When winter arrives and the cold wave arrives, infusions become great allies when it comes to helping to warm up our body. However, nature puts at our disposal a wide variety of wild herbs that can provide our body with much more warmth and well-being , even having medicinal properties.
Thanks to their medicinal properties, some infusions can naturally mitigate a good number of ills.
These herbs, in addition to helping to combat the sensation of cold and having organic components that have benefits for our body and personal well-being, promote good hydration .
During these days that we are living in the cold, the sensation of thirst is inevitably reduced (especially in older adults, since age is a factor that already reduces it), which can lead to an insufficient intake of liquids. For this reason, the habit of taking infusions can be quite useful when it comes to keeping our body sufficiently hydrated.
On the other hand, infusions contribute to good digestion , since some herbs can help metabolize ingested food, specifically chamomile, mint and ginger ,as well as boldo , fennel and artichoke(The latter should be avoided during pregnancy and lactation). Mint pennyroyal , of course, can also help cope with heavy meals and heavy digestion.
In the case of digestive disorders, chamomile is, with the permission of mint pennyroyal, the queen of infusions.
In ancient times this herb was used by pregnant women to calm their nausea, as well as to relax muscle tension during childbirth, mainly because it has soothing and digestive properties. Therefore, it can help alleviate mild digestive disorders and its use can be a success, for example, after binge eating.
Also fennel and artichoke, along with dandelion , horsetail andgreen tea , have a diuretic effect , so they help counteract fluid retention , a problem that can also be the result of a binge eating.
With regard to its soothing properties, it should be added that lemon balm , originally from the Mediterranean areas of southern Europe, was already used by Carmelite monks to make their popular Agua del Carmen, also known as Agua de Toronjil, whose purpose is Calm nervous states, although currently, the queen of infusions when it comes to calming states of anxiety, is lime , which helps combat stress thanks to its relaxing properties .
Besides, theValerian and Ashwagandha tea also stand out for their relaxing and anxiolytic effects , as well as passionflower , lavender , Kava tea and lemon verbena or lemon verbena , although these last mentioned lack convincing scientific studies that guarantee their relaxing effect on the body . organism.
Valerian favors night rest, thanks to its power on the central nervous system and, therefore, on the brain.
However, drinking an infusion calmly, whatever type it may be and as long as it does not contain compounds with theine or any other stimulant, already implies making a stop in your day to day life and lowering your heart rate, so that consequently it will generate a sensation in you. of relaxing.
In addition, if you consume it at the end of the day, as a result of what was explained above, it can help you in your routine of promoting sleep and avoiding insomnia .
