Tea is a versatile drink. In the cold season, it can warm up, in the hot season it can cool down. During a cold, tea will raise you to your feet, and with nervous tension, it soothes. Special types of tea are in no way inferior to coffee in terms of their tonic effect and can energize you for the whole day.
There is a popular saying among Vietnamese residents: "Those who drink tonic tea in the morning do not need a doctor during the day." Such tea owes its healing properties to a large amount of vitamins and nutrients.
The effect of tonic tea
Tea with a tonic effect gently affects the nervous system, giving vigor and increasing stamina. It is perfect for people who find it difficult to wake up early in the morning, especially if coffee is not their favorite drink. But drinking this tea in the evening and especially before going to bed is not recommended. It may be difficult to sleep.
Often in the composition of tonic teas are any herbs, berries and fruits. Thanks to them, such a drink is able to strengthen immunity, increase blood pressure, and improve attention. Some teas, such as green teas, prevent the onset of cancer.
It is recommended to brew tonic tea in a thermos. So it is better infused and saturated with essential oils of herbs. Sweet lovers can add a little sugar or honey to the mug.
Types of tonic teas
Toning tea can be prepared based on regular black or green tea. To do this, when brewing, you must add the fruits of the plants. Rosehip, mountain ash and black currant provide the body with vitamin C and protect against colds. Raspberries and sea buckthorn will help to cope with an already existing disease. Licorice and ginger will energize. And raisins are able to get rid of plaque on the tongue and thirst.
It is possible to make herbal tea from one ingredient. Linden flowers have an antipyretic effect, chamomile has a beneficial effect on digestion and improves bowel function. Pour a teaspoon of raw materials with a glass of boiling water and let the drink brew for 15 minutes.
Herbal tonic tea is also prepared in the proportion: one teaspoon of raw materials to a glass of boiling water. You can use a mixture of rose hips, mountain ash, mint leaves, St. John's wort and Rhodiola rosea roots. Another option: dry leaves of black currant, blackberry, yarrow and strawberry.
Recently, Chinese pu-erh tea has been popular. Its peculiarity lies in the fact that the drink only gets better over the years, and does not lose its properties like other teas. When making pu-erh tea, tea leaves are aged artificially or naturally, waiting 7-8 years. Lovers of this tea celebrate the rise of vital energy and a charge of vivacity. Puerh also lowers cholesterol levels, improves digestion, well-being and helps to lose weight.
