Does anyone here already quaff hybiscus tea on a regular basis? Have you noticed any difference from it — good or bad? Report! :)
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I use hibiscus in herb formulas - it’s tasty when sweetened, it comes in powder form which I use, also the whole flower and cut and sifted pieces. It is a tropical flower, not the pretty kind you see in Hawaii, it’s a smaller variety. It makes a beautiful ruby color tea which can also be drunk cool in the summer.
It is very refrigerant - cooling for summer or fevers or just hot symptoms, good for mental “cooling” as well, infections, over heated blood (a CHinese and Ayurvedic description), good for other organs and systems such as the liver and female system.
It goes very well with some fruit juices such as adding a bit of lemon or lime juice. It’s much cheaper to buy it in bulk by the pound.
Should have added - I don’t have high blood pressure so I can’t comment on that part. But I hate the heat and do drink it a lot in the summer and it definitely helps to cool the body. It also works well combined with peppermint. Hibiscus has a pleasantly fruity sour taste, I prefer it sweetened.
We make a hibiscus drink on a regular basis. The flowers are bought at the market, boiled in water and strained. Add sugar and we have jamaica drink.
I don’t know if it’s related, but my BP is very low. The doc has to measure twice sometimes to make sure it’s not a erroneous reading.