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Parsley Tea Benefits
(Sưu tầm - author Kalpana Kumari)
Parsley tea has been used for its numerous nutritional and medicinal benefits for hundreds of years. It is generally used in the form of food constituents. However, one more easy way to consume it is to drink parsley tea. It gives you the same health benefits.
Parsley is a bright, light to dark green biennial herb, which is commonly found in Middle East, America and Europe. It is known for its nutritional as well as health benefits. People use parsley as a food constituent, garnish over salads and herbal medicine. Many people in Mediterranean region prefer to take it in tea form.
How to Make Parsley Tea
Place ¼ cup of parsley tea in an infusion basket and put it in a teapot. Pour 1 cup of filtered and hot water over it. Leave it as such for about 5-8 minutes for steeping. Take out the infusion basket from the tea-pot. The tea is ready for drinking. Parsley tea is a bit bitter to taste. If you find steeping for 5 minutes makes the tea too strong in parsley, then try steeping it for 2-3 minutes. You can add sweetness to the flavor by mixing a teaspoon of honey with it. You can further enhance the tang by adding 2-3 drops of lemon juice to the parsley tea.
Benefits of Parsley Tea
How to Make Parsley Tea
Place ¼ cup of parsley tea in an infusion basket and put it in a teapot. Pour 1 cup of filtered and hot water over it. Leave it as such for about 5-8 minutes for steeping. Take out the infusion basket from the tea-pot. The tea is ready for drinking. Parsley tea is a bit bitter to taste. If you find steeping for 5 minutes makes the tea too strong in parsley, then try steeping it for 2-3 minutes. You can add sweetness to the flavor by mixing a teaspoon of honey with it. You can further enhance the tang by adding 2-3 drops of lemon juice to the parsley tea.
Benefits of Parsley Tea
- One of the biggest parsley tea benefits is its assistance in the treatment of diseases such as arthritis and rheumatism.
- Parsley tea is rich in vitamin C, which supports the absorption of iron in the body. Thus, parsley tea cures anemia.
- It helps in blood vessel rejuvenation. It maintains the elasticity of the blood vessels and also helps in repairing their wear and tear.
- Parsley tea helps in detoxification, i.e. it helps in flushing out of toxins from the body.
- It is rich in enzymes that boost the digestive system and excretory system.
- It promotes the digestion of fats and proteins that further helps in intestinal absorption.
- Because of the above reason, parsley tea helps in liver assimilation and storage.
- One of the important benefits of parsley tea to humans include treatment of deafness and ear infections.
- Parsley tea assists in the dissolution of gallstones.
- It has high content of anti-oxidant. Thus, its regular intake increases the anti-oxidant capacity of the blood.
- You may derive weight loss benefits from parsley tea as it acts as a diuretic.
- Since it is rich in vitamin C, it helps in treating gum problems such as scurvy.
- One of the therapeutic parsley tea benefits to human health is that it relieves excessive gas from the alimentary canal.
- Parsley tea contains apiol, a constituent of female sex hormone called estrogen. It helps in bringing regularity in menstrual cycles.
- It assists in easing menstrual cramps.
- Parsley carries high levels of beta carotene, folate and vitamin B12. This enables it to enhance and stimulate the assimilation and nutrient utilizing ability of organs.
- Parsley tea has high content of chlorophyll. Therefore, it assists the body in getting rid of harmful, pathogenic micro-organism.
- It helps the lungs to discharge residues that keep accumulating in it due to environmental pollution.
Parsley Tea Side Effects
- Parsley tea should not be given to pregnant women as it acts as a uterus stimulant.
- Parsley tea is abundant in oxalic acid. Thus, it should not be given to patients of kidney inflammation as it may cause the formation of kidney stones.
- The essential oil of parsley tea is toxic and is not recommendable for internal use.
- Parsley tea contains a compound called psoralen, which has been linked to photodermatitis reaction commonly found in parsley cutters.
In the market, powdered form of dry parsley leaves are available. You can use this powder directly to make tea. The ratio should be 2-3 teaspoons of parsley powder to one cup of hot water. The parsley powder tea health benefits are the same as that of parsley tea leaves. Hence, choose any according to your comfort and availability. Parsley tea benefits are noticeable over a couple of months of taking it regularly. Therefore, do not expect to experience its health or nutritional benefits within 5-6 days. Give parsley tea some time to heal and strengthen your body.
Parsley Tea Side Effects
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Parsley tea side effects appear in case of overdose. To know more about the side effects, read the following article...
Parsley tea is a herbal tea that is very useful with its numerous health benefits. This tea is a combination of numerous benefits of the herb parsley, that is veritably used in various cuisines as well as a herbal medicine. Parsley tea is said to be the invention of the Mediterranean regions where it is a way to consume parsley for the numerous health benefits. It is rich with vitamin C and antioxidant properties and hence, parsley tea benefits for treating several medical conditions like arthritis, anemia, gallstones, ear infections, weight loss, etc. Use of parsley tea to induce period is also recognized as the volatile oils from the parsley tea stimulate the blood flow in the direction of the reproductive organs.
