Most teas can be taken daily in small amounts without damaging health, however some teas such as green tea should not be taken for more than 3 consecutive weeks because they can raise blood pressure, for example. Diuretic teas, on the other hand, can cause hypovolemia due to lack of fluid and blood in the body, a situation that can lead to cardiac arrest.
Therefore, the amount of tea that can be taken depends very much on the objective that is desired. For example, ginger tea for weight loss can be taken up to 1 liter per day, while if it is to treat nausea, it can only be taken 2 cups a day.
However, although natural, to drink tea at will during pregnancy and breastfeeding the woman should ask her doctor if she can or not because there are herbs contraindicated under these conditions.
How To Make Tea
To make tea properly it is necessary to first boil the water, turn off the fire and then add the herbs, letting stand for 3 to 5 minutes, so that the water mixes with the herbs, releasing their essential oils. Then you should remove the herbs so that the tea does not get too intense and bitter.
How to drink tea without harming your health
Here are some examples of how much tea you can drink per day and for how long, without harming your health.
1. Horsetail Tea
For urinary tract infection you can drink 4 to 5 cups of horsetail tea for 1 day. If you do not improve the urinary tract infection consult your doctor because you may need to take antibiotics. Learn more about treating in: Treatment for urinary tract infection.
2. Green Tea
When taking green tea to slim down you should drink up to 4 cups of tea daily before 5:00 p.m. to avoid insomnia for 3 weeks and follow a balanced diet with few calories.
3. Yellow uxi tea and cat's claw
To help combat the polycystic ovary teas of yellow uxi and cat's claw should be prepared separately, being able to take 2 cups of yellow uxi tea in the morning and 2 cups of tea of cat's claw in the afternoon. These teas can be taken for many days because they do not have side effects. Find out about these teas in: Home Remedy for Polycystic Ovaries.
4. Sucupira tea
One quart of sucupira tea can be drunk for 15 days to help combat osteoarthritis and rheumatism. In addition, sucupira can also be used in capsules, 2 to 3 capsules per day. Learn more about this medicinal plant in: Sucupira.
5. Mint tea
To help calm down you can drink 1 liter of mint tea throughout the day for up to 3 weeks.
6. Pomegranate peel tea
To relieve sore throat you can drink 3 cups of pomegranate peel tea per day for 2 days. If a sore throat worsens, consult your doctor as you may need to take anti-inflammatories.
7. Melissa tea
To help combat insomnia one should drink 3 cups of tea throughout the day, 1 cup before bedtime, for 3 weeks. See also: What to do to end insomnia.
8. Ginger tea and cinnamon
Ginger tea and cinnamon help relieve coughing with phlegm by just drinking 2 cups a day of this tea for 3 days. If coughing gets worse, consult your doctor because you may need to take a cough syrup.
9. Tea of parsley
Parsley tea is a good natural diuretic and one should drink 4 cups of this tea a day for 3 weeks to help deflate the body.
Teas help alleviate symptoms and combat illnesses but do not replace medications and should always be taken with the knowledge of the physician.
