The artichoke is a plant of the Cynara genus that grows in warm climates. It may not be delicious to many, but what it truly excels at is its flavor and health benefits. The plant is widely used for countless treatments, for example, to control diabetes or eliminate gallstones. In this post, you'll learn what artichoke tea is.

It's important to understand artichoke tea and its benefits. For years, it has been used in natural medicine, combating gallbladder diseases, stimulating appetite, and improving digestion. Containing a large amount of B vitamins and minerals (calcium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, magnesium, and iron), it is a highly nutritious beverage.

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What is artichoke tea good for?

It's important to understand artichoke tea and its benefits so you can consider including it in your daily diet or enjoying it anytime. Let's take a look at some of them:

• Combining artichoke and pineapple tea offers a host of benefits, including digestive benefits, thanks to its high fiber content. It promotes good intestinal bacteria that help prevent constipation, diarrhea, and intestinal cancers.
• On the other hand, artichoke tea helps you lose weight thanks to its fiber content and the feeling of satiety that prevents overeating. It also helps maintain proper kidney function, preventing fluid retention and gas formation.
• Helps relieve heartburn, eliminating stomach discomfort and pain.
• It combats high cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood, thus preventing cardiovascular disease.
• By fighting bad cholesterol, you prevent atherosclerosis and high blood pressure.
• Controls the production of bile.
• Artichoke tea helps you lose weight thanks to its diuretic properties (which prevent fluid retention), eliminates toxins, and reduces fat. These properties are also found in artichoke tea and green tea .
• Artichoke tea has properties that are said to help prevent some cancers, thanks to the action of caffeic and pantothenic acids and flavonoids.

How to prepare artichoke tea and how to drink it

The artichoke plant is more than just a food; it's excellent in hot dishes and salads, but also in tea and infusions . Let's look at some recipes that include artichoke tea.

Traditional artichoke tea

Before preparing it, you need to gather the following ingredients:

• 20 grams of artichoke leaves.
• 1 ½ cups of water.

Preparation method:

1. In a pot, boil the water.
2. Once the herb is formed, the leaves are added.
3. Let it boil for about 10 minutes.
4. Remove from heat, strain and let it steep for 5 minutes.

It is recommended to drink a maximum of 3 cups daily (half an hour before each meal).

Artichoke and green tea

It's important to know the benefits of artichoke and green tea. When combined, they produce enzymes that aid in the digestive process and prevent fluid retention. They're easy to prepare.

Ingredients:

• ½ artichoke.
• Three tablespoons of green tea .
• One liter of pure water.
• Honey to taste.

How is it prepared:

1. Boil the water in a pot.
2. When it is cooked, add the artichoke and wait for it to soften.
3. Add the green tea and let it cook for 5 minutes.
4. Turn off the heat and let it rest for about 10 minutes.
5. Strain the preparation, serve and sweeten with honey.

Artichoke tea, with red, green and white tea

Knowing the benefits of artichoke tea—green tea, red tea, and white tea—will help you understand why it's so popular. These infusions, on their own, provide countless health-enhancing properties; now imagine how many benefits they offer combined. Among its benefits are: it regulates blood pressure, helps with weight loss , and is a natural antioxidant.

To prepare artichoke tea, with red, green and white tea, the following ingredients are required:

• 1 ½ artichokes .
• A spoonful of green tea.
• A liter of water.
• 1 tablespoon of red tea .
• A spoonful of white tea.
• Honey to taste.

How to prepare it:

• Wash and cut the artichoke.
• Boil the water.
• After 5 minutes of boiling add the artichoke.
• Add the teas one at a time. First the green, then the red, and then the white tea.
• Mix everything and leave for 20 minutes.
• Once the time is up, remove the artichoke and strain it, if you prefer.
• Sweeten with honey.
• Serve and drink the warm artichoke infusion.

Contraindications of artichoke tea

Despite the benefits of artichoke tea, caution is advised as it has some contraindications. For example, it can cause bile obstruction, kidney stones, and affect pregnant women. Let's take a closer look at the contraindications of artichoke tea:

• Kidney stones. Artichokes have a high concentration of oxalates, which are what cause kidney stones. Therefore, their consumption should be moderate.
• It is also counterproductive in people with gallstones, because stimulation of that organ could cause biliary colic.
• Pregnant and breastfeeding women. There is no problem with consuming artichokes during pregnancy, but since its effects during this period are unclear, it is best not to consume them.
• Nor should it be consumed during breastfeeding, as it may decrease milk production. When consumed as a natural medicine, it may have more intense effects. Therefore, avoid taking artichoke capsules, pills, or tea while breastfeeding.