Karkade tea: salvation from the heat
Last reviewed: 16.10.2021
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Karkade - a universal drink: it can be drunk in hot form in winter, or in cold - in summer. Especially often we remember the "red" tea in a hot season. Karkade with ice is a great way to quench your thirst and at the same time enjoy a pleasant taste.
Karkade - the same "hibiscus", or Sudanese rose, is one of the traditional drinks of North African and South Asian countries. In addition to its taste qualities, it also has a mass of medicinal properties. This is an excellent antipyretic and strengthening cardiovascular agent. And in Iran, karkade is used to stabilize blood pressure.
With recent scientific experiments, scientists concluded that "red" tea can be successfully used to improve fat metabolism, to normalize the state of atherosclerosis, ischemic heart disease, diabetes.
In 2010, a study was conducted that confirmed the relevance of the use of karkade by people with high blood pressure. Participants in the experiment were asked to drink three cups of "red" tea, or "placebo" in the form of flavored compote. The experiment lasted a month and a half. It was found that hibiscus provoked a steady decrease in the systolic pressure, in contrast to the "placebo". This effect was most relevant in the hot season, when the risk of increasing blood pressure in hypertensive patients is particularly high.
Karkade is useful for those who watch their weight, as this tea stimulates metabolic processes and has a beneficial effect, in particular, on fat metabolism.
The drink contains a large amount of antioxidants, which help to rejuvenate and purify the body.
However, according to some sources, hibiscus can not be used by all people. Like any herbal preparation, the Sudanese rose has its own contraindications. For example, according to studies by scientists from the American University of Arizona, the use of carcade in large quantities adversely affects the liver (about what volume of the drink in question, experts do not indicate). Therefore, a drink is undesirable to drink to people who suffer from any hepatic pathology.
In addition, hibiscus is undesirable to combine with diuretic hydrochlorothiazide and antipyretic drug paracetamol, due to the influence of tea on the therapeutic effect of these medications.
It is not recommended to drink " red" tea during pregnancy, although studies in this regard are still being conducted.
If you prefer to drink karkade, and at the same time suffer low blood pressure or diabetes, then you need to regularly monitor blood pressure and blood sugar levels, since tea has the property of lowering it. Although to date, doctors do not have any message that karkade led to an excessive critical drop in certain indicators.
As they say, everything is good in moderation. Despite everything, karkade is still recognized as a very useful drink, which is recommended to be consumed in winter and in summer. In the hot season, tea is recommended to add a few drops of lemon juice and a spoonful of honey - this will support the body and help to transfer excess loads more easily.