5 types of teas you should add to the menu

Although healthy to drink tea all year, in winter its consumption increases as the temperature drops. We have collected 5 different types of tea for you that can help you fight the sore throat and cold

5 types of teas you should add to the menu

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One of the most popular grandmother tips in the winter is to have hot tea, even when you are just beginning to feel the cold approach, and there is quite a bit of truth in this advice. Tea is considered to be one of the most popular beverages in the world and contains several nutritional and health benefits to the human body.

When we are sick and feel a little weak, the best solution is a rest, but it is also advisable to pay attention to increased consumption of water, vegetable soups and herbal infusions that can help us fight viral diseases. Here are some of them:

Foods (and drinks) recommended for you to eat while flu

Tea with ginger

Ginger root has long been considered an effective solution to a variety of problems and illnesses, and indeed when you feel the cold is approaching, it is best to precede a cure and start preventing this wonderful root.

A study published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology found that fresh ginger may be effective against common respiratory virus (RSV) while other studies have found it acts as a warming, soothing, sweating, reducing phlegm, gas exfoliator, enhancing peripheral blood flow, nausea Anti-inflammatory, anti-vomiting and more.

Good for prevention. Ginger tea (Photo: shutterstock)

Ginger tea (Photo: ShutterStock)

A well-known grandmother for flu situations is ginger infusion with garlic, lemon and honey. Modern research has shown that ginger is effective in treating nausea and vomiting and has also found a beneficial effect in treating skeletal inflammatory conditions.

Tea with lemon

Hot water will also work fine in this case, as lemon has anti-inflammatory properties that help the body fight respiratory infections, such as: sore throat or tonsillitis.

In addition, vitamin C, which is abundant in lemon, contains antioxidants that help protect cells in the body from damage caused by free radicals and immune system failures.

Rosemary Tea

Rosemary is an evergreen shrub that can be found in almost every corner of Israel. It is usually used in the kitchen for chicken and fish seasoning, but it can also be made from pleasantly fragrant tea infusions and combined with other plant infusions.

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The fragrant plant has a wide variety of medicinal uses. Its major components are caffeine and rosemary acid - both effective as antioxidants and anti-inflammatory. They help with inflammatory effects associated with asthma and improve liver and heart function. Rosemary is also rich in vitamin E, which is also known as a powerful antioxidant and essential for heart health.

Melissa tea

It has a delicate lemon flavor, is soothing, improves mood and helps in proper digestion, but there are a few more reasons why you should add it to the master plan.

Fighting viruses and bacteria. Melissa (Photo: shutterstock)

Melissa (Photo: ShutterStock)

Melissa is considered to be an antidepressant, calming and improving mood, and is known as a plant that reduces stress and anxiety levels and is therefore recommended in situations of restlessness. In addition, it contains two antiviral agents - caffeic acid and rosemary acid. These substances have strong anti-virus capabilities and also against some bacteria.

green tea

As mentioned, there are quite a few types of tea, but the one that has been studied and proven to have significant healing properties in relation to the flu is the green tea. A literary review article published in the scientific journal BioMed research international in 2018 took a deep look at the published studies on the relationship between green tea and the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases.

One of the reasons for the study's focus on green tea is its high content of catechin family of antioxidants (GTCs), which are polyphenols with very strong properties.

Studies have also shown that EGCG active ingredient in green tea has a particularly high efficacy on a wide spectrum of viruses from different viral families.