What is better to add to tea. What can not be added to tea? Tea with gifts of nature

What to add to tea to get the most benefit

We offer you natural and affordable ingredients that will make your tea not only incredibly fragrant, but also beneficial for your body and well-being.

So, what to add to tea?

CARNATION

Relieves headaches and freshens breath. Tea with cloves will help calm the nerves and put things in order after a hard day.

Cloves are very useful, it helps with colds, improves blood circulation, helps relieve toothache, and has a good effect on the stomach and liver.

THYME
Black tea with thyme relieves fatigue, soothes and gives strength. It is also used as a remedy for colds and coughs, since thyme has an analgesic and anti-inflammatory effect. Tea with thyme strengthens the body, improves well-being, warms in winter and refreshes in summer. Also, thyme will help after a hearty feast, improve digestion and remove discomfort in the stomach.

Nevertheless, thyme tea also has contraindications, it is not advisable to drink it during pregnancy, as well as for people suffering from diseases of the thyroid gland, stomach, liver and kidneys.

GINGER
Ginger tea is useful for its effect on the cardiovascular system of the body, it thins the blood, strengthens the heart muscle and blood vessels. It is also very useful for digestion, eliminates excess gases, removes toxins, cleanses the liver, stimulates brain activity and is able to increase potency. Ginger tea contains a large amount of vitamin C, which is why it is popularly used by the people to treat colds and flu. Ginger tea is also recommended for the prevention of colds.

Ginger tea is also indispensable for weight loss, since the essential oils contained in ginger speed up metabolic processes in the body.
Regular intake of ginger tea will heal you, protect you from various diseases and give you strength.

CINNAMON
It is known that cinnamon can normalize blood sugar levels, it has a warming effect, removes toxins and toxins, lowers bad cholesterol, and also promotes weight loss.

In order to benefit from this wonderful spice, it is enough to consume only half a teaspoon a day. For example, you can make black or green tea and add ground cinnamon to it.

TEA WITH MINT
It will help you fall asleep and wake up with renewed strength, as it tends to calm the nerves and relieve stress.

Peppermint tea is a very good helper for colds, makes breathing easier, and is effective for migraines. Such an effect on the body has menthol, the extracts of which are made from mint leaves. Mint tea is also useful for people with cardiovascular diseases, it normalizes blood pressure, contributes to the normal functioning of the heart.

Peppermint tea is considered a women's tea and is not recommended for men because it tends to reduce the level of male hormones in the body. Due to this, women have reduced hair growth in unwanted places. It also helps with women's problems, mint helps relieve pain, regulates the menstrual cycle, improves the condition during menopause.

In such spices as: vanilla, cinnamon, thyme, ginger, cloves, the level of antioxidants is higher than in mushrooms, vegetables and even fresh berries.

But teas with fruits cannot boast of so many useful properties. Even lemon, which is known to contain a large amount of vitamin C, loses it when it gets into boiling water.
Happy tea!

Tea can rightly be considered one of the most ancient drinks. It is believed that it was discovered in China long before our era. It was originally used as a medicine, and later became widespread as a drink. Over time, its taste becomes boring and people add various herbs and fruits to tea for taste and aroma. These delicious and fragrant additives make tea completely unusual and allow everyone to come up with their own, individual taste. What is added to tea? We will look at the most popular ingredients that make up the TOP tea additives.

1. Mint
Well, here's something, and probably everyone in our country drank tea with mint. It perfectly relaxes and calms the nerves. In addition, it also has an excellent therapeutic effect - it normalizes the work of the stomach, alleviates the symptoms of acute respiratory viral infections and acute respiratory infections, and helps with coughing. Mint owes this effect to menthol, which is present in its composition and has an antibacterial and tonic effect.

2. Anise
Its fruits are also quite often added to tea. It not only gives an indescribable aroma to the drink, but also helps with SARS and bronchitis. If you feel an unpleasant rough sensation in your throat, or if you have a cough, drink anise tea and you will be cured much faster.

3. Jasmine
Jasmine tea was popular even among the Chinese emperors, as it perfectly allowed to cope with a general decline in strength and perfectly toned up, raising low blood pressure and stimulating appetite. This is an excellent remedy for symptoms of chronic fatigue.

