Hibiscus tea is a relief for high blood pressure and cholesterol
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Hibiscus tea has many health benefits such as giving you relief from high cholesterol and high blood pressure, reducing the risk of cancer, curing liver disease, speeding up the metabolism, helping in the treatment of anxiety and hypertension, and helping in the healthy and gradual weight loss. It has a sour taste and it is ruby red in color.
It has a similar flavor to cranberry. You can drink it hot or cold. This tea is prepared by boiling parts of the hibiscus plant and in most cases, flowers are used.
The scientific name of this plant is Hibiscus sabdariffa. It has many local names and the most common is Roselle.
10 health benefits of hibiscus tea
Good for both summer and winter
You can drink hibiscus tea as an iced tea or a hot tea. If you want to keep your body warm in winter, then you should brew it and you should drink it straight away.
In the summer you can drink iced hibiscus tea. You will have to spend 20 minutes preparing it and then you can cool your body in a refreshing and healthy way.
Weight loss
If you want to lose weight, then you should drink hibiscus tea. If you eat food that is rich in carbohydrates, then you can easily gain weight.
There are some studies in which is shown that hibiscus tea can help you to lose weight because the hibiscus extract will lower the absorption of glucose and starch. This plant inhibits the production of amylase that will help in the absorption of starch and carbohydrates. This is a reason why hibiscus is a part of many weight loss products.
Satiates thirst
This kind of tea is used in many sport-drinks to satiate thirst. This is a reason why is used as an iced form of hibiscus tea. This tea can cool your body in a very fast way. It has medicinal properties such as being a diuretic which can flush out the excess toxins and fluids from your body.
Aids digestion
There are many people around the world who drink hibiscus tea to improve their digestion. It can increase bowel movements and urination. It is used to treat constipation because it has diuretic properties. It can help to avoid colorectal cancer and improve the health of your gastrointestinal system.
Antidepressant properties
This tea has minerals (such as flavonoids that possess antidepressant properties) and vitamins. It can help you to calm down your nervous system and it can reduce depression and anxiety by creating a relaxed sensation in your mind and body.
Menstrual pain
The hibiscus tea will give you relief from the menstrual pain and cramps. Also, it will help you to restore hormone balance as well which can help you to reduce the symptoms of menstruation overeating, depression, and mood swings.
Anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties
Hibiscus tea has an ascorbic acid that is also known as Vitamin C. This acid will boost and stimulate the activity of the immune system. It will prevent you from catching the flu and cold. Also, it can be used as a natural treatment for the discomfort which is caused by the fever because it possesses a cooling effect.
Anti-cancer properties
Hibiscus tea has antioxidant and anti-tumor properties. It can slow down the growth of cancerous cells by inducing programmed cell death (which is a process known as apoptosis).
Protects liver
There are some studies which are shown that hibiscus tea can help in treating liver disease. It can help to protect your body from many diseases because it can neutralize the free radicals which are present in your cells and body tissues. This is a reason why we should drink a lot of hibiscus tea (to have normal health).
Lowering cholesterol
This tea has antioxidant properties that will help you to lower the low-density cholesterol in your body which will protect your blood vessels from damage and it will protect against heart disease. There was one study in which was shown that people who suffer from diabetes type 2 when they have drunk hibiscus tea, then this helped to lower triglycerides and cholesterol and it lowers the density of lipoprotein cholesterol.
Prevents diabetes
People who suffer from blood sugar disorders such as diabetes should drink hibiscus tea because it has hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic properties.