![]() ![]() Red clover - antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, reduces bad cholesterol, thins blood Hibiscus flower - antioxidants, control blood pressure, lowers cholesterol Rosemary - improves liver action and blood circulation, improves memory Stinging nettle - cleanses blood, stimulates liver & kidneysīlackberry/Dewberry - high in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants blood cleanser Licorice - reduces congestion, improves focus Lemongrass - cleanses blood, liver and kidneys reduces blood pressure Do you want to sleep or wake up? Are you suffering from a cold? Do you need your heart, or blood to function better? Do need to calm your stomach or your nerves? Yeah, there's a herb for that.īurdock root - blood purifier, antioxidantsĬinnamon - improves circulation, may increase longevityĭandelion root - stimulates liver, flushes system ![]() Now it's time for the best part of herbal teas, the wonderful effects they can have on your body. Ginseng roots (flavor becomes bitter if left in water too long) Wash them thoroughly before use or purchase organically grown fruits. *Warning: the peel of store-bought citrus fruit may have been treated with fungicides or other potentially toxic compounds. Mixing and matching these flavors is one of the great joys of herbal tea. ![]() But even Black tea been shown to reduce the clogging of arteries, inhibit cancer growth, and fight some viruses!īesides the assorted health and wellness chemicals available in herbal teas (sect. This results in the richest taste but a reduction of many helpful chemicals except for the antioxidants. Black tea is allowed to break down the farthest. Oolong tea is partially broken giving it a richer flavor and a slight reduction in the chemicals we seek. Green tea is the least “broken” of the teas and so maintains the highest concentrations of beneficial chemicals but has the weakest flavor by most Western standards. This natural chemical process occurs as the leaves are dried and and once the proper level of breakdown has occur the leaves are heated to stop further breakdown. The difference between the three depends on how the leaves are treated after picking, mainly how much enzymatic breakdown they are allowed to undergo. The most common teas (Black, Oolong, and Green) all come from the Camellia sinensis plant, originally from Asia. However, why stop there? How about adding chemicals that can perk you up or make you relax, chemicals that can stimulate your immune system or settle down your stomach, chemicals that can reduces cramps or clear your sinuses of goo, maybe even extend your life? Yeah, they can do that and more. If all you want to do is protect your molecules from destruction then regular tea is fine. Getting rid of the free radicals greatly reduces molecular damage to your cells, which is a very good thing. These free radicals would normally bounce around ripping apart other necessary molecules, which is a very bad thing. Most flavonoids work as antioxidants which is just a fancy way of saying they get rid of the bad, highly-reactive molecules (aka free radicals) in your body. ![]() You basic “Lipton's” tea is loaded with a number of beneficial chemicals with the main class being known as "flavoniods". So, what's all this about teas and why are they so dang healthy? As usual, it's all about the chemistry. ![]()
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