Jasmine Tea: Benefits And Recommendations
Do you enjoy drinking tea?
Did you know that jasmine tea is extremely popular in China and is drunk at almost any meal? The Chinese appreciate jasmine tea due to its pleasant taste, relaxing aroma, but also to the health benefits it has.
It is often combined with green tea, to enhance each other's beneficial effects. Jasmine is also popular in Arab countries, where it is used in perfumes, cosmetics, and home deco.
The beneficial effects of jasmine
Called by the Persians "Yasmin", meaning "gift of God", jasmine has been used for centuries for the natural fragrance of the skin and its aphrodisiac effects.
The women added it to the baths and applied jasmine oil on their bodies. Both effects are still appreciated today, jasmine being one of the essential ingredients used by perfumers around the world and a plant frequently found on the list of ingredients of cosmetics.
Another popular effect of jasmine is sedative. Due to the pleasant aroma, but also due to the volatile oils in the composition, jasmine calms, relaxes, reduces stress and fatigue, and can treat insomnia.
However, it also has moderate caffeine content, so consuming jasmine tea in the evening, after 6 pm, can have the exact opposite effect, preventing us from falling asleep.
Jasmine has also been used by doctors to relieve nervousness, agitation, and arousal. Wealthy women in the nineteenth century used it in the form of volatile oils to relieve anxiety, depression, and excessive emotion.
Jasmine consumed in the form of tea can help eliminate extra pounds. Jasmine tea has antioxidant properties and also speeds up metabolism, helping the body burn calories more efficiently. It is recommended to consume a cup of jasmine tea after a meal if you want to lose weight.
Jasmine tea also has some health benefits related to improving body functions. It lowers cholesterol and regulates intestinal transit, calming the unpleasant symptoms of indigestion.
Many experts claim that the antioxidants in jasmine tea could stop the growth of cancer cells in the body if consumed regularly.
Due to its calming and anti-inflammatory effect, it can relieve headaches, joint pain, rheumatism, fatigue and muscle fever, muscle contractions, and spasms and can treat migraines to some extent.
To relieve joint pain caused by arthritis, it is recommended both the consumption of jasmine and the application of this tea on the skin, in the form of a compress, on painful joints. The anti-inflammatory effect of this tea will relieve pain immediately.
Jasmine tea is also recommended for patients with diabetes because it can regulate blood sugar levels.
Jasmine tea also has restrictions
Jasmine tea is not recommended for pregnant women and people with heart disease due to its high caffeine content. Patients with gastric hyperacidity or ulcers should also avoid this tea because it increases gastric acidity and causes abdominal discomfort, diarrhea, and cramps.
In addition, whether you suffer from chronic diseases or not, overdoses can have more or less serious side effects, such as abdominal pain, vomiting, drowsiness, kidney dysfunction.
Jasmine tea may interact undesirably with some of the medicines you are taking, so it is recommended that you consult your doctor about regular consumption or read the tea label and package leaflet.
How to make jasmine tea
Jasmine tea does not boil in the boil, because this affects both its aroma and its properties. When the water boils, turn off the heat, then add the tea plants and let them brew for about 3 minutes. The amount of jasmine plants for a cup of tea is 1 teaspoon.
If you are a tea person, jasmine tea is most likely a classic tea from your collection.
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