How to Make Hibiscus Tea: Prepare Tasty Recipes
Learn how to make hibiscus tea recipes that bring countless benefits to your body
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Hibiscus tea provides numerous health benefits. In addition to helping with weight loss, the flower also relieves PMS and menstruation symptoms, prevents colds and flu, is antidepressant, protects the liver and heart and so on. Learn more in the article "Hibiscus tea: benefits and contraindications", which also teaches a simple recipe to prepare tea.
To diversify the hibiscus flavor and enrich the tea's nutritional content, learn how to make two different types of hibiscus tea and take care of your health! Don't forget to check the contraindications at the end of this article.
Hibiscus tea with ginger and Sicilian lemon
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon of dried hibiscus petals
- 1 tablespoon of mate tea
- 1 piece of ginger
- 1/2 Sicilian lemon
Method of preparation
- Boil the grated ginger for 8 minutes in 250 ml of water
- Turn off the heat and add the hibiscus and mate tea
- Leave covered for 5 minutes
- When drinking, squeeze half a lemon
- Sweeten with honey if necessary
Hibiscus tea with cinnamon and ginger
Ingredients
- 1 cup of filtered water tea
- 2 teaspoons of hibiscus
- 1 unit of cinnamon stick
- 1 teaspoon of ginger chips
Method of preparation
- Boil the water
- In a cup, place the hibiscus, cinnamon and ginger
- Cover for 5 minutes and strain
- serve
Contraindications
Pregnant women should avoid consumption, as hibiscus tea causes hormonal changes and can be an agent of miscarriage. For women who want to get pregnant, tea can affect fertility.
It is recommended not to exaggerate the consumption of tea, as it can cause intoxication, in addition to the excessive elimination of important electrolytes, such as sodium and potassium.
Hibiscus tea helps with weight loss, but for that it is necessary to have a healthy and balanced diet and to exercise regularly, otherwise it is not possible to have a healthy weight loss.
Hibiscus is also contraindicated for people who have low blood pressure as it can cause dizziness, weakness and drowsiness.
It is always recommended to consult a doctor or a nutritionist before you start drinking tea frequently, as only a professional will be able to indicate the ideal amount of hibiscus tea that you can consume in a beneficial way for your body.
