Freshing Summer herbal teas: relaxing and invigorating your soul and body!

 

After the long imposed "lethargy", we all felt disoriented with a more unstable mood than usual and with other new surprises to face. A refreshing and relaxing herbal tea before bedtime and another invigorating one in the morning would be an alternative to sleeping pills and high doses of coffee. I would like to remind you to be careful of the "miraculous" products containing algae or metabolism accelerators since, despite having visible effects in a short term; they also have irreversible harmful effects, especially on the thyroid. Therefore, you can use draining teas (read the article “Birch and mellow give a help for the summer fitness!”).

Enjoy your reading and in await of your comments! See you soon!

Linden:

In herbal medicine, dried flowers are used. They contain mucilage, an essence rich in farnesol, various glucosides, sugars, tannins, substances similar to vitamin E. It is a useful plant for winter diseases of cooling therefore in case of dry and fat cough, fever, dripping nose etc. As it induces sweating thus releasing toxins. However, it is useful for kidney and urinary system problems thanks to the presence of farnesol. The presence of mucilage makes it an excellent remedy to relieve pain and improve the well-being of the stomach. Another very interesting use is that aimed at helping insomnia, relaxation and headache. Unfortunately, like every plant, it tends to lower the pressure, so I recommend it with the addition of honey or other suitable sweeteners to the hypotheses.

We prepare the infusion by adding a spoonful of soup in a mug of boiling water and leave it to infuse for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. It cools down and then drink.

If you want to prepare a cocktail, fill the ice molds with the herbal tea and freeze them. Add them in the cold herbal tea ... Trust me, it will be an excellent alternative to the usual drink.

Curiosity: You can make compresses to sunburn or as a drained treatment to swollen eyes as well as being a moisturizer for mature skin with the linden tea.

Ginkgo:

 It is also called "the tree of life". You have certainly heard a lot about this plant and you have read many articles thanks to the discovery of fundamental elements on fighting and treating senile dementia, the diseases related to platelet aggregation and there are many other studies aimed on other uses such as longevity. In herbal medicine, dried leaves are used which are rich in terpenes, flavonoids, carotenoids and vitamin C an excellence antioxidant against free radicals, also useful in preventing the effects of aging. The preparation in the form of herbal tea has

A slight effect as a capillary dilatory;

 Increases the supply of blood and oxygen to the brain;

 Promotes peripheral microcirculation (useful in cases of varicose veins, arteriopathies of the lower limbs, phlebitis and edemas) but even becoming an excellent tonic improving the concentration and memory;

 Also in the improvement of cases such as dizziness, headaches and mood well-being.

 Prepare an infusion by adding 1 tablespoons of soup in 750ml of boiling water, leaving to infuse for 10 minutes. You can put it in the fridge and drink it even cold using the linden method.