8 benefits of mulungu tea + how to consume and contraindications

Mulungu tea is excellent for relieving symptoms of insomnia, stress and anxiety. However, not all people can consume it and care must be taken when ingesting it. To better understand this, we talked to nutritionist Izabella Imianovsky (CRN10 5729 – SC). Follow up!

8 benefits of mulungu tea

Izabella told us in detail the main benefits of this tea. Shall we check them out next?

• Improves sleep: “mulungu tea promotes sleep improvement, because it has strong restorative power, helping those who have difficulty sleeping and even those who suffer from insomnia”.
• Reduces stress and anxiety: “because it has sedative power, it is a natural tranquilizer and helps in moments of agitation”.
• Helps with depression: ” it has anti-depressant action by having a tranquilizing effect, helping the symptoms of depression and panic syndrome. It is important to mention that it does not replace the medication of those who are already being treated for this disease”.
• Helps liver function: “tea strengthens liver functions, helping to lower enzyme levels that may be high in the liver and help fight hepatitis”.
• Hypotensive action: “For those who have high blood pressure or who suffer from high blood pressure spikes and do not take medication, mulungu tea can help regulate, in addition to regulating the cardiovascular system”.
• Improve pain in general: “it has analgesic and anti-inflammatory action, which reduces the sensation of pain in the body”.
• Relieves cramps: ”It has antispasmodic action, making it useful for relieving menstrual cramps as well. In this case, if you use it with ginger, the effect is enhanced.”
• It indirectly helps with weight loss: “although it is not the purpose of this tea, it indirectly helps with weight loss, for example, if the person is very anxious and taking it out on food, the tea helps to reduce this anxiety, which can help them to don’t discount this feeling in food, thus contributing to weight loss”, concludes Izabela.

As we have seen, mulungu tea is excellent for issues related to sleep, stress and anxiety, as it is a tea with excellent restorative power.

how should it be consumed

The nutritionist explains that “because it has a sedative effect, the best time to take it is at night, as it will help you get a good night’s sleep”. Izabella, however, says that “I don’t recommend that you consume it daily, I recommend that it be interspersed with other similar options, so you don’t run the risk of overloading your liver.”

Mulungu tea side effects

Izabella says that “people who are hypertensive and who take medication for it cannot drink this tea, as it can lower their blood pressure even more. In addition, it is important to be careful with excessive consumption because it can generate muscle paralysis and excessive sleepiness during the day”.

How to make mulungu tea

Now that you know the benefits, contraindications and how to consume tea, it’s time to understand how to prepare it, don’t you think? Keep reading!

1. Put 150ml of water and heat until boiling;
2. When it boils, add 1 teaspoon (dessert) of mulungu, cover and stifle for eight minutes;
3. After that time, strain and drink the tea.

Did you see how many benefits this tea has? The most important thing is to always take into account not to overconsumption and intersperse it with other teas with a similar effect, such as, for example, chamomile tea.

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