What are the benefits and effects of roselle?
Roselle, also known as roselle hibiscus (Hibiscus sabdariffa), has a great many nutritional components, so its benefits and effects are also very good. Let us learn about them together below.
The benefits and effects of roselle
The flowers of roselle are rich in vitamin C. The effects of roselle include cooling and reducing internal heat, and promoting salivation to quench thirst. It can be used to brew tea and make beverages, and its taste is sour. Roselle can also be used to extract roselle pigment, which is used as a food additive in the food industry.
Roselle has a faint fragrance and a sour taste, and contains nutritional components such as vitamin C, elderberry trisaccharide glycosides and citric acid. The effects of roselle help regulate and balance blood lipids, enhance calcium absorption, promote children's development, and aid digestion. Roselle also has effects such as cooling and detoxifying, promoting diuresis, and lowering blood pressure.
The effects of roselle can eliminate fatigue and constipation, and have diuretic and metabolism-promoting effects. Research by Mexican scientists found that regularly drinking roselle flower tea helps lower total cholesterol and triglyceride levels in human blood, achieving the effect of preventing and treating cardiovascular disease.
The water extract of roselle has an antioxidant-inhibiting effect and can inhibit total cholesterol and cholesterol in low-density lipoprotein. Scientists also found that drinking roselle can also have a weight-loss effect: the effects of roselle caused 95% of users to lose 1 to 3 kg of body weight.
How to consume roselle
1. Roselle tea
Take 3 to 5 g of roselle, brew it in warm boiled water, add an appropriate amount of rock sugar or honey, and drink it as tea. Long-term drinking helps lower total cholesterol and triglyceride levels in human blood, achieving the effects of preventing and treating cardiovascular disease and losing weight.
2. Globeflower and roselle tea
Take 1 g each of roselle, globeflower and oroxylum indicum, brew with hot boiled water, add rock sugar for seasoning, no need to cover, wait until the roselle has steeped open, and drink as tea. This tea can clear lung heat and soothe the throat, and has a very good effect on bronchitis, cough, sore and swollen throat, and tonsillitis.
3. Rose, ice and chrysanthemum tea
Take 1 g of roselle, 3 chrysanthemum flowers, 5 goji berries and 1 malva nut, brew in boiled water for 5 to 10 minutes, add an appropriate amount of rock sugar for seasoning, and it is ready. This tea can soothe the throat and moisten dryness.
4. Hawthorn and roselle honey
Take some roselle and some dried hawthorn, boil in water for three minutes, let cool, then stir in honey and it is ready. Long-term drinking can strengthen the stomach and aid digestion.
5. Roselle jelly
40 g of roselle, 30 g of pure fish gelatin powder, 100 g of fine granulated sugar, 1000 ml of water. First boil the water, turn off the heat, put the roselle into the water, cover and let steep for 8 minutes, take out the roselle, and filter the water. Heat the filtered water to a boil, turn off the heat, add the pure fish gelatin powder and fine granulated sugar to the water, and stir quickly for 1 minute. Divide the stirred jelly liquid into jelly molds, refrigerate in the fridge after cooling, and it is ready to eat once set.
6. Roselle pork rib soup
10 g of roselle, 250 g of pork ribs, add 800 ml of water, simmer for 3 hours, and add various seasonings according to your own taste. This soup is delicious and can nourish and beautify.
How to store roselle
1. Make sure it is sealed. Whether placed in a bag or a sealed jar, remember to seal the bag opening or jar opening well to prevent moisture.
2. Place it in a cool, dry place. Light, moisture and temperature can all easily make herbal tea deteriorate, so it should be placed in a dry, cool place.
3. When it is used up slowly, it must be put in the fridge. If the amount purchased at one time will take a long time to use up, it is best to put it in the fridge to refrigerate, which can extend the storage period.