Fat-Blocking Benefits of Hibiscus Tea
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- What did a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of hibiscus tea for weight loss find?
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Ray's recipe - boil 4 c water, add 8-10 allspice berries, 1/2 stick cinnamon, and 1 T grated fresh ginger. Turn off heat, add 3/4 c hibiscus and 2 spearmint tea bags and let steep 30 minutes. Add 4 additional cups of water. Sweeten to taste and chill.
Wow, that sounds delicious
Does steeping the spearmint for that long give it a bitter taste?
Where do you get allspice berries? I've only seen powdered allspice.
That sounds exactly like sorrel - Jamaica's Christmas drink. Apart from the teabags of course. And we usually add rum to sorrel, probably reducing the healthy effects.
Not Jamaica, Ha-mi-ka
Can always count on this doctor.
I would Love to see another video on the effects of Lemon Verbena and other herbs! So helpful!
Especially for all us herbal tea drinkers! 🙃😄
I just started drinking it. It’s fantastic.
I drink before bedtime...it gives peaceful sleep 😴.
Sister please can you explain to my understanding thank you
I mean you sleep well if you drink it at night just before you sleep
Brilliant detail and first class presentation - thank you Dr. Gregor & team. :)
We buy it in bulk at the local produce market (they carry up to 5 lb. bags) then low-temp (108f) brew a handful in 64 oz mason jars with upgraded silicone seal lids, and stick it in the fridge to vacuum seal. Keeps for a week or so and better to drink cold for the hot spring/summer days.
After you strain the hibiscus from the cold water, then you can make more tea out of the hibiscus with the spices and herbs have a second wonderful nutritious drink
@@sksteigerwald3649 Thanks, I haven't tried that. I usually just toss it in the compost and give it to the garden!🌱
That sounds delicious! Grab & go.
@@lukeweaver9287I do the same hope a hibiscus tree will grow out of the compost one day😂
Great so how many cups do you drink per day?
I just grind it and sprinkle it on salads. Occasionally, as a tea too.
Thanks
I drink hibiscus tea every evening! I love it!
This looks like what is known as zobo drink in Nigeria
It is Zobo. 😊
I don’t like the taste and have badly eroded tooth enamel so I make capsules out of powdered hibiscus and take two per day. My blood pressure was inching above normal and is now a healthy 110 over 65. I also make capsules out of Amla powder, turmeric and chlorella and take 2 per day of each. (Anytime he wants me to eat something horrible I make capsules out of it, lol.)
I had to do capsules for amla. I'm good with bitter, sour and strong flavors but that stuff is just nasty. It's like a mixture of alum and Portland cement. I even tried the frozen fruit itself and couldn't get it down.
A low-sugar fruit smoothie (frozen berries, hemp seed, fiber of choice, cinnamon, unsweet plant milk of choice, water, irish sea moss for iodine and silica, ground stevia leaf powder) works as a great mix to add amla, turmeric, chlorella, powdered hibiscus, etc. to.
@Luke Weaver, where do you buy Irish sea moss, what is the brand, please!
did it really made you loose body weight, the hibiscus? If so, how many lbs ?
@@madlenj.4644 no, I can’t say it did anything for my weight except maybe made it easier not to gain weight. But it has helped my blood pressure and cholesterol without affecting my weight. But it should be said that I’m already 50 pounds lighter than I once was and haven’t found anything that will help me take off more. If it helps me maintain though that is good, as everyone knows how hard it is to keep the weight off once you’ve lost it.
Or use a straw (to avoid enamel damage)
I love it! I like it hot and cold I made my version of Starbucks hibiscus cold tea I added freeze dried strawberries fresh blueberries and kiwi to a big bottle with straw and ice and sweetener added is stevia drips delicious summer drink I sip it all day!
Do they have clinical trial test results?
i love hibiscus ! 🌺🌺🌺🌺
The animations in this video were very fun
But does it work well with prescription meds?
I often add organic black lyciuum to Choices Natural Market organic hibiscus leaves. Stopping sugar and junk food ('21) seems to have strengthened my teeth.
Why do you add that other thing to the hibiscus? I'm new to this so am really trying to figure it out.
