No one can deny a cup of tea or coffee with fresh
air in the morning is indeed refreshing. In ayurveda anything
taken in moderate quantity with due respect to ones, prakriti
(physical constitution), the kala (season) and desa (land) he
resides will always do good to the person. 2-3 cups of tea a
day seems to be normal but do you realize in a long term that
is for an year that makes it about 1000 cups of tea or coffee.
Both tea and coffee has many health ill effects. So beware
addicts.
Did you know that 1 cup of tea have caffeine,
little amounts of oxalates and tannin? Caffeine in tea or
coffee can cause sleep disorders, anxiety and even
irritability. Oxylates have to be feared by tea addicts as it
can cause kidney stones. Tannin excess in the body can
increase ones susceptibility to oesophageal cancer. Even
drinking tea or coffee in steaming temperature makes one
susceptible for oesophageal cancer. Drinking tea with milk
blocks tea’s positive health effect
in the cardiovascular disease are because of casein in the
milk. Casein in the milk has the property of binding hence it
binds with molecules in the tea. Plant based milk like Soy
milk which has no casein has no such effect like that of tea
with cow’s milk.
Coffee is also not backward in health ill effects.
It stains our teeth degrades our teeth’s color, and damages
ones gastrointestinal system. Excess intake of coffee
increases blood pressure, increases low density cholesterol
that is called as the bad cholesterol in general and increases
the susceptibility to iron deficiency anemia. Studies show
that, coffee addicts are prone to coronary artery disease,
anxiety, sleep disorders, irritability and increased still
births. Don’t be terrified there are always alternatives.
Nobody has to throw cup of tea you have taken with you right
now to enjoy the read. Allow me to substitute the mere tea or
coffee with you to herbal tea and see want it can do. Though
it tastes like a tea and named herbal tea it is not prepared
from tea leaves or coffee beans.
Herbal tea is an infusion prefabricated from plant
leaves, flowers, seeds, fruit, and even sometimes roots.
Herbal tea is known for its good taste and its medicinal
effects. There are many different varieties of herbal tea the
difference comes from brewing in to different blends. Most of
the herbal teas contain a combination of herbs not a single
herb.
The advantage of herbal tea is that it provides
multivitamins and substitute medicines in small amounts; along
with healthy diet it can do wonders. Herbal tea is a safe
remedy to detoxify and improve one’s blood purification.
Detoxification is not new to us, right from the ancient times
detoxification was done by fasting and colon cleansing by some
of the herbs. Autonomous mechanism becomes astonishingly
effective at elimination of waste products and toxins from the
body and its function becomes enhanced when accompanied by
herbal tea that augments body’s internal sanitization. When
herbal tea bag is brewed in steaming hot water it releases the
volatile oils and polyphenols. One of interesting facts about
polyphenol is that it limits the growth of bacteria in mouth
and hence avoids bad breath.
Every coin has two sides that’s like natures law so
is to the herbal teas. That is, some specific herbs do possess
toxic/allergic effects. Greatest causes of concern
are:
COMFREY: An alkaloid that can cause liver
damage.
LOBELIA: A kind of toxin and has similar effect of
nicotine.
So, next time check for the ingredients of your
herbal tea to see if it has herbs with comfrey and lobelia.
Still studies have been conducted to find out the further ill
effects of herbal tea.
Chakrapani Ayurveda has a wide varieties of
herbal teas based on the body type, age and ailments. Like for
example we have Medhohar tea which has prime functions of
controlling overweight and maintaining the metabolic
functions, we have Rasayana tea that has anti-ageing effect
rejuvenates our body and we have Prathisyaya tea that can
control counteract the excess histamine produced effect on the
body due to the allergens. We also do have tea that is good
for one’s body constitution that is Vata tea, Pitta tea, Kapha
tea and the Tridosha tea. We have tea that alleviates the
stress. Have tea that works on to sleep enhancer, and makes
the sleep sound without creating drowsiness
during working hours the Nidrakar tea. Chakrapani has a special tea called Hridya tea that
acts as a cardiac tonic and promotes effective cardiac
functioning and more
varieties. To know more about our other herbal teas and herbal products more information is posted on our
website.
Dr.Sijay Jayan Dev have just joined Chakrapani
Ayurveda Clinic & Research Centre. He is from Thrissur
District of Kerala and finished his B.A.M.S for Amritha School
Of Ayurveda, Kollam and has been working with us as Ayurveda
Physician.
