The health benefits of drinking mulberry tea

Mulberry fruit has a good taste and looks a little like raspberry However, the mulberry tea we are talking about here is made of mulberry leaves and dried fruits, sometimes with tea added In traditional Chinese medicine, mulberry tea has been used as a prescription for diabetes, and it is rich in antioxidants Mulberry tea has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine to control diabetes A study published in the American Journal of traditional Chinese Medicine found that mulberry extract helps to process glucose Based on animal experiments, it was found that the extract could increase the glucose absorption of adipocytes in diabetic rats In vivo, the improvement of glucose processing ability will lead to the stabilization of blood glucose level The researchers confirmed that the effect was linked to an antioxidant called gallate However, whether drinking mulberry tea also has hypoglycemic effect needs further study to determine The American Journal of agricultural and food chemistry reports that mulberry leaf extract has the effect of preventing atherosclerosis Due to its rich antioxidant components such as flavonoids and polyphenols, mulberry leaf extract helps to reduce the level of harmful cholesterol in rabbits and promote their vascular function Because these chemicals are soluble in water, mulberry tea may contain the same beneficial compounds However, it is not clear whether they have any effect on the control of human cholesterol level Mulberry fruit is rich in vitamin C, the content of five fruits is close to 2.7 mg, and dried fruit can also be added to mulberry tea as seasoning Mulberry leaves also contain vitamin C, but the amount is relatively small Vitamin C is a natural antioxidant that helps slow the rate of aging caused by toxins and free radicals In addition, vitamin C supports the immune system and helps produce collagen, which is good for hair, skin and ligament health You can make mulberry leaf tea like green tea or oolong tea Add half teaspoon of loose leaves to the cup, then add some boiled water and soak for 8 minutes before drinking A mulberry leaf can be repeatedly brewed three times.