Hibiscus Tea Lowers Blood Pressure
April 14, 2009 by Marye Audet
Filed under Tea
A new study that was presented at the annual conference of the American Heart Association states that hibiscus tea significantly lowers blood pressure.
Researchers studies 65 people with high blood pressure and found that those drinking hibiscus tea had an average of 7.2 percent drop in their blood pressure. This information can be found at Natural News.
Hibiscus has long been used for medical and health purposes. It strengthens the immune system as well as helps reduce cholesterol. It cna be used as a relaxant and is a great diuretic.
Hibiscus actually adds a sweet flavor to herbal teas and has long been used by companies like Celestial Seasonings. In fact, here is a partial list of the Celestial Seasonings teas that contain Hibiscus:
- Red Zinger
- Wild Berry Zinger
- Lemon Zinger
- In fact all of the “Zinger” teas
- Saphara Blackcurrant Hibiscus
There are a number of other brands that carry hibiscus or you can make it youself using the recipe found at Food Network. Hibiscus gives a wonderful, refreshing flavor to teas that makes it perfect for almost anyone. Teas with hibiscus in them make excellent, natural alternatives to Kool Aid. Between the great flavor and the health benefits Hibiscus tea is a no brainer.
Image:Wikipedia, photographer Aravindan Shanmugasundaram
What if my dog and the cats eat all the hibiscus leaves, will they be calm?
uh…maybe?
It’s tough to get the leaves to grow through the winter since these plants are in the house, and the pets love the leaves. We didn’t notice all the leaves were eaten until we found the plants with only green stems left. The cats were a problem before, but the puppy is making it so much worse.
I know that that is not funny..but it is really funny.