4. Rosehip
Tea with the addition of rose hips or their decoction is truly a multifunctional medicinal potion! Vitamin C alone in rose hips is 50 times more than in lemons. It helps with colds and copes with fever, has a good diuretic and diaphoretic effect. It is also good as an energy boost for the body. Thanks to antioxidants, it prevents aging of the body and supports the smooth functioning of the heart.

5. Ginger
Ginger root is usually grated and brewed with boiling water, and only then a decoction is added to the tea, although some simply throw pieces into the tea leaves. Ginger tea perfectly invigorates, activates metabolism and warms in cold weather.

6. Calendula
It is worth adding calendula flowers and seeds to tea, as it turns from a drink into a drug that has a bactericidal effect and fights colds and sore throats.

7. Lavender
This is a healthy tea supplement that I often recommend to older people. And no wonder! It is a powerful sedative and antispasmodic. And also a tea with lavender will have a magical effect on insomnia and help with neurosis.

8. Sea buckthorn
Sea buckthorn is considered one of the most useful berries because of the huge amount of vitamins and minerals that it contains. Tea with the addition of sea buckthorn helps with absolutely various diseases: the digestive tract, the cardiovascular system, and high blood pressure. It also raises the general condition of the body well, improves the condition of the skin and complexion, and also helps to smooth mimic wrinkles.

9. Lemongrass
Lemongrass is not a lemon at all, although the leaves of this plant emit a lemon-like aroma. From the fruits and leaves of lemongrass, a healthy and pleasant drink is obtained, a cup of which energizes and gives a lot of strength. That is why tea with a decoction of the fruits of this shrub is popular with drivers, travelers, as well as people leading an active lifestyle. Lemongrass is added to tea due to its pronounced anti-inflammatory and tonic effect.

10 Melissa
Melissa is in many ways similar to mint, but only her aroma is lemon-mint, and her taste is exquisite, soft. Tea with the addition of lemon balm is recommended for insomnia and stress. It is useful for colds and SARS. One cup of this tea is a horse dose of vitamins, magnesium, zinc, selenium, copper. That is why it is recommended to drink to children and pregnant women.

The history of Russian tea culture dates back to the 17th century, when Chinese ambassadors presented Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich with several boxes of tea. Then the Mongol ruler Altan Khan Kuchkun sent four pounds of tea. Over time, the consumption of this product has ceased to be the prerogative of only the most august persons. He, as they say, went to the people, becoming popular among ordinary people.

However, traditions are associated with tea drinking, to which medicine quite recently treated quite loyally, but now it has declared war on them. We are talking about adding sugar, honey and milk to this tasty and fragrant drink. But why do doctors protest against these years of established habits?

Why shouldn't sugar be added?

Tea with sugar is drunk everywhere, although the attitude towards such mixing is ambiguous. Some believe that sugar improves the taste of the drink, others - which, on the contrary, worsens and the person does not feel anything but sweetness. We will not argue about tastes. Let's look at this from a purely medical point of view, which is formulated very clearly: representatives of those nations where they prefer not to add sugar to tea are less likely to develop cancer.

True, there is an alternative point of view. Professionals who adhere to it are in the minority. They generally agree that tea with sugar is not a very healthy drink. But to a greater extent this is attributed to black tea. As for green tea, in their opinion, sugar does not affect its positive properties. Like, it even helps to better absorb the catechins contained in it.

Others offer a compromise. Do not add sugar directly to tea, but drink it with it in a bite. Or with candy. And it is imperative that a sip of the drink follow the eaten piece of sweet. But, firstly, dentists will certainly object to this method. Secondly, mixing sugar with tea ingredients will happen anyway. With the difference that not directly in the cup, but in the stomach. So is it worth the risk then?

Nutritionists also actively object to tea drinking with sugar and sweets. Tea, they believe, in this case blurs the boundaries of what is permitted. That is, sweets can be eaten twice, or even three times more than without it. And this is a direct road to overweight and obesity.

Is tea compatible with honey?

There is a widespread belief that if honey is healthier than sugar (and this is true), then it is better to add it to tea. But doctors are categorically against such a combination, citing convincing arguments.

