Herbal Remedies to Cool Down on Hot Summer Days

As summer unfolds, it’s a great opportunity to partner with cooling and soothing herbs and lifestyle practices to get through those long and hot summer days. Blasting the air conditioning is one way to cool off, but there are so many creative approaches to staying cool that are natural and holistic. 

Cooling Herbal Beverages

When it’s hot out, drinking a cooling iced tea or bubbly water can really help to bring your body temperature down. Here’s a list of some great plants to make you feel better when it’s so very hot out:

• Cooling herbs for iced teas: 

  • Hibiscus

  • Raspberry Leaf

  • Marshmallow Root

  • Mint

  • Lemon Balm

• Iced water or bubbly water with:

  • Lemon

  • Cucumber

  • Mint

  • Watermelon

  • Bitters (most bitter plants have cooling properties that can help when you’re feeling hot)

Cooling Foods

Beyond drinks, considering which foods and herbs have cooling properties can guide your meals to help your body feel better when the temperatures are high:

• Dill & Cucumber

• Cabbage Coleslaw

• Mint Yogurt

• Lemon Chicken or Salmon

Cool Down Spray Medicine Making Recipe

At Artemisia Academy, we love to make useful and creative herbal concoctions.

Here’s a recipe for an amazing Cool Down Spray that you can make and have on hand:

INGREDIENTS:

• 1oz Distilled or Filtered Water

• 5 drops Peppermint Essential Oil

• 1oz Spritzer Bottle

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DIRECTIONS:

1. Pour 1oz of distilled into a 1oz spritzer bottle.

2. Add 5 drops of Peppermint Essential Oil.

3. Close the bottle and shake.

4. Spray on as needed, making sure to avoid the eyes and sensitive areas!

5. Store in cool dark place.

Here’s an Instagram reel that takes you through this very simple process to make this amazing Cool Down Spray.

Hopefully you feel inspired and empowered to work with herbs, foods and medicines to stay cool and comfortable even on those super hot days. Herbalism can be really simple and have such a great benefit on our vitality.

If you want to learn more about all the amazing ways that herbs can help promote health and wellbeing, then check out the Herbal Apprentice Program at Artemisia Academy. You’ll learn about dozens of common herbs, simple and powerful medicine making techniques, plant identification and more!

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Disclaimer: Information presented on this webpage is for educational purposes only, and does not include the diagnosis and treatment of disease nor replace the advice of a licensed physician. Please refer to a licensed health professional for any illness or persistent symptoms before using herbal remedies.

Herbs can sometimes cause discomfort or side effects, and may interact adversely with pharmaceutical medications. Do not use herbs internally without the approval of a doctor or medical professional if you are currently on medications or have a history of medical conditions.