Rooibos Tea
Rooibos Tea is currently classified as functional food and helps in the fight against lifestyle diseases. This is certainly one of the healthier tea drinks that you should drink alternating with classic tea or coffee.
Health benefits: Rooibos Tea is especially full of phenolic compounds, mainly flavonoids, phenolic acids, coumarins and phenylpropanoids. It also contains tannins, but there are relatively few. One of the most important phenols present in Rooibos Tea is aspalatin, found only in red bush. Aspalatin has a strong antioxidant effect - it eliminates excess free radicals, preventing premature skin aging. Rooibos Tea is more active in this respect than black, green or oolong tea. Other flavonoids - quercetin, luteolin, orientin or rutin - are also responsible for the antioxidant properties of rooibos. In addition, this plant is a source of minerals, mainly magnesium, potassium, sodium and calcium, and small amounts of zinc, boron, fluorine, phosphorus, aluminum, manganese, copper and iron. Rooibos Tea extracts show estrogenic activity and promote the proper functioning of women's hormonal balance. It also have anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and anti-diabetic effects. Rooibos Tea helps to lose weight and protects the heart against ischemic disease.
Other use: The Rooibos Tea can be used in the bath as soap and often used for their decorative element in crafts such as candles, paper making and potpourri.
How to make a Rooibos Tea?
Put 1 teaspoon of Rooibos Tea into 250 ml of hot water, cover and leave for 10 minutes. You can add some sugar or honey.