Tea decoder · Celestial Seasonings
What’s in Celestial Seasonings Tension Tamer?
Label checked
At a glance
- Calming herbs
- Chamomile, Linden flower, Hops, Licorice root
- Flags
- Licorice: blood pressure & heart cautionDaisy-family allergy risk
- Caffeine
- Caffeine-free (per manufacturer)
- Amounts per bag
- Not disclosed on the product page
- Not yet reviewed
- catnip, eleuthero
What does the label list?
Eleuthero, Peppermint, Cinnamon, Ginger, Chamomile, Lemongrass, Licorice, Catnip, Tilia Flowers, Natural Lemon Flavor with Other Natural Flavors, Hops, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12)
Full ingredient list as shown on the manufacturer’s product page. Labels change; check the box you buy. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
What does the evidence say about these herbs?
| Herb | Evidence | In short |
|---|---|---|
| Chamomile | Tested as tea | The most common calming-tea ingredient. Trials of chamomile tea are few and small, the one placebo-tea trial we found showed no anxiety benefit, and the EU herbal monograph lists no calming or sleep use at all. |
| Linden flower | Traditional use only | A mild, honeyed flower in many bedtime blends, including Sleepytime. The EU recognizes it for mild stress on the basis of long use, but we found no human trials. |
| Hops | Extract trials only | Better known from beer, hops appear in several sleep blends. Human evidence comes from tablets that combine hops with valerian, so the effect of hops alone is unknown. |
| Licorice root | Caution ingredient | Used in many blends for sweetness, not calm. It earns a caution flag because its glycyrrhizin can raise blood pressure and disturb heart rhythm. |
Evidence grades describe each herb in general, not this product. No trial we know of has tested Celestial Seasonings Tension Tamer itself. How grades work.
Who should check before drinking it?
- Licorice: blood pressure & heart caution. From licorice root.
- Daisy-family allergy risk. From chamomile.
More cautions, such as warfarin interactions and pregnancy, are on each herb’s page. Not a complete interaction check. If you take medicines, are pregnant or breastfeeding, ask a pharmacist or doctor.
Where can I see it?
Celestial Seasonings product page
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