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Health Effects
Honeybush tea is a herbal infusion and many health properties are associated with the regular consumption of the tea. It has very low tannin content and contains no caffeine. It is therefore especially valuable for children and patients with digestive and heart problems where stimulants and tannins should be avoided.
Nutritional Information
|
Nutrients |
Function in Body |
Per 240 ml mg |
|
Iron (Fe) |
Essential for transport of oxygen in the blood |
0,3 mg |
|
Potassium (K) |
Necessary for metabolic processes |
0,01 |
|
Calcium (Ca) |
Necessary for strong teeth and bones |
0,01 |
|
Copper (Cu) |
Necessary for different metabolic processes |
0,003 |
|
Zinc (Zn) |
Necessary for normal growth and development and health skin |
0,015 |
|
Magnesium (Mg) |
Necessary for healthy nervous system and for other metabolic processes |
0,002 |
|
Manganese (Mn) |
Necessary for metabolic processes and for bone growth and development |
0,11 |
|
Sodium (Na) |
Necessary for fluid and acid-base balance |
1,5 |
Research by the Department of Chemistry of the University of the Orange Free State indicated those substantial amounts of (+)-pinitol is present in Honeybush tea. Pinitol is used as an expectorant and also has anti-diabetic activity.
Honeybush tea processes numerous properties that enhance the health of people that use it:
Isoflavones & Coumestans
The dietary phyto-estrogen-hormone-dependant process. This is advantageous for:
- Regulation of menstruation cycles
- Prevention of breast, prostate and Uterus cancer
- Reduces the risk of Oesteoporosis
- Anti-fungal properties
- Anti-virus properties
- Anticholesterolemic-lowers cholesterol levels
- Hypolipemic-lowers fat levels
- Anti-microbial
- Anti-oxidant
Specific Luteolin is anti-spasmodic and anti-oxidant. 4-Hydroxycinnomic acid is anti-fungus and Antihepatotoxic.
Xanthones
- Anti-inflammatory
- Anti-hepatotoxic – works against kidney poisoning
- Anti-virus
- Anti-diarrhea
- Anti-fungus
- Anti-oxidants
- Anti-depressant
Flavones
- Vitamin-type activity (mixture of eriodictyol and hesperidien)
- Anti-oxidants
- Anti-microbial
- Anti-virus
- Anti-inflammatory
- Spasmolytic
- Diuretic (increases Urinating)
- Non-feeding sweeteners