The health benefits of red tea or rooibos tea

With all the attention tea has been getting lately, many people are trying Rooibos or Red Tea for the first time. This delicious tea deserves our attention, for its wonderful flavor and its many health benefits.

Rooibos tea is not really a tea, but an herbal tisane from the Aspalathus linearis plant. Aspalathus linearis is a small shrub that grows only in South Africa. While the name Rooibos means “red bush,” the leaves are green when picked and only turn red when fermented. The resulting tea is noticeably red in color.

South Africans have been consuming Rooibos for medicinal and refreshing purposes for a long time, but it began to be cultivated specifically for tea after being discovered in 1904 by Benjamin Ginsberg. Ginsberg was a Russian immigrant who enjoyed tea so much that he began to grow and market it.

Because Rooibos is not a true tea, but rather an herb, it does not contain caffeine and is low in tannins. Studies conducted in South Africa have documented health benefits, including:

• It acts on the nervous system to relieve irritability, headaches, nervous tension and insomnia.
• Relieves stomach cramps and colic in babies.
• It is used to treat hay fever, asthma, and eczema.
• Slows down the skin aging process when applied directly
• Improves the function of the immune system.

rooibos tea It is prepared like black tea, except that the preparation time is longer. Bring the water to a full boil, then brew for 6 to 8 minutes. in south africa
rooibos it is served with milk and sugar, but in other places it is usually served plain.