The Many Benefits Of Fenugreek Tea

Fenugreek tea is a herbal tea and has been around for centuries. You can find it in Southern Europe where it loves the sun and warm temperatures. It's also found in Northern Africa and India. It is also revered as a wonderful spice in cooking in these lands, where the seeds and leaves are dried and ground and has a dull yellow color. It is used as an important ingredient in many curry powders.

The reason it is so well known and accepted is touted as having amazing health benefits - here are some:

Detox:
It contains quite a bit of fiber and this fiber swells when combined with fluids (as, for example, in tea) and this encourages bowel movements. You will often find it on the ingredient list of many detox teas. It also helps with digestive problems.

Bad Breath:
This tea is great when you have bad breath - if you wake up and know today just cleaning your teeth won't do the trick, then have a cup. If this is a continuous problem, try drinking it throughout the day.

Congestion:
It can relieve congestion as it helps loosen and remove excess mucus, so it's good to take when you have a cough or even bronchitis.

Inflammation:
Fenugreek tea helps to reduce inflammation either inside or on the skin. You can use it to treat skin problems such as insect bites and wounds when the skin is inflamed. Not only that, if you have arthritis, gout or muscle pain, apply it topically for relief of these symptoms

Cholesterol and Blood Sugar Levels:
It can help over time by lowering the bad cholesterol levels and also regulate blood sugar levels.

The Ancient Egyptians used it for treating fevers and raised temperatures.

It's simple to make as tea: Just put a teaspoon of the seeds in a pot and pour over a liter (around 34 fluid ounces) of cold water. Bring it to a simmer and let it simmer for around fifteen minutes. Then it's ready to strain and drink. Another method is to soak around 500 mg (which is around a tenth of a teaspoon) so just a pinch of fenugreek seed soaked in 5 oz. of cold water for about three hours. Strain and use as tea.

Fenugreek tea is so beneficial that it deserves a place in your home - either in your kitchen or medicine cabinet.