definitely recommend, felt really soothing ♥️♥️

— Mayna M. Verified

teas

love , love, love and they shipping is very fast. the headache tea works great, the throat coat tea works great as well

— Miranda A. Verified

The best tea!

This is my and my family's absolute favourite tea whenever one of us is feeling a bit under the weather. It has a delicious flavou…

This is my and my family's absolute favourite tea whenever one of us is feeling a bit under the weather. It has a delicious flavour all on its own and it's so soothing if you have a sore throat! We absolutely love it and I've recommended it to all of my family and friends when they're feeling sick too :)

— Kristin H.

Love it!!

Would definitely recommend, felt really soothing ♥️♥️

— Mayna M. Verified

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love , love, love and they shipping is very fast. the headache tea works great, the throat coat tea works great as well

— Miranda A. Verified

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