Clove is a fragrant spice. It has a rich, unique taste and healing properties. At the same time, this spice is relatively inexpensive. Clove tea is incredibly good for the body. How to cook it? We will tell in our article. But first, let's take a quick look at the popularity of spice.
History
Clove has been popular since ancient times. In ancient Egypt, this plant was appreciated by ordinary people. In the fifteenth century, the popularity of cloves reached the European states. Note that the history of the popularity of this spice is closely intertwined with a mass of intrigue, ethnic confrontations, battles and even trade wars.
The Moluccas are considered the birthplace of cloves. Entrepreneurial citizens of the south decided to enrich themselves in this spice and monopolized the market for its supplies. Although a few years later the Dutch, as well as the French, joined the trade struggle.
The main events around the market took place in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Then the largest countries in Europe entered the spice war. The result, of course, was the death of the islanders themselves.
Then, in the nineteenth century, the sultan of Zanzibar Sayyid Side paid close attention to this plant. At that time, he began to mass plant this plant within the island. At the same time, he actively exported fruits to other states. Now this island is the world leader in the production of spices. But he is very competitive with Madagascar, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.
Useful properties of cloves. How does it affect the body?
In folk medicine, clove tea and tincture from this plant are often used. Why is that? What is the use of clove tea? Let's look at how this healing drink affects the human body:
- eliminates diarrhea, muscle pain;
- relieves physical fatigue;
- stimulates the intestines;
- relieves nervous fatigue;
- acts as an anesthetic for colic in the stomach.
Also, clove tea is used to treat otitis media and throat diseases. Note that this drink can also gargle. There is even an opinion that clove tea and decoctions from it impede the development of cancer cells. That is, they resist cancer.
Brewing Recommendations
There are several options for making tea with ginger, cloves, cinnamon. These drinks differ in aroma, effect on the body.
If it is time for ARVI, it is better to maintain your body and strengthen your immune system. You can make healthy tea for these purposes. Ginger, cloves, cinnamon are the main components of a healing drink. It will also require a few additional ones. Note that during the ARVI season, clove tea will be useful. He warms the body with chills. Also, the drink eliminates headache and halitosis. In addition, clove tea has a positive effect on the nervous system.
To make a drink you will need:
- half of one cinnamon stick;
- half a liter of water;
- 25 grams of sugar;
- two slices of lemon;
- three medium clove buds;
- 20 grams of black tea (large leaf preferably);
- ginger;
- 40 milliliters of orange juice.
First mix the following ingredients thoroughly: ginger, cinnamon and cloves. Next, fill the components with water. Put on the stove, bring to a boil. The resulting liquid pour tea leaves. After about five minutes have passed, add sugar. Then, if desired, add orange juice and lemon slices. Tea should be drunk three to four times a day.
Cinnamon Tea
For cooking you will need:
- sugar (optional, taste);
- 2 buds of cloves;
- cinnamon stick;
- 500 ml of water;
- 20 grams of black tea.
Put all the ingredients except tea in a pan. Fill with water. Bring to a boil. Then pour the mixture with the resulting composition. Let it brew. After add sugar.
Lemon tea
Another variant of delicious tea, which has a lot of useful properties.
For cooking you will need:
- 200 ml of water;
- 500 ml of boiling water;
- four buds of cloves (choose larger);
- half a tablespoon of honey, sugar;
- ¼ cup lemon juice;
- a tablespoon of black tea.
Prepare syrup from sugar with water. Preheat it for ten minutes. Brew tea (tea leaves) in 500 ml of boiling water. Let it brew for about seven minutes. After strain the tea leaves. Next, add tea to the prepared syrup. Now you can add lemon juice. Serve the drink in separate cups, adding a couple of lemon slices and a clove bud to each.
Contraindications
Those who plan to consume clove tea should know that such a drink should not be consumed in large quantities. Note that too often it is not worth drinking it, a couple of cups a day will be enough. Note that with hypertension and pregnancy it is extremely undesirable to increase the volume, as well as the frequency of the drink consumed. To refrain from it at all is for those who have chronic diseases of the digestive tract.