Favorite Lemon Tea Recipes and Its Benefits

Tea or infusion made from fermented and specially dried leaves of the tea bush is the favorite drink all over the world. The methods of brewing and using it can differ significantly, but when it first appeared in Russia, tea with lemon came to taste in different parts of the world.

The reason for the popularity lies in:

• in an ideal combination of taste and aroma of herbal ingredients;
• in the ability to quench your thirst with both hot and cold drinks;
• in a low calorie flavored infusion;
• in the benefits that fresh tea with lemon brings to the body.

Composition and calorie content of tea with lemon

A slice of fresh lemon added to hot tea is recognized all over the world as the Russian brewing method, although the tradition of flavoring the drink with dried zest has long existed in England, Germany and other European countries. Americans prefer to squeeze fruit juice into a cup. But in either case, the tea does not turn out to be so aromatic and rich.

With proper brewing of tea with lemon, it combines all biologically active substances contained both in the leaves of the tea bush and in the juicy fruits.

Therefore, by drinking a whole cup, you can expect that the body will receive a significant portion:

• essential oils;
• tannins;
• vegetable alkaloids;
• amino acids;
• vitamins;
• microelements;
• natural pigments.

With the addition of lemon, as in the photo, tea is enriched with acids, pectins and vitamins, essential oils, sugars and proteins. The calorie content of the drink without added sugar or honey does not exceed 1 kcal per 100 grams. But sweetened lemon tea has a higher calorie content and ranges from 29 to 31 kcal per cup.

Lemon tea: the benefits and harms of the drink

The combination of biologically active substances in tea with a fresh lemon slice allows us to talk about the benefits of a hot drink for colds and the risk of their occurrence.

Ascorbic acid, essential oils and lemon phytoncides help to cope with pathogens, restore strength and strengthen the immune system.

This can be expected from both black and green tea with lemon. If the person has a fever, the drink causes increased sweating. Drinking healing tea:

• relieves the feeling of thirst;
• makes breathing easier with a runny nose;
• accelerates the process of sputum discharge;
• gently dries and disinfects the mucous membrane of the throat and oral cavity.

The drink has a beneficial effect on the vascular system, reducing the risk of cholesterol plaque formation, improving the elasticity and permeability of blood vessels. Antioxidants in lemon tea are powerful and effective remedies for maintaining youth and performance.

Regular consumption of black tea with a slice of sour citrus allows you to activate brain activity and not feel overwork, even with extraordinary mental and physical exertion, stress.

Fragrant infusion with honey is an excellent tool for normalizing blood pressure, receiving a charge of vigor and rehabilitation after the most serious illnesses. The trace elements contained in bee honey turn tea into a real elixir for human health.

Lemon tea helps to support the digestive process during hypoacid conditions and is also used in weight loss diets.Tea with ginger and lemon is even more effective for weight loss.

But with such an impressive list of advantages, you cannot be thoughtless about drinking the drink. After all, the high activity of biological components means that the benefits and harms of tea with lemon go side by side:

1. Although the drink is prized for its bactericidal and antibacterial properties, a high concentration of acids will be harmful and can exacerbate gastritis with high acidity and peptic ulcer disease.
2. There is a risk of skin and respiratory reactions to tea drinking if the person is prone to citrus allergies. It is for this reason that expectant mothers and young children should not get carried away with delicious tea.

Lemon tea: how to properly prepare a healing drink

To maximize the benefits of lemon in combination with tea, do not immerse the fragrant slice in only boiling water. High temperature destroys most of the vitamins, volatile compounds immediately leave the drink, even before it is drunk. Ideally, the lemon wedge gets into the infusion at temperatures below 75 ° C.

The phytoncides and essential oils for which lemon is so famous are contained in the zest, so you do not need to peel it off before making tea. But it is imperative that you wash the fruit thoroughly. This is done under running hot water with a brush or washcloth.

Tea with lemon is surprisingly healthy and tasty, as in the photo flavored with ginger. Such a drink actively tones, has anti-inflammatory, antipyretic effects, and also helps to cope with excess weight as part of a complex diet.

Anyone can use the recipe for tea with ginger and lemon. The drink is easy to prepare and all of its ingredients are available:

• the ginger root is thoroughly washed and chopped with a grater;
• the lemon is washed under running hot water and cut into thin slices;
• put a ginger mass in boiled water and bring the liquid to a boil over low heat;
• the container is removed from the heat, and black or green tea is brewed with ginger water;
• under the lid, the drink is infused for about 8-10 minutes;
• tea with ginger root is poured through a strainer;
• during the time elapsed after removing from the fire, the tea cools enough so that you can put a slice of lemon or a little juice squeezed from the fruit into it.

If desired, you can add a pinch of pepper, saffron or cinnamon to the drink.

Such a drink is very tasty and useful if you add sliced ​​lemon, previously mixed with sugar or honey, to it. Tea recipe with ginger lemon and honey will help with inflammatory diseases of the respiratory and nasopharynx organs, with heat and overwork.

In winter, tea with lemon, brewed together with spices such as cinnamon, cloves and cardamom, warms well and relieves chills. And on hot summer days, there is nothing better than cold lemon tea with mint, chamomile and thyme.

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