Hibiscus Tea

2 Litres

Hibiscus Tea

5 minPrep Time

5 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

  • 2 liters of water
  • Handful of dried hibiscus leaves/flours or 4 bags of hibiscus tea
  • I lemon juiced
  • Stevia or erythritol to taste
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How To Make

  1. No need to boil the water, just add the 2 litres of clean water (preferably not tap due to chlorine and fluoride and other chemicals, to the hibiscus leaves.
  2. Leave in the fridge to brew / steep overnight. Sip throughout the next day.
  3. OPTIONAL - 250ml of the above hibiscus tea in a blender with a bunch of mint and blend. (any leafy green can be used) for the highest antioxidant drink ever! Drink up and enjoy.

Nutrition

7.8.1.2
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Steeping the Hibiscus

The dried hibiscus looks like this

Steep in cold filtered water

As the tea steeps, it will get darker and richer it a nice raspberry, inviting red colour

.  after 1 hour


Research:

Hibiscus tea lowers blood pressure: https://academic.oup.com/jn/article/140/2/298/4600320

Effects of Hibiscus tea and hypertension: H Mozaffari-Khosravi, B A jalali-Khanabadi, M Afkhami-Ardekani, F Fatehi, M Noori-Shadkam. The effects of sour tea (Hibiscus sabdariffa) on hypertension in patients with type II diabetes. J Hum Hypertens. 2009 Jan;23(1):48-54.

Antioxidant and Neuroprotective Properties of Sour Tea (Hibiscus sabdariffa, calyx) and Green Tea (Camellia sinensis) on some Pro-oxidant-induced Lipid Peroxidation in Brain in vitro

 

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