hibiscus flowers
🩺 Health benefits of hibiscus
Hibiscus has many research-backed medicinal benefits and antioxidant properties
- Lowering blood pressure : It contributes to the dilation of blood vessels and inhibition of the enzyme (ACE), thus reducing blood pressure naturally.
- Heart health : Reduces levels of bad cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood.
- Weight loss : It reduces the absorption of starch and sugars, and speeds up metabolism.
- Liver support : Improves fatty liver conditions and reduces indicators of liver cell damage.
- Boosting immunity : Rich in vitamin (C) and antioxidants that fight inflammation and colds.
- Relief from gout : It helps to lower levels of uric acid, which causes joint pain.
🧪 Scientific fact: Hot and cold hibiscus
It is a common belief that hot hibiscus tea raises blood pressure while cold hibiscus tea lowers it. Scientifically, this belief is completely false . Hibiscus tea lowers blood pressure in both cases (whether hot or cold) because its active vasodilating compounds are not affected by the temperature of the beverage.
⚠️ Precautions and contraindications
Despite its benefits, caution should be exercised when consuming hibiscus in the following cases
- Patients with low blood pressure : It may cause them a severe and dangerous drop in blood pressure.
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding : Not completely safe for pregnant women as it may stimulate the menstrual cycle or affect hormones.
- Kidney patients : It contains oxalates which may precipitate and form kidney stones, and is not recommended in cases of advanced kidney failure.
- Drug interactions : It interacts with blood pressure-lowering drugs and diuretics, thus amplifying their effect.
💆♀️ Beauty uses (skin and hair)
Hibiscus extract is used in natural beauty recipes:
- For the skin : It contains natural exfoliating acids that help to renew cells, lighten skin tone and delay wrinkles.
- For hair : It moisturizes the scalp, reduces breakage, and is used as a natural dye to give hair a distinctive red color.
300.00 LE
300.00 LE