There are many useful substances in honey, but in the context of our topic, we will single out one thing - diastase. This is a digestive enzyme that, when ingested, hydrolyzes starch, breaking it down to oligosaccharides. Apitherapists say: the higher the content of diastase in honey, the more valuable it is. However, the named enzyme is completely destroyed at temperatures above 40 ° C. A higher temperature (60 ° C) completely turns honey from an edible and healing product into a carcinogen. It begins the process of converting fructose into hydroxymethylfurfural, which accumulates in the liver. In hot tea, in which honey is dissolved, there is a lot of this substance. And if you regularly drink such a drink, you put your health in serious danger. The harmful effect of hydroxymethylfurfural can provoke the occurrence of malignant neoplasms in the stomach, intestines and other organs of the digestive system.

But not only diastasis suffers from mixing hot tea and honey. Thus, the results of research by many well-known scientists confirm that at a temperature of 45 ° C, the invertase enzyme is destroyed, which accelerates the hydrolysis (cleavage) of sucrose. At a temperature of 60-70 ° C, honey rapidly loses its aromatic substances. Well, at 60 ° C and above (this is a note to lovers of dissolving honey in tea immediately after brewing, when the boiling water temperature is about 80-90 ° C), not only enzymes are destructured, but proteins, vitamins, enzymes and other biologically active substances. From all of the above - the conclusion: putting honey in hot tea is strongly not recommended!

Tea with milk: what's the harm?

Tea, especially green tea, contains substances useful for our body - catechins. They are the strongest antioxidants. Thanks to their action, free radicals are neutralized, which damage cells and can cause cancer. Catechins also prevent the development of diseases such as diabetes and heart failure. But when we drink tea with milk, unfortunately, it binds these antioxidants. As a result, barriers to these diseases disappear. With all the ensuing consequences.

But the presence of milk in tea has a negative effect not only on antioxidants (note: there are ten times more catechins in this drink than in most vegetables and fruits). Such a neighborhood can adversely affect the functioning of our vascular system. German scientists have seriously worked on the study of this phenomenon. To do this, they conducted an experiment. 16 representatives of the fair sex with good health were invited to participate in it. Three times a day they were given to drink 500 ml of black tea, to which 10% skim milk was added. In addition, women were allowed to drink tea without this additive, as well as hot boiled water. An important condition of the study was that the participants should not have consumed tea for one month before the start, in the interval between stages and after completion.

When summing up the results, the experts focused on the so-called FMD effect. More precisely, a process characteristic of healthy blood vessels: with an increase in blood flow, they retain the ability to relax, and blood pressure remains normal. So, the researchers measured FMD levels in the forearm before the experimental tea drinking, and then they repeated the measurements several times at regular intervals. It was found that the use of black tea significantly improved the performance of this process in all women (especially in comparison with those who drank just hot water). However, the addition of milk completely nullified the beneficial effect of tea. Accordingly, the ability of blood vessels to relax with an increase in blood flow was at best maintained at the level preceding the study, at worst it was reduced. In fairness, we note that not all medical luminaries agree with their colleagues from Germany, which means only one thing: it is too early to talk about the completion of scientific research in this area.

Some people go even further - instead of milk, they add cream to tea "for taste". As in the case of sugar, we will not argue about tastes. At the same time, we consider it our duty to warn: cream is a very high-calorie product. Therefore, this combination should not be practiced by overweight people. And do not forget that cream is a dairy product that is similarly able to bind catechins, making our body defenseless in the face of many formidable diseases.

What about lemon tea?

Tea with lemon or lemon juice squeezed into it is undoubtedly useful for the prevention of colds. And everything would be fine, but some people are overcome by doubts: why does the presence of citrus fruit change the color of this drink? Isn't such a "reunion" of the active components of tea and lemon harmful to our body?

We hasten to reassure you: there is no harm here. Tea owes its color to weakly ionizing acids and anions - thearubigins. When lemon juice, which is essentially an acid, gets into it, hydrogen ions begin to interfere with the ionization of thearubigins and the tea loses its usual shade. It is noteworthy that theaflavins (these are yellow polyphenols contained in black tea) do not participate in this process. Therefore, tea clarified with lemon has a yellowish tint.

The only taboo is that lemon or its juice should not be added to hot tea. This citrus contains a lot of useful substances. Especially in it there is a lot of vitamin C (ascorbic acid), which is known for its instability. Under the action of high temperatures, these substances are completely destroyed, and a mixture of tea and citric acid is de facto in the cup. Therefore, for maximum preservation of the beneficial components of lemon, do not add it to tea immediately. Wait for it to cool down a bit.

