Tea with orange has an invigorating citrus aroma, pleasant taste and color, contains various vitamins, essential oils. It is perfectly supplemented with milk, ginger, cloves, mint and honey, has a tonic and warming effect. What else is orange tea useful for and how to brew it at home?
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Tender or tart tea with orange is associated in most people with a citrus flavor and aroma, for which essential orange oil contained in a dense peel is responsible. The pleasant and exciting aroma of orange fruit allows you to temporarily discard anxieties, tune in a positive mood and enjoy a tonic drink.
The properties of orange tea, the benefits and harms
Orange tea brewed with peel, slices or juice of sweet fruit helps to improve mood, relieve internal discomfort and fatigue, and discard negative emotions. A drink containing an essential oil has the following beneficial properties:
- antiseptic (useful for colds);
- regenerative;
- tonic (invigorating the body);
- immunostimulatory;
- soothing nerves;
- anti-inflammatory.
Due to the content of antioxidants, minerals and vitamins, a fragrant hot drink benefits the body:
- is an excellent antidepressant;
- slows down the aging process;
- helps fight various diseases;
- boosts immunity;
- gives a person a long charge of vivacity and good mood;
- calms the nervous system;
- relieves stress, fatigue;
- helps fight colds in the cold season.
However, a deliciously smelling, tasty drink can cause harm to the body. So, a large amount of antioxidants in tea can provoke disturbances in the functioning of the kidneys and liver. People with ulcers and gastritis should also not make such tea. In addition, citruses are good allergens, you need to use them in any form with caution, especially for children, pregnant and lactating women.
