15 teas against stress

There are days when everything seems to happen at the same time: the boss picks on you, someone in the family gets sick, the money runs out… In the middle of rushing to take care of everything, that tiredness hits, which soon turns into stress. This happens because the body asks for help, increasing the levels of the hormone cortisol in the blood. But it is possible to restore energy and touch life lightly. As? Just drink relaxing herbal tea. We have discovered 15 different types for you. Try it!

The powerful

According to Adauto Luiz dos Santos, professor of phytotherapy at the Faculty of Health Sciences, in São Paulo, the main teas to combat stress are:

1. Chamomile (Matricaria Chamomilla)
Part used: flower.

2. Lemon balm (Lippia alba)
Part used: leaves.

3. Fennel (Pimpinella anisum)
Part used: seed.

4. Garden mint (Mentha crispa)
Part used: leaves.

5. Lemongrass
(Cymbopogon citratus)
Part used: leaves.

6. Sete-sangrias (Cupea ingrata)
Part used: whole plant.

7. Lavender (Lavandula officinalis)
Used part: flower

8. Melissa (Melissa Oficinalis)
Part used: flower.

9. Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis)
Part used: leaves.

10. Star anise (Illicium verum)
Part used: seed and stem.

11. Jambolan
(Syzygium jambolanum)
Part used: leaves.

12. Tilia (Tilia cordata)
Part used: leaves.

Preparation mode: boil a cup (tea) of water and pour a spoon (tea) of the herb into it. Cover for 15 minutes and drink (unsweetened if possible).
Consumption: in case of moderate stress, drink up to three cups (tea) a day. If tiredness is severe, drink four to six cups daily.
Contraindication: pregnant women should consult a doctor before consuming any relaxing tea. Hypertensive patients cannot drink the drink made with the aforementioned herbs, as they contain stimulating substances.

Other recommended options
Lelington Lobo Franco, chemist and phytologist, recommends against tiredness:

13. Guarana (Paullinia cupana)
The most indicated: the powder made from the fruit.
Preparation mode: pour 250 ml of boiling water into a container with a spoon (tea) of the powder and cover for ten minutes. Drink a cup (tea) when you wake up and another in the afternoon.

14. Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
Part used: leaves.
Preparation mode: in a container with a spoon (dessert) of the herb, add two cups (tea) of boiling water and cover for ten minutes. Drink once a day, in the morning.

15. Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
Part used: leaves.
Preparation mode: add a spoon (dessert) of rosemary to a cup (tea) of boiling water and cover for ten minutes. Drink one serving in the morning and the other in the afternoon.

Enhance the effect:
– Mix two of the herbs. It is worth putting one or half measure indicated for each plant in the same measure of water. On a daily basis, alternate flavors.

– Ditch the sugar. The product has components that can neutralize the calming effect of the drink. If sweetening is unavoidable, use as little as possible.

– If the herb is a leaf or branch, chop it. If in seed, crush it with a spoon – this helps to better extract the substances from the plant.