@@happycook6737 I happen to have a container of it and the two taste good together.
Thanks for your very abled presentation always from Jamaica west indies island 🏝️
It's so easy to grow :)
i bought some and did not know it had these benefits. A bit sour, takes time to get used to.
That's why people add sweeteners if it's jarringly sour. Fruit juices, sugar, honey, etc
Strangely enough I was researching Hibiscus tea this morning before I went on to CZcams
Google spies on us you know!
Jamaica tea, at least in Mexico, would be pronounced like "hamaica". The j would be pronounced as an h.
Well, Jamaica is not in Mexico and it’s not pronounced with an “H” in the Caribbean.
I just had two cups because I was just looking for something else to make tea with to drink.
Unfortunately, I seem to be allergic to hibiscus. I get runny nose and itchy eyes when I drink it.
One way to deal with the acidity of hibiscus tea (I can feel my teeth eroding!) is to add alkaline drops. One economical solution is Swanson's "Alkaline booster pH Protector Drops". I think it improves the taste and also reduces the need for sweetening. I remember ads for acid-reduced coffee as a kid ... but hibiscus tea really needs alkaline help more than the java does!
Would adding a bit of baking soda help? I was thinking of those seltzer powder since they have baking soda in them but they also already have citric acid and stuff to fizz it.
I like it warm with two bags of Hibiscus steeped for 30 minutes with a splash of lemon water enhancer. It is good when cold too
It definitely lowers blood pressure but you have to drink it daily. As for the other claimed benefits I’m not so sure.
Are there recommendations for those of us who have overactive bladder response with highly acidic or high vitamin C levels in drinks?
You have a pretty significant non-US viewership which might get confused by terms such as "quart a day" if not supplemented with relevant explanations and conversions.
That's just so cool :D
So can I buy hibiscus 🌺 tea like berry zinger or the tazo Passion tea and cold brew it and get the benefits? Or is this special hibiscus tea?
And don't forget, hibiscus tea also has more antioxidants than green tea!
Wowwwww!!!!
Doc, I've been asking on many videos for you and your team to clarify that the hibiscus you're referring to is not the pretty red flower, stereotypically worn behind the ear in tropical locales. That is hibiscus rose-sinensis. All the research you present is on hibiscus sabdariffa, which is called sorrel in Jamaica, and roselle, groseille, Flor de Jamaica, in various other countries. It is a kind of shrubby plant, with thick dark red calcytes enclosed around a seed. You can buy the calcytes separated from the seed. I see some sellers of hibiscus tea put the pretty flower on their box, and I wonder what they are actually selling. It could be that they are actually selling true hibiscus sabdariffa, which they source in powder form, so they don't know what it is. Or maybe they are actually sourcing and selling powdered pretty hibiscus flowers?
This.
Don’t buy the tea bags, or zingers etc. because you don’t know what you are getting. Buy bags of loose petals labeled Sorrel or Roselle. It’s “sorrel” in Virgin Islands too btw.
Long time enjoyer here- usually brewed with ginger and allspice or clove, cinnamon, and sweetened to taste. Usually drunk iced but hot is good too. I never knew about any health benefits but it does make me feel good. Here are the negatives as I see it- it tastes great but is very tart/acidic. This acidity can easily lead to tooth erosion, which I now suffer from to a large extent. (I drank other acidic bevs as well, they all contributed). Also, because it is so tart, a fairly large amount of sugar must be added to make it palatable. Sugar-wise, when sweetened it's like a junk food soft drink. Without sugar it's like lemonade without sugar- undrinkable. Some people will need to be pretty careful about added sugar and probably everyone ought to at least be vigilant about sugar intake. Yet without the sugar I don't like the stuff.
Our dental visits (and aching joints) improved greatly when we eliminated 90% of sugar from our diets. We use Stevita organic stevia to sweeten the tea (and most other drinks). Also eating lots of silica-rich foods will strengthen the teeth, bones, hair, and skin.
I enjoy it straight-up. No sugar or other sweeteners. I add a handful of leaves to the bottom of my French press and then fill it up with warm water. I let it soak for 15-20 minutes and then pour into my insulated beverage container and head to work! I do this every other day, alternating it with a different infusion blend that I enjoy which is peppermint, yerba mate and sage. But now I'm kinda worried about my dental health and I better get a check-up soon!
