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DIGESTIVE AND DETOX HEALTH
Long a culinary food and healing herb in traditional East Asian medicine practices, lemongrass my help both soothe and support health in the gut, including the gut microbiome (our happy helping gut bacteria). In folk medicine the herb was used for cramping, nausea, and other gastric issues. Its natural antimicrobial compounds can help restore gut health by stifling growth of bad bacteria, fungi, and other unwanted harmful pathogens, while supporting the flourishing of good bacteria. It may also improve liver function and natural detox by lowering uric acid levels while being rich in antioxidants and polyphenols.

ANTIOXIDANT RICH TEA
Lemongrass is high in antioxidants. These natural plant compounds gently restore health and immunity in the body by keeping out free radicals and lowering harmful chronic inflammation levels, caused either by oxidative stress in the body, aging, poor diet foods, and other harmful factors. Antioxidants can also cut down on cancer risk, literally preventing the breakdown of healthy human cells.

GREAT FOR HEART HEALTH
Lemongrass’s amazing antioxidant polyphenols can help support heart health especially— which is important, since heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in America! This grassy, citrus-like herb may help curb the harmful inflammation that can worsen heart heath by damaging arteries and blood vessels, and while raising blood pressure.

POWER UP IMMUNITY
Not only are lemongrass’s antioxidants also great for the immune system, the herb is chock full of vitamins, minerals, and other phytonutrients that support a healthier immune system. These include vitamin A and C, helping you bust a cold, flu, or other illness. It’s no surprise that its wonderful flavor makes lemongrass a common ingredient in some natural cough drops and syrups at health food stores!

ANTIOXIDANT POWERHOUSE
Meet Roselle Hibiscus: the vivid pink herbal tea with a flavor reminiscent of rose and citrus, sipped in many parts of the world for its great taste and healing qualities. It’s also an excellent cooling and hydrating herb for quenching one’s thirst, much like an electrolyte. Rich in anthocyanin, vitamin C, and beta-carotene antioxidants, this beautiful flower has the power to support health on many levels: the immune system, inflammation, blood sugars, metabolism, heart health, and more. It’s all thanks to its floral antioxidants that help shut down free radicals and cellular degeneration in their tracks.

INFLAMMATION FIGHTER
There is a lot of research connecting Roselle Hibiscus with benefits to chronic inflammation, though it is not yet shown to cure any specific disease. As an antioxidant source for fighting free radicals however, it can be a fantastic and daily tea for combating inflammation— especially the chronic type that may increase risk of autoimmune disease, heart disease, neurological disease, and more.

BAD BACTERIA BUSTER
Roselle Hibiscus also boasts astringent and antimicrobial properties. These may help suppress bad bacteria in the body, such as in the gut or even on the skin, while promoting the growth of the good stuff. Research also supports that Roselle Hibiscus could possibly help keep bad bacteria that would harm health at bay.

GIVE THE LIVER SOME LOVE
Likely owing to its powerful antioxidants, Roselle Hibiscus has been shown to be a great tea for supporting liver health. This, in turn, can also help promote the body’s natural ways of detoxifying itself, and reducing the presence of toxins and impurities.

FANTASTIC SOURCE OF MANY ANTIOXIDANTS
Butterfly pea flower is a delicate, fragrant tea full of incredible antioxidants called ternatins. In fact, these same healthy antioxidant compounds are what give the plant its vibrant colors in real life! Research shows ternatins can reduce risk of cancer cells and curb chronic inflammation. Another antioxidant found in the flower, called kaempferol, is shown by research to also reduce cancer risk— while additional antioxidants p-coumarin acid, delphinidin-3, 5-glucoside, and more help raise immune function, fight inflammation, reduce bad bacteria, combat viruses, and other health perks.

CAN BOLSTER BRAIN HEALTH
In traditional Ayurvedic herbal healing practice, butterfly pea flower tea was a standard herb for boosting nervous system and brain health. In modern times research has uncovered that this can be owed to one of the flower’s active plant compounds, acetylcholine. This compound may help boost cognitive function, memory, focus, clarity, mental energy, and learning ability. It may also help support various psychological and neurological conditions, helping with their symptoms or possibly reducing the risk of getting these conditions.

MAY IMPROVE EYE HEALTH AND VISION
Can a herbal tea really help your eyes? Yes! Not unlike carrots (which also contain the antioxidant beta-carotene), butterfly pea can be a great natural way to support eye health and reduce the risk of various eye disorders: like glaucoma, vision loss, even eye fatigue and more. Butterfly pea flower also contains anthocyanin antioxidants that are known to be good for eye health, too, since they can protect the body from inflammatory eye damage.

BOOSTS METABOLISM
If improved metabolism and blood sugar is a health goal of yours, daily or routine use of butterfly pea flower tea could help. Research shows that the flower’s compounds can help stabilize high blood sugars, insulin, and glucose in the blood. Something like this could be healthy for just about anyone, though especially for people who want healthier metabolism to manage a better weight or reduce their diabetes risk. Butterfly pea flower tea is an excellent natural supplement remedy for people with diabetes.

SKIN HEALTH
It may surprise some to learn that antioxidant-rich herbs can be great skin health protectors. Butterfly pea flower is no exception! High in flavonoids, polyphenols, and many other types of antioxidants, these can help stop inflammation and free radical damage that accelerate the aging process— yes, even in your skin. It may also support skin symptoms like inflammation, dermatitis, and more.

STRONGER, HEALTHIER HAIR
With butterfly pea flower, beauty is not just skin deep— it can also help with promoting the beauty of strong, healthy hair. Its anthocyanin antioxidants are especially known to nourish hair growth and luster, boosting the flow of blood to the scalp along while improving hair follicle health with its nutrients.

RESPIRATORY HEALTH
Butterfly pea flower tea can also help you breathe easy— literally. One of its classic traditional uses in ancient herbalism was as a lung healer for coughs, colds, and flus. This may have something to do with its anti-inflammatory properties, which can also have benefits to inflammation in the upper respiratory tract. One 2018 study showed the herb could support better breathing with asthma and allergies.