Karkade refers to the plants of the Malva species Rosell family. An adult plant can reach a height of 3.5 meters. Stalk with green leaves with a red tint. Flowers in diameter are up to 7 centimeters, have a special smell. The scientific name of the carcade is Hibiscus sabdariffa, in everyday life it is known as hibiscus or Sudanese rose.
- chemical composition
- Medicinal properties
- Tea Recipes and drinks
- classic recipe
- Slimming
- To get rid of nervous disorders
- To get rid of thirst
- hangover
- Toning
- body from insomnia
- For the diuretic effect
- Contraindications
- Hibiscus in cosmetology
- Mask for dry skin
- Mask for oily skin
- Acne and acne tonic
- Skin rejuvenation
- For oily hair
- For giving skin to thosebad shade
- After shaving
- Procurement and storage of
The birthplace of tea is considered India. Today the plant is cultivated in Egypt, China, Sudan, Mexico and other countries with a tropical climate. The color and quality of the taste depends on the place of cultivation of the plant: the carcade from Egypt is a cherry blossom and has a sour taste, the orange carcade from orange with a salty taste, the Thai carcade is purple and sweet.
Chemical Composition
Tea contains vitamins B, A, C and vitamin P. It contains amino acids, pectins, flavonoids and organic useful acids( omega-3 and omega-6).
Enriched tea with ascorbic acid, it is believed that it is there more than in citrus. One-third of the daily dose of vitamin C can be obtained from 100 grams of carcade tea, as well as 85% of the vitamin B1 norm and half the daily iron dose.
Tea also contains fruit acids( malic and citric), alkaloids and quercetin. It improves eyesight and helps to get rid of eye diseases. Tea is also rich in microelements - phosphorus, sodium, calcium, iron.
to the table of contents ^Medicinal properties of
For those who suffer from reduced or increased pressure, tea from hibiscus flowers will be useful. In the cold state, it reduces pressure, while in hot condition it increases.
Heart tea for the heart is useful because it strengthens the walls of blood vessels and the heart muscle itself.
Being in the composition of vitamin C helps to fight against viruses and infections and supports the performance of the immune system.
Due to the low and high density lipoprotein composition enriched with lipoproteins, it helps to remove harmful cholesterol from the body and reduce its concentration in the blood, which is useful for diabetic patients.
The anti-inflammatory properties of tea cope with respiratory diseases and sore throats.
Drinking tea with a strong cough helps to get rid of phlegm in the lungs.
Tea removes swelling, provoked by fluid retention in the body, this causes its diuretic effect. At the same time, it does not affect the potassium content in the blood, which is very important for those who have cardiovascular diseases.
Fruit acids in the tea help to cope with strong constipation, stimulating the production of digestive enzymes. Regular use of tea is a good preventative against constipation.
Tea is rich in polyphenols, which have an antioxidant effect on the body, due to what tea copes with alcohol intoxication and hangover.
Karkad fights against carcinoma cells in the stomach and does not allow developing cancerous tumors.
Regular use of tea improves the gastrointestinal tract. It has a positive effect on the body with dysbiosis( kills a pathogenic microflora, helps colonize the intestines with beneficial bacteria).
Karkade tea for men is wonderful as a means of increasing libido.
Tea karkade for women is used for menstrual irregularities and severe bleeding.
It also cleanses the liver, has antipyretic effect, fights with cramps, has a helminthic effect, dissolves stones in the internal organs, removes excess salt from gout, cures insomnia, relieves spasms and soothes, affects the condition and color of the hair on the head.
to the table of contents ^Recipes for tea and drinks
Tea is useful for many problems and ailments.
to table of contents ^Classic recipe
Tablespoon of dried hibiscus petals and a glass of cold water. Dried plant for 2 hours. The resulting mixture is brought to a boil and kept on fire for 3 minutes. Strain and drink in cold or hot. When preparing not to use metal dishes, as dry flowers come into contact with it, the tea acquires a grayish tint, the taste qualities deteriorate. Do not use a lot of sugar: for a cup not more than 1 teaspoon.