Drink with a straw and swish your mouth with water after drinking. My dentist said the only drink we should sip on all day is water. But we can enjoy tea and minimize tooth damage by drinking tea all at once instead of a few sips each hour.
Brew it with other sweeter herbs like licorice root if need be, and drink with a straw.
@@lukeweaver9287Where can I get hold of Silica-rich foods?
I think you're talking about sorrell which is also from the hibicus family
Wonder if it would also help fatty liver disease
He said it would. Give it a try 😊
Dr. Greger, can you please do videos on the metabolization of food in the human body and how acid-forming food affect health?
Look into his videos on alkaline diets that should help answer your questions!
BOIL:
4 cups- water
8-10allspice berries
½ stick cinnamon
1 tbsp freshly grated ginger
•TURN OFF HEAT AND ADD:
¾ cups of hibiscus tea
2 speramint tea bags
Thank u
In Mexico the J in Jamaica is silent and its pronounced more like ha-mica.
The J in Spanish isn't silent it's just pronounced like an H in English.
@@byronstevens8085 yes, if you need to be autistic about it! I am sorry I expressed this incorrectly!
@@gaywizard2000 as a neurodivergent person I find your comment completely uncalled for
@@nowirehangers2815 I am so sick of being bullied on comments! How about f off then? I don't care about your self victimization as an actual victim of prejudice probably long before you and your sniveling generation came about!
I tried hibiscus tea and it might work too well for me. It feels as if my blood flow is way too low and the muscles in my limbs start to go numb. It got to the point where I couldn't even exercise anymore.
I do have underlying heart issues though. Really wish I could take it but everything went back to normal a few days after I stopped
That's just too unlikely. Try going on a 100% plant based whole food diet for a few months first.
@@tnargs57 I've been 100% plant based for a year
I found that I had tingling in fingers, and other parts when using organic H tea- Rosa Chinensis . It scared me, so I stopped. This never occurred with other tea drinks nor with using teabag mixtures containing it. Maybe contaminated batch or dose dependant??
I’m pretty sensitive to compounds that lower my blood pressure as I am already a little low and same with blood sugar levels. I just purchased hibiscus tea today. Maybe a scant teacup amount a few times a week…(?)
Have you heard of methylene blue?
@@tnargs57 "That's just too unlikely." Why? Please provide reference/s ?
I buy hibiscus loose in bulk. What would the proportion be? 1 teaspoon per cup? Please respond. Info is always great but if we are not using correctly we will mot receive the benefits.
They didn't use tea, they used a supplement.
He said 9 cups... One can assume 1 spoon per cup. I think it's whatever is stated on the packet. So a typical portion.
@@RIForg Thanks, I would guess same thing! Just double checking 😊
@@RIForg He also said 9 cups was too much. What size spoon? What's typical? Bulk herbs don't come with instructions on the package. Lonnie has a valid point. Here's my response to someone else:
"One study showed hibiscus tea has 390 micrograms/gram of manganese, or 0.39mg/g. This was the amount of manganese in the infusion based on dry weight of the leaves. Dr. Greger indicated 10mg/day is a reasonable limit for a 150 pound person. But since the body regulates absorption based on its needs, up to 20mg/day ingestion was shown to have no effect on absorption levels. Daily requirement is in the neighborhood of 2-5mg/day.
So for a 150 pound person, brewing hibiscus tea using up to 25g of dried leaves should be within the 10mg/day limit. The amount of water used is immaterial as the relevant concentrations are well below the solubility limits. 25g/150pounds = ~0.17g/pound of body weight. You can do the conversion to kg on your own.
As with any natural product, the amounts will necessarily vary so this is about as precise as we can get."
Spoon-style measurements are useless with a dried product. The big fluffy one will weigh less per spoon than the crushed ones. If you are really concerned, you need to weigh it. If you are unable or unwilling to weigh it, get some Red Zinger. One bag is about 2g and it's mostly hibiscus. The particle size is more consistent making for better measuring. So, if you measure the volume of the Red Zinger, in the tea bag you have an idea of what about 2g looks like. Given that it has other things in it you can easily use 10 times that volume of similarly crushed leaves in a day and still be safe. Your body will only absorb the Mn it needs. As far as getting enough of the good stuff, that amount seems to be at a beneficial level from what I've seen.
