Sea buckthorn has long been considered an excellent remedy for many diseases. Oil was squeezed out of it, squeezed out juice, cooked jam, prepared fruit drinks, compotes, just used with sugar and thus strengthened immunity, struggled with gastrointestinal diseases, ulcers, erosions, fatigue, etc. But few people realize that for medicinal purposes you can use not only the fragrant berries of this marvelous plant, but also the leaves, namely, making tea with sea-buckthorn.
What is the use of sea buckthorn tea?
Sea buckthorn berries contain vitamins, minerals and a large number of biologically active substances, so tea from them will be an excellent means for preventing colds in the autumn-winter period, especially for those who live in ecologically disadvantaged areas. But immunomodulating action is not the only thing that tea with sea-buckthorn possesses. This fragrant drink is indicated when:
- joint pain with gout, arthritis, etc.;
- any inflammatory processes in the body;
- nervous disorders, depression, stress, etc.
Warning! Extract from the sea buckthorn leaves is the main component of the drug Hyporamin, which has proved itself as an excellent antiviral agent used not only to combat respiratory infections, but also to suppress viruses of herpes and human immunodeficiency.
As you can see, such a simple and affordable drink is able to prevent and help solve serious health problems. But still it should not be taken, if there is:
- cholecystitis;
- pancreatitis;
- allergy to sea buckthorn.
At the same time, if you use berries of sea-buckthorn and funds based on them, you can not with gastritis with high acidity of gastric juice and similar gastrointestinal diseases, then tea leaves are not so categorical. This drink has a softer effect on the stomach, so it can be used in the presence of similar pathologies. Nevertheless, before starting to use it, you should talk with your doctor about this.
Tip: in order to cope with depression or just improve your mood after a hard day, you should drink tea from the sea buckthorn bark.
How to cook?
The recipe for tea with sea-buckthorn is incredibly simple. For therapeutic purposes, it is recommended to brew 2.5 grams of dried leaves in 100 g of boiling water and take infusion for 10 days twice a day. Such a drink is not contraindicated even for pregnant and lactating women, so it can be successfully used for prevention and treatment of acute respiratory infections even in such critical periods of life.
Advice: for catarrhal diseases, it is best to use leaves collected in early summer, since at this time they have the most pronounced bactericidal properties.
You can also prepare a tonic ice tea. Of course, it is more suitable for the summer heat. To prepare this drink, you need to add 5 liters of freshly boiled water to 1 handful of sea buckthorn and mint leaves( you can use cherry, currant, birch, linden, raspberry, mountain ash, strawberry).The tea is left to be infused for 5 hours, then it is sweetened with honey of the favorite variety and put in the refrigerator. Ready-made drink not only perfectly quenches thirst, but also relieves the accumulated fatigue.
If you want to make tea from the bark of a tree, it should be dried and grinded in a coffee grinder. Brews usually 1-2 tsp.of the obtained powder to a standard mug.Tea from seabuckthorn berries
You can cook tea not only from the sea buckthorn leaves, it is impossible to forbid the use of berries of this wonderful plant. For example, with their help you can give a banal black tea an original taste and a unique flavor. Moreover, such a drink will not only deliver moments of bliss, but also contribute to health and skin improvement, but, unfortunately, some of the nutrients will be irretrievably lost. Nevertheless tea from berries of sea buckthorn will still have on the body:
- stimulating;
- anti-aging;
- immunomodulatory effect.
In addition, this drink can help to solve the problem of hair loss, reducing visual acuity, especially twilight, swelling. For its preparation, add 150 grams of mashed berries in 0.5 liters of freshly brewed tea and leave to infuse, preferably wrapped in a warm towel. As soon as the drink has cooled, sugar or honey is added to it. Of course, sweetening tea with honey is preferable, as this will greatly enhance the beneficial effects of sea-buckthorn on the body.
is ideal for making tea from fruits and berries. You can also experiment with tastes and prepare tea not only from sea-buckthorn, but add to it:
- pear;
- mint;
- chili;
- lemon;
- orange;
- ginger and other spices.
It's no secret that ginger tea should be used to strengthen immunity and just to keep warm in the winter. The recipe for tea with sea-buckthorn and ginger lies in the insistence of 100 g of shredded sea-buckthorn berries, 2 tbsp.l.just grated ginger in about half a liter of boiling water. To give the drink an even more exotic taste and aroma, you can add a cinnamon stick and an anise star.