Serenity Now!

All about Serenity Now!, Herbal Tea

What it’s like, and how to make it

CaffeineCaffeine free

What’s in itrooibos, chamomile, linden flowers, passionflower, lemon balm, lemon verbena, anise, cinnamon, orange

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 evening wind-down blend — calming without knocking you out. Chamomile, passionflower, and linden work three different pathways to quiet the noise while lemon balm and lemon verbena lift the mood. Anise settles the stress-stomach. This is the daily stress manager, not a sleep aid — perfect for the gap between dinner and bedtime. Naturally sweet from the rooibos and cinnamon. Steep 7–10 minutes covered.

Serenity Now! loose leaf tea, shown over a chalk-and-watercolour illustration

Illustration: Serenity Now! with a German village square long ago on a summer evening

What’s in it

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

Herb · Caffeine-free

Chamomile
Matricaria chamomilla
The world's most beloved bedtime tea and one of the oldest herbal remedies in continuous use. Ancient Egyptians dedicated it to the sun god Ra. Its gentle, apple-like flavor hides a surprisingly specific mechanism: apigenin binds GABA-A benzodiazepine receptors, creating mild anxiolytic effects supported by...
Sweet, floral, apple-like, honey finish
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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

Passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
The fast-acting calming herb. Unlike valerian (which needs 2–4 weeks to build), passionflower works from the first cup — it increases synaptic GABA concentration through reuptake inhibition and contributes its own endogenous GABA. Critically, passionflower tea was tested directly in an RCT and demonstrated significant...
Mild, slightly grassy, earthy, gentle — blends easily with other herbs
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Herb · Caffeine-free

Lemon Balm
Melissa officinalis
The herb with the highest rosmarinic acid concentration among all Lamiaceae — and rosmarinic acid extracts brilliantly into water. This means lemon balm tea delivers genuinely pharmacological doses of a compound that inhibits GABA-transaminase (prolonging calming GABA activity) and inhibits acetylcholinesterase (supporting cognitive function). It's...
Bright lemon, gentle, slightly minty, refreshing, light
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Herb · Caffeine-free

Anise
Pimpinella anisum
Not to be confused with star anise (a different plant entirely), anise seed delivers trans-anethole — a potent smooth muscle relaxant that European medicine has used for digestive complaints since ancient Greece. Commission E approved it for dyspeptic complaints and upper respiratory catarrh. Anise tea...
Sweet, licorice-like, warm, aromatic
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Herb · Caffeine-free

Lemon Verbena
Aloysia citriodora
The most intensely lemon-scented herb that exists — its citral content runs higher even than lemongrass. A South American plant brought to Europe by Spanish explorers, where it became a beloved garden herb and an evening tisane. Recent research is interesting: a 2019 trial reported...
Intensely lemony, clean, bright, sweet-citrus, refreshing
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Herb · Caffeine-free

Linden Flowers
Tilia europaea
The anxiolytic flower with preclinical evidence but zero human clinical trials. Linden's tiliroside and quercetin glycosides provide anxiolytic effects through GABA-A modulation — dose-dependent effects comparable to diazepam in mice. In German tradition, 'Lindenblutentee' (linden blossom tea) is one of the most popular calming tisanes....
Honey-sweet, floral, mild, delicate, slightly mucilaginous
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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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Tea · Caffeine-free

Rooibos
Aspalathus linearis
Not tea. Rooibos is a needle-leaved shrub of the pea family that grows in one mountain range in the Western Cape and nowhere else, and since 2021 the name has been legally reserved for it. It is the base of thirty-three products here for one...
Honey, dried fruit and vanilla with a little wood; smooth, naturally sweet, never bitter. Green rooibos is malty and slightly grassy
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Fruit · Caffeine-free

Orange
Citrus x sinensis
Dried orange — pieces, and sometimes the blossom — as distinct from the dried peel sold as a spice. In a tea blend orange does something peel alone cannot: the fruit brings sweetness and body where the peel brings only the bright bitter oil. Eleven...
Sweet, round citrus with a little bitterness behind it; brighter and less sharp than lemon
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Every ingredient in the shop →

Good for

When you can't calm down

Lemon balm and passionflower, traditionally used in herbal medicine to help relieve nervousness
Chamomile, traditionally used to help relieve restlessness
Gentle, green and naturally caffeine-free
The cup for right now, not later

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

Deepen the calm. Our Lavender Flower adds physical relaxation that the blend's mind-focused herbs don't cover — the combination bridges mental and body stress. A Vanilla Bean steeped alongside brings comfort-cup vibes and a touch of extra anxiety relief.

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Cardamom Seed

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Where it takes you

Lights OutOne whiff and the day is over.

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What the time-travelers say

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