FWIW, I make two quarts at a time, mixed with other things. I use a small handful of whole calyces. The result is a deep ruby red and I'm fine with that. YMMV
1 tsp = 3 grams
What is the daily limit in dry weight of tea in grams per kg of bodyweight? Using quarts is too vague.
One study showed hibiscus tea has 390 micrograms/gram of manganese, or 0.39mg/g. This was the amount of manganese in the infusion based on dry weight of the leaves. Dr. Greger indicated 10mg/day is a reasonable limit for a 150 pound person. But since the body regulates absorption based on its needs, up to 20mg/day ingestion was shown to have no effect on absorption levels. Daily requirement is in the neighborhood of 2-5mg/day.
So for a 150 pound person, brewing hibiscus tea using up to 25g of dried leaves should be within the 10mg/day limit. The amount of water used is immaterial as the relevant concentrations are well below the solubility limits. 25g/150pounds = ~0.17g/pound of body weight. You can do the conversion to kg on your own.
As with any natural product, the amounts will necessarily vary so this is about as precise as we can get.
@@dianeladico1769 Thanks Diane. This is the sort of info I needed. It looks like 0.376 grams per kilo if we go for the 10mg/day guideline.
Now the hard part: working out how much is in each tea bag after the weight of the bag and other ingredients are taken away!
Cheap 'Berry' tea bags here in the UK are typically 2g each and only 40% Hibiscus. Looks like a 70kg person could therefore have 33 bags a day. Seems wrong, but that suddenly drops if you use the loose variety where the serving sizes are recommended to be about 5g for a 250ml cup.
@@philadams9254 You are welcome. I would be cautious about using tea bags as you may overload on caffeine (if present) or other things contained in the other components. I would say bulk hibiscus is your best bet. And, what I gave you was an upper-ish limit for Mn, not the amount of tea needed for beneficial effects. The amount you need for benefit is much less than the tolerable upper limit for individual constituents. Watch your blood pressure if that's a concern for you. It didn't seem to affect normal BP from what I recall but did affect those with high values and can have a cumulative effect if you're on medication.
I make my own Zinger clone with green tea, lemongrass, rose hips and a handful of hibiscus in 2 quarts. Orange zest if I'm feeling fancy. Everything is eyeballed to match the ruby red hue and flavor of the original. I rebrew the leaves once as Dr. G. indicated it wasn't the red part that had the benefits as subsequent brewings are a disappointing shade but it's cost-effective.
That's why I think he went with a volume of brewed tea as the 'reasonable' amount he cited later (not the 9 cups) is made to the strength that would be representative of a mostly-hibiscus tea bag. Kind of a you-know-it-when-you-see-it situation with respect to strength. My sense is if it looks and tastes like hibiscus tea, then two cups is helpful and up to a quart a day is fine. That's the beauty of most plant-based components, close counts. He gives warnings as appropriate but as much as terms like reasonable and typical frustrate my scientist's brain, in this case I think it's warranted. But the research and calculation was fun.
Wishing you good health.
💕💕💕
It’s pronounced “ha-maee-ka” (jamaica in Spanish).
Jamaicans are not Spanish 🤷🏻♀
I appreciate the info but...why aren't possible side effects ever mentioned? Especially with herbs/teas? It feels like half information. Hibiscus tea is linked to tinnitus and dermatitis...There are other side effects that are kind of serious too and I'm sure who experiences what depends their body, overall health (example, it effects blood pressure and blood sugar and hormones so you should be careful of pregnant, treating high blood pressure or treating diabetes) and stuff. I just think it'd be nice to include them is all or a disclaimer or something for people to do their due diligence based on their situation because not everyone can drink or eat certain things. I say this because there's time dedicated to mention the effect on enamel and that's the least of the side effects.
Also, the data is based on ingesting hibiscus everyday but it's not recommend to do that not just because of the high manganese (which is mentioned in the video) but the high amount of iron (which can increase chances of kidney stones), causes hormonal imbalance and can increase risk of heart disease since it expands blood vessels. I guess some people without risks or reactions can take it everyday but even the healthiest person can get sick based on the contents in the tea.
