Sea buckthorn tea: effects and preparation

You can also collect the berries yourself in autumn for sea buckthorn tea. We’ll show you how to prepare the tea and what health-promoting properties it has.

Sea buckthorn originally comes from Nepal – but the berries are now also grown in Europe, for example in northern Germany. You can eat sea buckthorn raw or process it further. As a hot drink, sea buckthorn tea warms you up on cold days.

Sea buckthorn is in season from the end of August to October. This makes the autumn months a good time to collect the berries and use them to make sea buckthorn tea. In this article you will find out why sea buckthorn tea is so healthy and we will show you how you can prepare it yourself.

Important: It is best to use organic quality ingredients to prepare sea buckthorn tea. This means you can be sure that the food was produced and grown without the use of chemical-synthetic pesticides.

Sea buckthorn is also a fairly undemanding plant that you can easily grow in your own garden. You can use the berries not only for delicious sea buckthorn tea, but also for sea buckthorn jam or sea buckthorn juice.

Make your own sea buckthorn tea: This is how it works

Sea buckthorn tea

• Preparation: approx. 15 minutes
• Quantity: 1
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Ingredients:

• 250ml
  

  Water

• 1 tbsp
  

  Sea buckthorn berries

• 1
  

  Cinnamon stick

• 1 tsp
  

  honey or sugar

• 1
  

  Orange slice

preparation

1. Bring the water to a boil using a kettle.

2. Place the sea buckthorn berries in a tea infuser in a cup. Alternatively, you can mash them in the cup with a fork. This way the aroma of the sea buckthorn develops better.

3. Pour the hot water over the berries.

4. Add the cinnamon stick, honey or sugar and the orange slice.

5. Let the tea steep for about ten to fifteen minutes before removing the infuser. The duration depends on how strong you prefer to drink the tea.

Effects of sea buckthorn tea

Sea buckthorn tea is said to have a number of positive effects on your body:

• Strengthening the immune system: The vitamin C contained in sea buckthorn tea strengthens your immune system.

• Natural laxative: Sea buckthorn tea is a natural laxative. It stimulates fat burning and is therefore also suitable for losing weight with a balanced diet.

• Protection against skin diseases: Sea buckthorn also contains carotenoids, which protect your skin in particular from damage caused by UV radiation.

• Help with cardiovascular diseases: The sea buckthorn berries also help to alleviate cardiovascular diseases through their phenols.

• Digestive problems: Sea buckthorn also provides relief for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

Tip: Sea buckthorn oil is also full of valuable ingredients that can promote health.

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Edited by Paula Boslau

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