Nobody knows the exact age of tea from the petals of Sudanese roses. In ancient Egypt, hibiscus tea, the beneficial properties and contraindications of which are described in the article, could only afford the pharaohs. Sour ruby drink quenches thirst, and has many beneficial properties.
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Hibiscus tea - what is it?
Hibiscus is a dried bract of hibiscus or Sudanese roses. The infusion of this plant was first used in ancient Egypt, from there it spread throughout the world, and became popular.
Hibiscus has nothing to do with tea bush.
He has a lot of useful qualities:
- dilates blood vessels;
- has a diuretic effect;
- Helps maintain normal blood pressure
- contains rutin, which affects the permeability of capillaries, improves their strength;
- Includes trace elements and vitamins necessary for the body;
- anthocyanins in hibiscus have an anti-cancer effect.
Due to the large number of anthocyanins, the drink has a rich red color. Petals, as well as all parts of the plant are edible. After brewing tea, they can be eaten, or added to the salad.
What taste does the drink have
Flower tea contains fruit acids, which gives it a sour taste. If you add sugar, the taste will be sweet or sweet and sour, it all depends on the amount of sugar and the strength of the drink.
The pleasant aroma of flower tea can be supplemented with spices - cloves, vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, pepper.
To taste, it resembles a fruit drink made from red berries. If you brew it with apples and sugar, it looks like cherry-apple compote.
Useful properties and composition of tea Karkade
The drink from the petals of Sudanese rose has unique healing properties, it has been revered since antiquity, as a cure for 100 diseases.
Beneficial effect of Hibiscus tea:
- Strengthens the immune system, increases the body's immunity to respiratory diseases.
- Regulates blood pressure due to the vasodilating effect of anthocyanins and the diuretic effect.
- With a high eye strain, it helps maintain vision.
- For the prevention of diabetes. If the disease is already there, drinking it helps it to be easier to tolerate.
- Stops the inflammatory process, kills pathogenic bacteria.
- Used to treat skin diseases in the form of lotions, heals even trophic ulcers.
- It has a diuretic and choleretic effect.
- It removes toxins and salts of heavy metals from the body.
- Prevents the development of cancerous tumors.
- Normalizes the liver and gall bladder.
- Helps in the fight against excess weight.
- It removes parasites from the body when consumed on an empty stomach, without sugar.
Hot and cold drink perfectly quenches thirst, restores strength and gives energy. Its regular use is the prevention of many terrible diseases - heart attack, stroke, cancer, tuberculosis.
What is useful for women and men
The benefits of hibiscus for women and men are undeniable. Healing properties are due to the chemical composition of the plant.
Dry raw materials contain:
- proteins;
- fats
- plant fiber;
- phosphorus;
- iron;
- calcium;
- carotene;
- riboflavin;
- vitamin C;
- thiamine;
- a nicotinic acid;
- antioxidants;
- anthocyanins;
- bioflavonoids;
- organic acids.
A drink from Sudanese rose dilates blood vessels, which increases blood circulation in the pelvic organs in women and men. This helps to increase potency, improves well-being and exacerbates perception.
Hibiscus men are useful for overcoming the hangover syndrome. Removing toxins from the body, the drink quickly cleanses the blood of residual alcohol.
Women, like the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra, can take baths with the infusion of Sudanese rose petals, this will help rejuvenate the skin and relieve inflammation.
Karkade at pressure - increases, or lowers
Hibiscus dilates the walls of blood vessels, so that blood pressure returns to normal.
Hypertensive patients suffering from high blood pressure are recommended to consume the drink constantly.
The diuretic properties of hibiscus have a positive effect on lowering blood pressure, it removes all excess fluid from the body.
It is generally accepted that hot tea from the petals of Sudanese roses raises pressure, while cold tea lowers. This is not entirely true. Simply, with the cold brewing method, a larger number of anthocyanins, affecting the expansion of blood vessels, remains unchanged. Therefore, tea brewed in a cold way reduces pressure more effectively. With the hot method of preparing a drink, part of the nutrients are destroyed, and the hypotensive effect is manifested less. Those who suffer from low blood pressure should use the hibiscus with caution.
