Not only fruit, flower, and herb drinks have benefits for your body. Here we tell you which infusions made with tree leaves can benefit your health.
The leaves of certain trees have properties that can benefit your health.
Infusions are natural remedies to prevent and combat a wide variety of ailments such as anxiety, body aches, sleeping disorders, or infections. Their effects depend on the ingredients used for their preparation.
Unlike teas, infusions are made with all kinds of theine-free plants, such as herbs, fruits, seeds, flowers, and even tree leaves, either fresh or dried.
If you want to give them a try, here we share five infusions made with tree leaves for you to enjoy their benefits.
Tronadora Leaves
Tronadora is a tree native to Mexico and other Latin American regions whose leaves and flowers are used as a natural treatment for type 2 diabetes.
Its high flavonoid content provides relief from colds, fever, headache, kidney problems, and jaundice, the yellowing of the skin.
Holm Oak Leaves
The bark and leaves of the oak tree are consumed for their medicinal properties in patients with diarrhea, inflammation, gastritis, intestinal bleeding, stomach ulcers, stomach cancer, and dysentery, a condition caused by the presence of bacteria in food.
Other variants of this tree, such as red oak and laurel oak, improve blood circulation in the body. This effect is useful in cases of varicose ulcers, hematomas, and hemorrhoids.
Guava Leaves
Guava leaves are rich in flavonoids, compounds linked to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease.
The infusion of guava leaves is mainly taken as a treatment for gastroenteritis, as it reduces bowel movements and prevents diarrhea. It also lowers blood glucose levels and can fight bacteria such as staphylococcus, salmonella, and E. coli.
Capulin Leaves
Capulin is a tree from Canada whose cultivation spread to Guatemala. Its fruits are similar in appearance to cherries and are high in vitamins and minerals. However, this is not its only beneficial part. The infusion of capulin leaves is used as a natural remedy for coughs, diarrhea, and abdominal pains. To do this, the leaves are boiled in water and sweetened with honey.
Loquat leaves
Loquat leaves provide vitamin C, potassium, iron, calcium, and phosphorus. These nutrients favor the functioning of the kidneys, liver, and pancreas, which produces greater amounts of insulin and regulates sugar levels in diabetics.
They also have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, and mucolytic properties. If you want to take advantage of its benefits, dry loquat leaves under the sun until the white hairs that cover them disappear. Then, store them in a closed jar in a cool place away from sunlight.
When you want to prepare your infusion, just boil a cup of water and add a tablespoon of loquat leaves. Wait a few minutes for it to cool down and that’s it.
The consumption of these infusions is not recommended during pregnancy or breastfeeding. If you take prescribed medications, consult your doctor before trying these drinks.
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If you don’t like the herbal taste of these infusions, you can always add a couple of leaves to your favorite Green, Oolong, or Black tea from our exquisite Hummingbird Tearoom selection.
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