Are there any side effects of the parsley tea though? Well, there are not many scientifically recognized and noted contraindications and interactions of the tea, but there are surely several side effects that cannot be neglected either. It is a fact that the side effects are very less as compared to several other herbs and herbal teas. However, caution must always be taken while consuming parsley tea to avoid the side effects, if any.
Side Effects of Parsley Tea
Parsley health benefits stimulated people to invent the herbal medicine called parsley tea. Traditionally, daily 6 oz consumption has been observed. It is also true that there is no significant evidence that will prove this dosage of the tea.
Parsley tea side effects can occur by several things like using essential parsley oil for making parsley tea, which is totally a wrong way to make parsley tea. Parsley tea must strictly be prepared using the fresh parsley leaves and not the essential oils. The side effects can be seen in two primary forms, as side effects for pregnant woman, and several other side effects.
Side Effects on Pregnant Women
Usage of parsley tea during pregnancy can cause uterine bleeding that can increase the risk of miscarriage. This happens, as already stated earlier, the tea stimulates the blood flow towards the reproductive system, that is the uterus and cervix of the pregnant women. Consumption of parsley tea can also cause muscle contraction of the uterus. It can also cause several allergic reactions to the mucous membrane. Hence, to avoid possibilities of miscarriage and such other side effects, pregnant women must stay away from parsley tea, no matter what the health benefits of parsley tea are.
Other Side Effects
There are several other side effects of parsley tea that are also significant. Many of them occur in case of overdose of the parsley tea. Overdose of parsley tea can lead to headaches, excessive weight loss, bloody stools, nausea, renal damage, loss of balance, confusion, convulsions of muscles, etc. Several substances like psoralen, present in the parsley tea also cause photodermatitis reactions on the body. People who are suffering with kidney diseases are better off the usage of parsley tea. Side effects are also seen in the form of internal bleeding in case of warfarin therapy.
There are several basic things that must be considered before consuming the parsley tea and any herbal product for that matter and that is to get to know that product to perfection. Consumption of parsley tea is beneficial but not for all.
Author Rutuja Jathar
Some diet plans specify drinking parsley tea with a
least one meal a day, leaving the would-be dieter to wonder how exactly parsley
helps you drop the pounds. Unfortunately, parsley tea isn't a magic brew for
dieters. Its mild diuretic properties can, however, help to jump-start your diet
and boost your confidence as you lose water weight. Exercise and balanced meals
are the surest path to sensible weight loss. Always check with your doctor to
plan the best weight-loss approach.
Theory
Parsley tea temporarily facilitates weight loss by
helping the body rid itself of excess water. Water retention can be related to
premenstrual syndrome, to excess sodium in your diet, to pregnancy or to certain
medications. Diuretic vegetables and teas help to flush the system of some of
this excess fluid, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center.
Although parsley tea is considered a mild diuretic, ask your health-care
practitioner before trying it on your own. Do not drink it if you are taking
prescription diuretics.
Additional Benefits
For people cutting calories, vegetable broths and teas
provide additional nutrients that they may be forgoing as they avoid certain
foods. Parsley contains high amounts of potassium and vitamin A, as well as
folate, calcium, vitamin C and phosphorus. It also contains a flavonoid known as
quercetin. According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, quercetin's
anti-oxidant properties may help to lower cholesterol and high blood pressure
while protecting you from heart disease and certain cancers. It may also help to
relieve symptoms of allergies.
Basic Recipe
If your health food store stocks parsley tea, use one
teabag per cup of water up to three times a day. Otherwise, the dried parsley
found in the grocer's aisle works just as well. Pour 1 cup boiling water over 2
tsp. dried parsley, steep for 10 minutes and strain.
Multi-Herb Tea
Herbalist Jeanne Rose suggests blending parsley with
smaller portions of some other herbs known for their diuretic and cleansing
properties. To use fresh herbs, pour 1 quart boiling water over 1 large bunch
parsley, 1 chopped blackberry leaf, 1 chopped dandelion leaf, 10 cherry stems
and 1/2 tsp each celery tops, couch grass, corn silk and fennel seed. Strain and
drink the tea throughout the day. To use dried herbs, use three parts parsley to
one part each of the herbs named in the fresh herbs recipe. Rose recommends
drinking several cups of the tea for at least one day.
Considerations
Whatever merits other herbal weight loss remedies may --
or may not -- possess, parsley tea shouldn't be confused with supplements like
hoodia. Manufacturers claim that the botanical hoodia suppresses appetite, which
results in weight loss. Parsley tea, on the other hand, helps you lose inches
only if that extra bulk comes from retained water. Additionally, even herbal
diuretic teas can be dangerous if you also take prescription diuretics. Talk to
a doctor before using herbal teas for any medical
condition.
Alternatives
If you dislike the taste of parsley tea or prefer other
natural remedies to treat water retention, UMMC recommends drinking dandelion
leaf tea or eating more pineapple, grapes, leafy vegetables and
asparagus
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