TEA is one of the most popular drinks in the world. Almost every moment of morning, afternoon or evening food, tea is the choice of drinks for people around the globe.
Several types of tea have been widely known in the world, such as green tea, black tea, and jasmine tea. Later, it was popular with rooibos tea or known as African red tea. The tea variant is famous for its amazing benefits for body health.
It turns out that red tea can also be a caffeine-free alternative in addition to black tea and green tea. And many suggest that antioxidants in them can help protect against cancer, heart disease, and strokes.
Rooibos tea or African red tea is made from shrub leaves called Aspalathus linearis. These plants usually grow on the west coast of South Africa.
This one drink is actually a concoction with leaves like needles harvested and dried before brewing into a reddish-brown herbal infusion also known as red bush tea.
The making is done by picking shrub leaves manually. The leaves are then crushed to encourage oxidation and develop rich colors and flavors of tea. After being oxidized, rooibos tea becomes redder and sweeter. One tea also has an aromatic taste like honey or vanilla
Not only has delicious aromatics, African red tea has many benefits, such as reducing the risk of heart disease. This tea has a positive impact on blood pressure, because it inhibits the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE). These enzymes can increase blood pressure and cause blood vessels to contract. In addition, African red tea can also help reduce bad cholesterol, as reported by Boldsky.
The second amazing benefit is African red tea can reduce the risk of cancer. This is due to the level of antioxidants that improve health, namely aspalathin, luteolin, and quercetin which can help fight free radicals which usually destroy good cells in the body. Antioxidants have also been shown to kill cancer cells and prevent tumor growth.
In addition, African red tea improves bone health. A study shows African red tea has a lot of polyphenols which can increase the activity of osteoblasts (cells that develop into bone). The orientin content of flavonoids and luteolin in tea has been shown to increase the activity of mitochondria (organelles where the living cells respiration function takes place) and bone growth.
Other benefits that are no less great than African red tea are losing weight and keeping your hair healthy and strong.