Reminds me of an old, old joke.

The conductor walks along the car:

- Tea for whom? Hot tea!

- Is it with sugar?

- Maybe you also want tea leaves?

It is clear that tea without brewing is no longer quite tea, but you can think about sugar.

Sugar

Sugar is added to tea by 32% of people (or so). Sometimes it seems that sugar and tea are just "twin brothers", but in reality this is far from the case.

Tea with sugar is drunk only in Europe and in some countries of the Middle East.

Well, and, of course, the question of quantity is very important - if there is just a little sugar, then the taste of tea infusion can become more expressive, but too much sugar can drown out both the taste and aroma, and even destroy vitamin B 1, which is contained in tea . Therefore, there should be little sugar in tea.

I would like to make one more remark. Of course, sweets are not put in tea, but drinking tea with sweets is depriving yourself of the pleasure of a good, fragrant, delicate drink. It is much better, more correct and tastier to drink unsweetened tea with a confectionery product.

What does science say about tea with sugar? I must say that the attitude of scientists to the popular combination is ambiguous. The fact is that, according to statistics, oncological diseases are much less common among those peoples who drink tea without sugar, although this observation still applies more to black tea. But the beneficial properties of green tea are only enhanced by a small amount of sugar: if green tea is sweetened, then catechins (organic substances from the flavonoid group, strong antioxidants) are better absorbed.

Lemon

Tea with lemon is drunk by almost a quarter of all tea drinkers (about 22%). They say that drinking tea with lemon was invented relatively recently, at the end of the 19th century, and the idea appeared not just anywhere, but in Russia. I must say that history has not preserved the name of the person who decided to put a circle of lemon in a cup of tea, but it seems that this person could receive just a huge amount of thanks.

First, delicious! And even if the tea is not of the highest quality, lemon saves the situation - that's a fact.
Secondly, in combination with lemon, tea better quenches thirst and restores strength. The Russian idea of tea with lemon has taken root in many countries - today they drink tea with lemon in Turkey, Iran, Egypt, and India.

Tea with lemon is delicious, healthy, but ... But the lemon should not get into a very hot drink, because the high temperature will completely destroy vitamin C and other vitamins that are in the lemon. It is clear that both the smell and the pleasant sourness will remain, but there is no need to wait for any special benefit. Therefore, it is better to put lemon in tea when the drink has cooled slightly.

Milk

It is hard to believe that someone has not heard of tea with milk. drink about 16% of tea drinkers. And everyone else immediately remembers England with its damp weather and tea with milk. The skill of preparing (correctly preparing!) tea with milk was passed down in England from generation to generation.

It is believed that first you need to pour milk into the cup (about a quarter of a cup), and only then add tea. Do not put sugar in tea with milk.

Interestingly, in England only Indian tea is diluted with milk. Regarding the fact that milk does not change the taste of tea for the better, you can see that sugar drowns out both the taste and aroma of the drink is much stronger.

Regarding the benefits of tea with milk, opinions are divided. The fact that it is perfectly absorbed by the body speaks in favor of this drink (tea helps to digest milk). Tea with milk is a wonderful diuretic that removes excess water from the body and cleanses the kidneys. Green tea with milk cleanses the body of toxins and speeds up metabolism. It has long been known that tea with milk has a positive effect on lactation in nursing mothers.

But some researchers believe that milk is not good for the antioxidant properties of tea and that tea with milk is not as beneficial as tea without milk, especially when it comes to the human cardiovascular system. However, research is ongoing.

Add to tea and other herbs and berries: currants (berries or leaves), cranberries, blackberries, dried cherries (and leaves too), blueberries …

But here it is important to remember that tea with additives already loses both its own aroma and its own taste, which was inherent only to this type of tea, but acquires the taste and aroma of additives. However, why not use the experience of generations? Or why not experiment? For example, tea with pineapple is already known, but have you tried tea with any other exotic ingredients?

Spices

Regarding tea with spices, opinions are also different. Cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, dry ginger, fennel, black pepper; nutmeg or saffron, allspice or anise - You can put anything in tea. But after all, all spices have a rather intense aroma and can simply “kill” the aroma of tea. In addition, it is impossible to abuse tea with spices: this is exactly the case when the benefits and harms differ only in quantity.

