Well, quiet for sure, and I guess possessed of some energy.
Early last year I came across a website that let one choose the ingredients for ones own herbal tea. Great idea. I picked out ten herbs and really liked the result. They let you save your creation so that you can reorder. I did that a few times before it sank in that for a little effort I could get a equal or greater result at 20 percent of the cost. Sure, I may be discounting the cost of effort but I feel that’s justified by otherwise unaccounted payoffs – the joy of experimenting and the learning.
A one time investment in a few mason jars seemed justified.

Rooibos, Honeybush, Chamomile, Ashwagandha root, Eleuthero root, Holy basil (tulsi), Nettle leaf, Cardamom (green), Milk thistle seed, Licorice root, Hawthorn berry. All of these hot-linked to Wikipedia.
This frontier, of making herbal teas, is comparatively limitless. Sourcing is a huge dimension (where did the ingredient come from … was it harvested at the new or full moon, were in incantations appropriate to the desire?). Blending – the proportion of this one relative to that one. Synergies positive and negative – does this one being next to that one produce a whole greater than the sum of the parts effect? (or conversely, whole is less than the sum of the parts). Taste. Effect on state of mind and body.
As to this blend as a whole, it’s great. Warm, tasty, calming and strengthening at once, reflective.
As to the ingredients and their (perceived) noteworthy contributions I’ll start with the base. Rooibos, Honeybush, and Tulsi I’ve used equal parts, probably 40% of the whole. Warm red, no caffeine, supposedly rich in anti-oxidants. Siberian ginseng contributes an earthiness and if you believe it some rejuvenative power. I could consider shifting to Panax Ginseng on this one. Ashwagandha similarly a tonic, many believers. Chamomile calming and with a pleasant flowery bouquet. Nettle leaf I have yet to perceive any taste or benefit yet they seem to be a consistent part of the quacking cacophony of cataloged wonders. Would a voodoo doll perform differently if its head was stuffed with nettle leaves? Empiricism can answer many questions. Cardomom adds a little warmth and spice, probably unimaginable synergies as well. Milk thistle seed much as nettle leaf. Licorice root really does add a sweetness, I use sparingly therefore. Of hawthorn berries I cannot speak highly enough, so much so that also I add hawthorn berry powder. Calming and with a nice berry flavor.
Prompt – Inside the workshop of an herbalist there are apothecary jars filled with herbs as well as tied up bunches of herbs seen drying. There will be a hearth with a fire and a kettle on the hob. The herbalist will be sipping a steaming cup of herbal tea. A warm light suffuses the scene. There is something a mystical sense about the place, as if the herbalist may have come from an alchemical tradition. There is a pad on the table with some alchemical drawings and calculations
There you have it. At the top you see the humble reality. Down here you see the imagination. In this case it’s the latter driving the former. So often it is. Quiet power?