As Turkish people, we love tea very much. Black tea Although it is our favourite, different types of tea such as green and white tea and even herbal teas have an important place in our lives.
We meet different teas day by day. one of them cardamom tea...
“How to brew cardamom tea and what are its benefits?” If you're curious, keep reading.
What is cardamom tea?
Cardamom teaIt is made by boiling crushed cardamom seeds in water along with tea leaves.
CardamomIt is an aromatic spice cultivated in countries such as Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Indonesia, Guatemala, and Tanzania.
It is widely used in Indian and Lebanese cuisines.
What is the nutritional value of cardamom tea?
Cardamom teaContains essential phenolic acids and sterols with powerful antioxidant properties.
Cardamom has anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antiproliferative, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, antihypertensive anddiuretic It contains pinene, sabinene, limonene, cineole, linalool, terpinolene and myrcene, which have potent effects.
What Are the Benefits of Cardamom Tea?
Facilitates digestion
Drinking cardamom teaIt prevents indigestion and bloating that may occur after a heavy meal.
NauseaIt relieves nausea and acute stomach cramps accompanying nausea.
Cardamom teapinene, linalool, which reduces free radicals that cause hypertension,limonene It is rich in phenolic compounds such as
The flavonoids present in tea prevent the accumulation of cholesterol in the blood vessels without changing the level of good cholesterol.
Blood circulates freely through the vessels, putting less stress on the heart and vessel walls.
This ensures the protection of the heart and protects it from cardiovascular diseases.
Effective against flu
Cardamom teasore throat and dry cough treats. By strengthening immunity, it clears phlegm caused by microbial infections such as flu or hypersensitivity such as pollen allergy.
Asthma in the lungs and related organs,bronchitis and reduces the severity of inflammation in conditions such as pneumonia.
Some fungal or bacterial infections in the gums can cause bad breath.
The antiseptic and antimicrobial components of cardamom, such as corneos and pinene, kill these bacteria, healing bleeding and infected gums.
Detox effect
Cardamom teaThe active components of the cleans all wastes circulating in the blood.
These components drain free radicals, toxic intermediates and heavy metal ions from the blood into the urine.
Due to its mild diuretic and lipolytic activity, this tea reduces swelling and edema in tissues and joints, and prevents the accumulation of cholesterol in the body.
All of these factors contribute to weight loss.
anti-inflammatory
Inflammation causes many diseases. Cardamom teaContains anti-inflammatory compounds such as phenolic acids, terpenoids, phytosteroids, vitamins and minerals with anti-inflammatory properties.
These phytochemicals cause arthritis, type 2 diabetes, asthmaIt prevents various chronic and acute inflammatory diseases such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), muscle cramps, dementia, Alzheimer's, stomach ulcers and dermatitis.
Regularly drinking cardamom tea, flavonoid andglutathione increases the level. Flavonoids are powerful antioxidants that scavenge free radicals in the blood.
Cardamom tea It treats rashes, wounds and bruises with its anti-inflammatory properties.
Benefits of cardamom tea for hair
Cardamom strengthens weak hair strands due to its antioxidant properties. Thus, breaking the ends and hair lossIt prevents.
It cures scalp infection.
Cardamom teaIts antiseptic properties relieve itching. It protects the scalp against dryness and inflammation.
Does cardamom tea weaken?
Cardamom tearegulates the body's digestive processes. With this feature, it accelerates weight loss.
Cardamom helps the liver process waste products faster while preventing fat accumulation.
How to prepare cardamom tea?
Materials
1 tablespoon of cardamom powder
4 glass of water
honey or sugar
Cardamom tea recipe
Boil the water in the kettle.
While the water is boiling, peel the cardamom and remove the seeds.
Grind it into a fine powder with a mortar. Add this powder to boiling water.
After 15 minutes of boiling, remove from the stove. Let it brew for two minutes.
Strain the mixture into a teacup.
Add honey or sugar.
Sit back and enjoy! ENJOY YOUR MEAL!
What are the side effects of drinking cardamom tea?
Cardamom tea There are very few risks and side effects associated with it.
If you have gallstones, it's okay to have cardamom as a spice in small amounts of food, but tea can be a problem. It can cause painful and severe spasms that can be fatal.
If you are allergic to the genus Elletaria and Amomum, drinking cardamom tea may cause allergic reactions. This is very rare, but can cause nausea, diarrhea, dermatitis and inflammation of the lips, tongue and throat.
It is said that high amounts of cardamom (in the form of tea) can cause abortion in pregnant women and can be fatal to the newborn in breast milk and in the womb.
