Hibiscus flower tea is made from the petals of hibiscus flowers (scientific name - Hibiscus sabdariff) or Sudanese rose - shrubs and trees of the malva family. You can count about 150 different species of this plant, and it is grown in Egypt, China, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Thailand and Ceylon.
Usually, large and thick petals are collected and then dried (up to 10 cm). Of course, large-leaf tea is preferable and more useful, although crushed into powder is used, with all kinds of additives that change its taste and quality.
Classic hibiscus tea - a drink with a rich red color, having a pleasant sweet and sour taste, quenching thirst and restoring vitality - was popular and loved by the ancient Egyptians.
Today, Egypt's national drink is Hibiscus tea, the beneficial properties of which are determined by the substances contained in it: fruit acids, amino acids, antioxidants, easily digestible carbohydrates, vitamins, macro- and micronutrients, bioflanoids, polysaccharides and pectin. The properties of tea contribute to the release of heavy metals and toxins from the body.
It is also important to know how useful Hibiscus tea is - with regular use of this excellent tonic drink, cholesterol levels are reduced and toxins are removed from the body. It helps with fever and with a hangover syndrome.
The list of all the useful hibiscus tea can be continued. This is a calming effect, and increased protection against adverse effects on the liver, and cleansing the body, and stimulating the production of bile, as well as relieving muscle cramps and diuretic properties.
This is not all that hibiscus tea is remarkable for. The useful properties of it are not limited to this. Vitamin P contained in it regulates the permeability of blood vessels, strengthening their walls, and quercetin treats eye diseases, improves visual acuity.
The high content of antioxidants helps prevent the formation of tumors and has a pronounced anti-aging effect on the body.
Hibiscus, whose beneficial properties are indisputable, is not recommended for people who have high acidity and children under one year of age.
When preparing this wonderful drink, you need to pay attention to how to brew hibiscus properly. It is important to use only china or glassware. If the containers are made of another material, there is a risk of getting an unpleasant color of the drink. In order not to lose almost all the vitamins, it is better to just make the hibiscus petals with boiling water.
One of the tips on how to brew hibiscus tea correctly: usually 1 teaspoon of the petals is taken in a glass of water, but depending on their taste preferences you can vary their number. For example, pour one hundred and fifty milliliters of boiling water 2 tablespoons of hibiscus tea and let it brew for about 5 minutes.
And to quench your thirst and tone the body, you can make a great drink by following one of the recipes - pour tea leaves with cold water and put in the refrigerator for 2 days.
Cairo recipe - hibiscus petals soak for 2-3 hours in cold water. Bring to a boil and boil for five minutes over very low heat. Having removed the container from the fire, catch all the flowers - and the drink is ready.
It is very useful as an excellent vitamin supplement to use petals soaked in tea leaves - the protein content in them is up to 9.5%. And they also contain 13 amino acids, of which 6 are indispensable, and the body simply cannot exist without them.
This is what Hibiscus tea turns out to be , whose beneficial properties will always help keep the body in good shape. Drink more often it is a wonderful drink to stay young and energetic for a long time!