Yesthereshpuld be a warning to not drink it kf you are taking medication for high blood pressure.
Hibiscus help me with a boating stomach.
Matcha works better
The elephant in the room is appetite.
Thank you! I needed a good laugh - laughing at myself!
Neutralize that acid in mouth. Pinch of baking soda, small sip of water, swish and spit . Even better brush that grungy tongue.
High speed talker and flat tonality. Low volume low voltage. I can hardly hear it and can't understand what the heck he's saying. I was interested in learning about hibiscus tea but struck out with a wiffle bat on this. Disappointing.
I burn the inside of my mouth with 12 tea spoons in 2 qt of water cold brewed over night in frig
The study he cites was only a two month study so hardly a meaningful period of time. He then claims (around the 3:05 mark) that the tea group "lost significantly more weight"... which was 2 pounds. 2 pounds over two months is "significant"? Really? The study was an "isocaloric" study meaning they ate the same amount of calories and one group had tea. But if the only control was roughly the same amount of calories then there were possibly other dietary differences beyond the tea. And how exactly did they control so both groups had EXACTLY the same number of calories? Once you start taking a closer look at this guy and his claims you realize he quite often over states the actual science.
"Significant" is a technical term in statistics. You state up front your acceptable probability of incorrectly rejecting the null hypothesis (e.g., 5%) and then you declare the results to be "significant" if the probability of observing it by chance is less than your specified probability. There are certainly concerns about frequentist probability and hypothesis testing, but your comment suggests you don't even understand what "significant" means in a scientific study.
I wish everyone (Dr Greger included!) would stop over-using the word 'Tea'. This is NOT tea!!!! I love Hibiscus and I purchase it by the pound and prepare an infusion with it 3-4 times a week on average and I only use filtered water. No sugar or other sweeteners. Tea, on the other hand, is produced when you steep the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant with hot or cold water. This plant is commonly referred to as tea plant, tea shrub, or tea tree and all varieties of tea (white, yellow, green, oolong and black) are harvested from this plant. The appropriate classification for this beverage is either 'herbal infusion' or 'tisane' and these terms also apply to many many other herbs, fruits and flowers popularly used to make medicinal beverages including but not limited to peppermint, yerba mate, lavender, chamomile, rose hips, blackberry,and so on...
which effect does hibiscus have on you?
@@madlenj.4644 Well I'm exceptionally healthy in general and I don't put anything in my body unless it's really healthy. I've been vegan for about 9 years and WFPB for the last 4-5 of those but to answer your question, I don't really notice any effects from any food or drink because I always feel really great.
@@twelveofthem wow good for you! I don´t know anyone whos that healthy. Seems like everyone i lacking something maybe a mineral or vtamine deficency or even worse. My cortisol is high, therefore i get cravigs. Even though my bmi is perfect, it effects me and make me feel worse. But i have to do it because its a outlet for my stress.Only afterwards iits getting better. Maybe my expectations are just a little too high but...i´ve had times when it was perfect.
So I’m confused… what do I buy and where?
Hibiscus tea is SO sour there is no way it’s good for your teeth. Not worth
The level of acidity has nothing to do with how sour it is.
It does more than just help with weight loss
I don't think you're thinking of the same hibiscus. Its not sour at all, may taste quite earthy by itself. Steep with clove and cinnamon for the best drink you've ever had in your life.
@@dizzy4u he mentions that it gives the zing in the red zinger recipe, which makes me think that is the type of hibiscus he means
@@dizzy4u It's quite tart, but a few drops of Stevita liquid stevia takes care of that issue.
Rinse your mouth!? Doesn't saliva break down the supposed tooth harming effect?? Maybe rinse if you're a mouth breather?
So can I buy hibiscus 🌺 tea like berry zinger or the tazo Passion tea and cold brew it and get the benefits? Or is this special hibiscus tea?
Great day, I use those. It lowers my pressure for sure help with some female issues. BUT. I take it twice weekly and drink a matcha for added energy twice weekly also. All at separate times and days.