Tea, tea, hot tea! With sugar, with milk, with herbs! Take your pick and have fun!

Don't forget to Like! 🙂

Tea is a healthy drink, people drink it all over the world. True connoisseurs consider tea to be an integral drink, it has so many aromas and flavors that there is no need to add something to it. But people all over the world think differently. They are trying to "improve" the taste of tea, to embellish it. What is added to tea? Everyone has their own opinion on this. Some cannot imagine some without lemon, while others drink or berries.

Approximately 32% of people prefer . This is the custom in some places in the Middle East and Europe. And if a small amount of sugar (1-2 teaspoons) in a large cup of drink can make the taste of the infusion a little more expressive, then 4 or 5 tablespoons will not only drown out the entire aroma and taste, but also destroy vitamin B1 contained in tea.

It has long been customary in Russia to drink tea in a bite, for this, crushed sugar was used. Now they drink tea with sweets. Such tea drinking also drowns out the true taste of the drink, deprives the pleasure of feeling the indescribable shades of tea, feeling the amazing aftertaste.

The attitude of scientists to sweet tea is ambiguous. They believe that black tea is healthier to drink without sugar. Studies show that this reduces the risk of cancer. And sugar can enhance the beneficial properties of green tea. In this form, catechins are better absorbed by the body.

Tea with lemon

What can be added to tea besides sugar? Lemon is added to tea by almost a quarter of all tea drinkers. They say that they began to drink tea with lemon and sugar at the end of the 19th century, they came up with it in Russia. This tradition has taken root, now tea with various types of citrus fruits can be found in Iran, India, Turkey, and Egypt. This is explained simply: a lemon drink perfectly quenches thirst, which is very important for hot countries. Lemon is able to save the taste of the most low-quality tea.

Is it helpful? There is no need to talk about the benefits, because they put a circle of lemon in a hot drink, completely destroying vitamin C, which is rich in citrus fruit. There remains only a delicate aroma and sourness, which adds only taste, but no benefit.

Tea with milk

About 16% of people drink tea with milk, although there may be more such people. In England, milk is always added to Indian tea; the rules for preparing the drink are passed down from generation to generation. At least a quarter of the volume of milk is poured into the cup, and then only tea is added. Sugar is not included in this drink.

Many believe that tea with the addition of milk is useful, it has a diuretic property, cleanses the kidneys, helps to remove excess moisture from the body, and has a positive effect on lactation. It is recommended for infectious diseases, poisoning. Green tea cleanses the body, helps to lose weight if you add milk to it. Some scientists believe that milk has a detrimental effect on the antioxidant properties of tea. As you can see, the debate about a tea drink with milk is still ongoing, research is ongoing.

Tea with honey

Honey is added to tea by almost 11% of tea lovers. We all know how useful honey is. But when it is added to a hot drink, the diastase enzyme is destroyed, honey completely loses its properties. And when heated above 60 ° C, honey fructose is oxidized, the oxidation products have a detrimental effect on the digestive system, causing malignant neoplasms. Honey turns into a carcinogen when heated, this is worth remembering for all lovers of this sweet. It is better to drink tea with honey, or add it to already cooled tea.

Tea with gifts of nature

It is worth paying tribute to herbal teas.

Most often, lemon balm and mint are added to tea. Herbs are very fragrant, they normalize blood pressure, have a calming effect, help to cope with nausea, soothe heaviness in the stomach. Peppermint tea can be drunk with any discomfort in the stomach. Menthol contained in mint cools in the summer heat.
Chamomile is an equally popular medicinal plant that can be added to a drink. Such tea will cleanse the body, increase sweating, and normalize bowel function. Chamomile has a positive effect on the condition of the skin and hair. Excessive consumption of chamomile tea negatively affects performance and the ability to concentrate.
The leaves and flowers of the rose help to complement the taste experience. The rose contains vitamin P, useful for blood vessels and the heart. This tea will help reduce allergic reactions, increase stamina, strengthen blood vessels.
Linden is a classic herbal supplement. It is famous for its bactericidal and anti-inflammatory properties. Gives tea a pleasant honey color.
Raspberries, blueberries, currants, cherries - berries that give tea a special taste, create a summer mood. All of them have useful properties, contain vitamins.

Tea with spices

What else to add to tea? Some people like spices, so they cook