Herbal Tea Update: Hibiscus
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2013-03-06

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DESCRIPTION: Hibiscus tea elevates the antioxidant level of one's bloodstream within an hour of consumption. Here's the beverage comparison video I mentioned with the hibiscus punch recipe: Better Than Green Tea? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/better-than-green-tea/) I also throw in a teaspoon of amla (dried Indian gooseberry powder, see http://nutritionfacts.org/2012/01/17/amla-indian-gooseberries-versus-cancer-diabetes-and-cholesterol/) and my most recent addition is about a half-inch of fresh ginger root—yum! If you throw in some fresh or frozen berries too you're approaching my Pink Juice with Green Foam (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/pink-juice-with-green-foam/).
 
For a primer on the fluctuating levels of oxidant stress, see Antioxidant Level Dynamics (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/antioxidant-level-dynamics/).
 
And for more flower power, check out what the saffron crocus can do against depression (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/saffron-vs-prozac/), PMS (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/saffron-for-the-treatment-of-pms/), stress (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/wake-up-and-smell-the-saffron/), and dementia (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/saffron-for-the-treatment-of-alzheimers/). There are also chamomile flowers (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/red-tea-honeybush-chamomile-2/), though Chamomile Tea May Not Be Safe During Pregnancy (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/chamomile-tea-may-not-be-safe-during-pregnancy/), and the rose bush: Dietary Osteoarthritis Treatment (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/dietary-osteoarthritis-treatment/). More comparisons of herbal teas here: The Healthiest Herbal Tea (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-healthiest-herbal-tea/).

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Image Credit: JLPC and Popperipopp via Wikimedia; and numberstumper and bterrycompton via Flickr.

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