For slimming
Half a teaspoon of fresh ground ginger, a pinch of ground cardamom and 2 tablespoons of carcade put in a glass container, pour a liter of hot water. Infuse for 10 minutes. Use instead of tea.
to the table of contents ^For getting rid of nervous disorders
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons karkade, 2 slices of lemon, a teaspoon of stevia honey and half a teaspoon of spices for mulled wine. In a glass container, pour 2 cups of water, add stevia and lemon. Simmer for a minute. Add karkade and spices, cook for 2 more minutes. Use cold or hot.
To get rid of thirst
Ingredients: juice from one medium lemon, 2tablespoons karkade, a tablespoon of stevia. Boil 2 liters of water and fill it with stevia and karkade. Cool the contents of the filter and add the lemon juice. Serve with ice slices.
to contents ^From hangover
Teaspoon karkade, pour two cloves with 250 milliliters of boiling water, cover tightly, insist 10 minutes. Use in the morning with a hangover.
to the table of contents ^Body toning
A teaspoon of dried hibiscus cups, half a teaspoon of lemon balm, 1 lemon put in a glass beaker, pour boiling water to the edges, insist 20 minutes. Eat like tea.
to the table of contents ^From insomnia
30 grams of karkade is poured into a liter of boiling water. Boil for 10 minutes. The composition is filtered and cooled. Add a teaspoon of honey. Use before bedtime.
to table of contents ^For a diuretic effect of
A teaspoon of crockery, a teaspoon of chopped hips, pour 250 milliliters of boiling water, cover, insist before cooling and pour orange juice( from one orange) and 2 cube of ice.
to table of contents ^Contraindications
- It is not recommended to drink karkade tea for those who undergo hormonal treatment or who drink contraceptive pills. Carcade can affect the level of estrogen in the blood. The same applies to those who plan to have a child.
- It is not recommended to drink cold tea for hypotension, it will lower the pressure even more. Also, one should not use hot carcade hypertensive patients - the pressure will rise.
- Active ingredients that make up tea can provoke miscarriage, therefore it is not recommended to drink a carcade to pregnant women.
- Tea causes collapse in people with arterial hypotension.
- By increasing the effects of paracetamol and anti-tumor drugs, it may increase the risk of getting the side effects indicated in the instructions for these medicines.
- Causes impairment of attention and concentration due to the presence of alkaloids.
- May cause severe allergic reaction.
Karkade in cosmetology
Popular recipes with the use of carcade tea:
to the table of contents ^Mask for dry skin
To make a teaspoon of hibiscus petals, boil half a cup of boiling water. Infuse up to a saturated red color. In 2 tablespoons of the resulting mixture add honey so that a mixture of sour cream consistency is obtained. Apply the mask to your face for 20 minutes, rinse with warm water. Use the mask follows the course - do 15 times every other day. Suitable for normal skin.
to contents ^Mask for oily skin
2 tablespoons decoction of carcade mixed with 2 tablespoons of crushed oatmeal. The mask should be applied for 20 minutes, then rinse with water at room temperature.
to the table of contents ^Tonic for acne and acne
Tablespoon karkade is brewed with a glass of boiling water. The composition is infused for an hour, then filtered. Obtained water should be regularly rubbed face. For additional toning, you can freeze the decoction in ice cubes and wipe them face in the morning.
to the table of contents ^Skin rejuvenation
A handful of hibiscus petals pour a glass of cool water. Infuse 2 hours Put the soaked petals on the layer of gauze and apply to the decollete area, on the face and neck. After 15 minutes wash with warm water.
to the table of contents ^With greasy hair
A handful of carcade is brewed in a liter of boiling water with a thermos for about an hour. The broth is filtered. The resulting liquid needs to rinse the hair for a month after each wash.
to the table of contents ^To give the skin a warm shade
Before the procedure, you need to do a scrubbing of the skin of the body and face. Handful karkade brew in a liter of boiling water, insist an hour, filtered vodichku pour into a warm bath. After bathing, do not rinse your skin and let it dry yourself. It acquires a natural bronze shade.
to the table of contents ^After shaving
To avoid irritation, the skin should be wiped with a decoction of carcade.
to contents ^Procurement and storage of
Before the seed box of hibiscus is dried and opened, it is necessary to collect cups of its flowers. Mature cups are cut off with scissors from the seed box and put to dry in the shade. Store the resulting raw materials in plastic bags or bags of natural fabric in conditions of heat and low humidity away from sunlight.