Karkade Tea: What's Healthy

Carcade is an amazing drink of rich ruby ​ ​ color with a bright sweet and sour taste.

Many people have known this taste since childhood. Karkade tea is obtained from the dried petals of the Sudanese rose, a genus of hibiscus of a certain species (Hibiscus sabdariffa).

In the Russian Tea Company, you can buy karkade in the classic version, as well as in the form of a ready-made mixture of natural fruits, berries, flowers and herbs at attractive prices.

Tea from the wonderful hibiscus plant

The history of karkade tea dates back to ancient Egypt.

There is even evidence that Cleopatra could not live without a drink brewed from hibiscus flowers and considered it an elixir of youth.

In addition, archaeologists have discovered the ingredient in the tombs of the pharaohs.

The popularity of the drink quickly spread to other parts of the world - countries in Southern Europe, Asia, China, Mexico and others.

Today, hibiscus is grown in every country. In Russia, hibiscus tea appeared about 20 years ago.

The drink is usually called tea, although it is made not from tea tree leaves, but from inflorescences and petals of a Sudanese rose, but this does not change the essence. Karkade is really an extraordinary drink.

The finished infusion of tea has a rich ruby ​ ​ color, the taste is tart and refreshing. The drink has long been famous for its rich composition of healing substances.

References to its benefits can be found in ancient records of various peoples of the world.

For example, in Egypt, with the help of a drink, they reduced the temperature, treated heart disease, the nervous system.

Africans applied karkade tea to treat the liver and relieve cold symptoms. In Iran, the drink is still used to normalize pressure.

China and Thailand are the largest manufacturers of carcade, providing the largest part of the supply worldwide.

But the best flowers of the Sudanese rose grow directly in Sudan and Nigeria. It is this karkade tea that you will find in the RCC assortment. Be sure to try red tea . The price will surprise you.

 

A wonderful drink with excellent taste has few calories and a huge number of useful properties. It includes the following useful connections:

• Antioxidants.
  The composition is famous for the presence of special antioxidants, highly valuable in folk medicine - anthocyanins. Such antioxidants contain many red berries. Protocatechic acid is another type of antioxidants in the plant, which has a positive effect on the state of cells.
  With the help of antioxidants, the body fights free radicals, and oxidative damage to cells is reduced. Thus, the destructive processes of the body are neutralized, inflammation decreases, youth remains at the cellular level.
• Flavonoids.
  Thanks to flavonoids, antibacterial and radioprotective effects are activated in the body. With their help, you can prevent seasonal diseases and other negative factors affecting immunity.
• Vitamins and minerals.
  Hibiscus flower tea contains vitamin C. Also high in vitamin A, B vitamins, potassium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, sodium, zinc, copper, calcium.

Karkade Properties

Considering this chemical composition, consider how karkade is useful:

• pressure normalization;
• increased elasticity, strength of blood vessels;
• withdrawal from the body & ldquo; bad & rdquo; cholesterol;
• GI normalization;
• effective resistance to bacteria and viruses;
• stimulation of liver function, its purification;
• relief from food or alcohol intoxication;
• stimulating the growth of beneficial bacteria in the intestine, eliminating pathological, harmful microflora;
• relaxation of the nervous system - the drink soothes and relieves spasms;
• anti-aging and tonic effect on the body without affecting the nervous system;
• reduce the risk of developing oncology, prevent the spread of malignant cells;
• bone strengthening.

The properties of karkade improve the condition of the body in fever of infectious origin due to citric acid.

The drink will also help prevent colds and is an excellent preventive treatment.

A chilled drink quickly quenches thirst in sweltering weather. An environmentally friendly product can be consumed by almost everyone.

Contraindications to karkada are strictly individual - for example, if there is an aggravated stomach ulcer, gastritis, kidney stones, the presence of allergic reactions.

Special benefits of karkade in combination with other natural ingredients. For example, a bright blend Strawberry marshmallows will delight strawberry lovers, since hibiscus sourness is complemented by the sweetness of berries.

Karkade for women

Due to the huge number of useful trace elements in hibiscus, the benefits of karkade for women are significant.

Karkade tea is used to lose weight, strengthen the general condition of the body and to restore the functioning of the nervous system.

The properties of karkade are unique in that all useful trace elements remain in the flower from which the drink is made when dried and cooked. Karkade for women will become an assistant in the following cases:

• relieving spasms for headaches, migraines, painful menstruation;
• getting the genitourinary system up and running;
• improve stomach, intestine, liver function;
• Toxin excretion;
• normalization of cholesterol levels;
• better brain function;
• strengthening the immune system. For these purposes, berry fresh is perfect.

The benefit of karkade is also that the drink acts on the whole body, strengthens it and increases its protective functions. It is the prevention of many diseases.

There are also contraindications to karkade for women - it should not be used during pregnancy planning, during gestation, during lactation.

Carcade in weight loss and cosmetology

The properties of the carcade allow it to be used for external skin care.

The finished drink is frozen in an ice mold, then the face is wiped with a cube of frozen infusion.

The skin is enriched with beneficial substances from the infusion and toned by ice.

A great peel can be made from a brewed drink. To do this, mix the brewed flowers of the Sudanese rose with ground coffee and mix into a gruel-like consistency.

The prepared scrub is used for face and body, gently massaging, then rinsing with water.

The karkade drink is great for weight loss, as regular consumption improves metabolism and eliminates excess fluid.

When combined with exercise and a personalized diet, women have a good effect.

As a substitute for sugary drinks, a mixture of Royal dessert with berries and fruits is perfect.

With regular use of drinks with hibiscus, the skin becomes toned and elastic, the quality of hair and nails can significantly improve. Also, women observe a decrease in cellulite.

Karkade and pressure

It is not for nothing that Karkade and pressure are mentioned together so often. The drink really stabilizes the pressure, as it expands the walls of the vessels. The indicators are also normalized due to the diuretic properties of hibiscus infusion when the body leaves excess fluid.

Many people believe that drinking a hot drink leads to an increase in pressure, and a cold drink leads to a decrease. What is the reason for this? It's just that the cold brewing method allows you to almost completely preserve enzymes in tea that help expand the vessels, so it is believed that the cold carcade reduces pressure.

In a hot drink, slightly less useful trace elements are retained, which leads to the least efficiency in increasing pressure. It is worth noting that people with hypotension should be more careful about consuming a hibiscus flower drink, regardless of the method of preparation.

How to weld a carcade correctly

An aromatic and healing drink has long been prepared in two ways - cold and hot. The first is perfect for hot weather, as it quickly quenches thirst, tones and invigorates. Hot karkade will help with colds and is suitable for evening tea.

How to brew karkade with a cold strait:

• 1 tablespoon of hibiscus flowers is poured with 0.5 l of boiled water cooled to room temperature. The infusion container is covered and infused for up to 8 hours.

How to brew karkade with a hot strait:

• 1 teaspoon of dry petals is poured with 250 ml of 90-degree hot water, covered and infused for 5 minutes. The depth of color and saturation of taste depend on the duration of brewing. One infusion is calculated for one step.

There are also general rules for properly brewing red tea from hibiscus petals:

• it is best to use enameled or porcelain utensils for brewing;
• The already welded petals are not re-spilled. One teapot of the drink is designed for one tea party, which should be held immediately after the preparation of the drink;
• after drinking tea, it is recommended to rinse your mouth with water so that the rich color of the drink and the acids existing in the chemical composition do not damage the tooth enamel.