Varieties of tea
About a hundred years ago, 3 varieties were bred.
All of them are grown in tropical countries, since hibiscus does not tolerate frost:
- "Rico" - a high-yielding variety with large inflorescences, is very popular in the food industry;
- "Victor" - on the stem there are fewer inflorescences, grown in subtropical regions, used in bast and food industries;
- “Archer” - is distinguished by a greenish-white or yellow color of the petals and receptacle, it is more often used for making salads than for tea, the drink is transparent, with a yellow tint.
Sudanese rose tea is sold in transparent bags, which allows you to view the contents and make the right choice. It is better to give preference to large petals. They give a richer and healthier drink.
There are hibiscus in bags for disposable tea leaves, it does not give a saturated color and taste, sometimes it contains impurities. Packaged tea does not have such a powerful healing effect on the body as a drink from whole petals.
Brew correctly
Tea brewing methods are different. It is often poured with boiling water, but you can prepare this drink by insisting the petals of a Sudanese rose in cold water. Sometimes added to taste, in addition to sugar, various spices - pepper, nutmeg.
Hot Hibiscus Tea
In order to properly brew hibiscus, you will need:
- glass or porcelain teapot with a volume of 1.5 liters of water;
- sugar 30 g;
- 30 g dry Sudanese rose petals.
Cooking:
- Petals fall asleep in cold water. Thanks to this, the drink will be more saturated.
- The water in the kettle is heated to a boil, 30 g of sugar is added for taste. When the drink boils, heat is reduced to a minimum, and simmer for 5 minutes.
- During this time, the tea becomes thick, the petals swell, giving all the beneficial substances contained in them.
Drink a drink, both cold and hot. There is no special tea ceremony; it can be served beautifully in glass cups.
Tea cold, medicinal
For cooking you will need:
- melt or distilled water 1 l;
- Hibiscus tea 2 tbsp. l .;
- green tea 0.5 tbsp. l .;
- lemon juice 0.5 tbsp.
Cooking:
- Adding the dry petals of Sudanese rose, green tea and lemon juice into cold water, the drink is put in the refrigerator for the night.
- Tea is ready in the morning. They drink it, slightly warming, in small sips, in a glass, before eating.
Such a drink perfectly cleanses the blood, strengthens the walls of blood vessels, it is undesirable to use it for those who suffer from gastritis or a stomach ulcer.
How long does it take
Tea brewing time depends on the method of preparation:
- If you brew tea in hot water and then languish for 5-10 minutes, it is immediately ready to drink.
- When the dried flowers of Sudanese roses are simply poured with boiling water, the drink is infused for about 20 minutes.
- You can prepare flower tea in cold water. Then the brewing time is increased to 2 hours.
The choice of brewing method corresponds to taste preferences and the desired flow temperature. For hot tea, 1 method of brewing is more suitable, warm - the second, and cold - the third method of preparation.
How to drink a slimming drink?
Eating hibiscus helps to gradually lose weight. It contains substances that slow down the absorption of sugar, and contribute to the digestion of carbohydrates.
For weight loss, hibiscus drink 2-3 glasses a day without sugar or with a small amount, daily, for a month. Then take a break for 2-3 weeks, and continue to drink daily for another month. If there are no contraindications to the use of tea from Sudanese roses, treatment courses can be carried out several times a year, making them a good habit.
Contraindications and harm from use
You should not get too carried away with a miraculous drink; you can drink it no more than 3 glasses a day.
There are contraindications to the use of hibiscus:
- allergy to tea from Sudanese roses;
- gastric ulcer and gastritis;
- cholelithiasis and urolithiasis;
- hypotension.
During pregnancy and breastfeeding, it is advisable to coordinate the use of hibiscus with the attending doctor in a antenatal clinic, and then with a pediatrician. If the newborn has an allergy, drinking the drink is contraindicated.
Hibiscus tea has no contraindications for most people, has healing properties and a pleasant taste. Drinking it is useful daily for the prevention of diseases.
