1 Steep the tea for 5 minutes. Dunk the tea bags a few times in the water to fully hydrate, then leave submerged with the strings hanging over the side of the pot. After 5 minutes, remove the bags and discard.  Add the sugar to the tea.
Nettle tea can be used as an effective home remedy for seasonal allergies, as it has the anti-histamine properties. It controls the production of histamine in our body and makes it less effective, thereby reducing the intensity of seasonal allergies.
8 Remedies For Spring Allergies. Ahh, Spring! All winter long we anticipate the warmer weather, chirpier birds, and blooming flowers. But for one in four Americans, spring also heralds seasonal allergies, an immune system response that turns sufferers into congested, itchy sneeze machines. Plus, thanks to a precipitation-heavy winter, experts are predicting a particularly severe Spring pollen season.