Herbs tea is an essential recipe of winter. It is widely used all over the world. Some people take it for taste, some for getting relief from cold weather effects. But the major use of herbal teas is to get health benefits. Many herbs are used to make a herbal tea. Every herb has its own benefits, we will discuss 7 popular herbal teas.Difference between Regular and Herbal Tea?
Herbal tea is different from regular black tea. It is prepared from different herbs like peppermint, ginger, lemon and others. It contains the extract of leaves of a herb, which gives all benefits of that herb.
How a Herbal Tea is prepared?
1. Peppermint Tea
Peppermint is a versatile plant and is widely used in food preparation. It is also used in hygiene products and in beverages.
- Peppermint tea has anti-inflammatory effect.
- It is a great tea to suppress the appetite.
- Therefore, It is helpful in weight loss.
2. Lemon Balm Tea
Lemon balm is used as herbal tea, often it is used in combination with other herbs like spearmint. In traditional Australian medicine, it is prescribed both for internal (as herbal tea) and external (as oil) use.
- It has calming effect Helps with common cold and other respiratory issues and
- Alleviates digestive problems.
- It is also helpful in treating headache and toothache.
3. Green Tea
It is very powerful herbal tea and contains many health benefits. It is the most used herbal tea around the globe. It contains polyphenols, which reduce the formation of free radicals in body. Most powerful ingredient in green tea is Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG), which is able to treat many diseases. It also contains minerals in it.
- It is anti-oxidant
- Reduces bad cholesterol
- Increases the rate of healthy cells generation in body
- Relaxes the body and gives calming effect
4. Yerba Mate Tea
Dried Yerba mate leaves are used to prepare herbal tea. It is helpul to reduce fatigue. It contains caffeine, which acts as stimulant.
- It helps opening respiratory passages
- Reduces lipids
- Helpful in low blood pressure problems
- Reduces bad Cholesterol
5. Stinging Nettle Tea
Historically Stinging nettle is used to treat painful muscles and joints, arthritis, anemia, and eczema. In general it is used to treat seasonal fever, urinary problems, joint pain and insect bites. Tea of Stinging Nettle can give us many benefits.
- It boosts Energy
- It is useful in seasonal allergies
- Useful to treat arthritis
6. Ginger Tea
In Pakistan it is a common ingredient of every kitchen. However, it is being used for its medicinal properties for very long time. It is used to treat digestive problems, like motion sickness, loss of appetite and pain. Ginger tea contains many benefits, some of them are given below.
- Fights cancer
- It eases motion sickness
- Helps with weight loss
- Relieves tired Muscles
- Helps body to absorb nutrients from food
7. Cinnamon Tea
"Cinnamon is best known as a spice, sprinkled on toast and lattes. But extracts from the bark of the cinnamon tree have also been used traditionally as medicine throughout the world." WebMD It has been consumed since 2000 BC in ancient Egypt Medicines. It is useful in muscle spasms, vomiting, diarrhea, infections, the common cold, loss of appetite, and erectile dysfunction (ED).
- Increases anti-oxidants in body
- Help fight viruses
- Anti-Bacterial
- Develops Memory and Alertness
- Helps in Alzheimer’s Disease
- Reduces Depression, Enhances Mood
