Boost Your Immune System With Mountain Tea
The Greeks have several popular and distinctive herbal teas that taste great and have remarkable health benefits. So next time you feel a cold coming on, drink tea from the Greek mountains. It's the best way to treat a cold. Better yet, drink 2-3 cups of Greek mountain tea a day, to boost your immune system. However, this tea has so many other health benefits. In fact, this mountain tea shows a soothing effect on almost anything that ache.Well known to man for their medicinal properties
Shepherd's Tea
Greek mountain tea (Sideritis syriaca) also known as
shepherd's tea, because the shepherds would use the plant to brew themselves some tea while tending to their flocks high up in the mountains. The tea is well-known to man for their medicinal properties. It's a short plant with velvety textured, gray-silver leaves and stems, topped by clusters of little yellow flowering buds. The plant grows wild in the rocky mountains of Greece at high altitudes, usually over 3,200 feet (1,000 meters).Sideritis
The botanical name Sideritis, evolved from the Greek word Sideros, meaning iron, suggest this plants areas of application in ancient medicine. It would be used externally for its anti-inflammatory and astringent properties in the case of wounds from iron stuck into limbs, and internally for its ability to strengthen the body's power
of resistance. When the Venetians discovered the tea they called it Malotira because it draws out the illness.Prevents Osteoporosis
Studies have shown a positive effect on almost anything that ails. Sideritis is known to be anti oxidant, anti microbial and anti inflammatory. It has exceptionally high iron content. Modern tests have indicated that the tea prevent osteoporosis, while its antioxidant properties aid in the prevention of cancer. It is caffeine free.
Pleasant and Tasty Taste
The herb, used for preparation of tea, is a brew that is enormously popular in Greece to prevent colds, flu and allergies, sinus congestion and even mild anxiety. As soon as you start feeling sick, drink 2-3 cups a day, to boost your immune system. Greek mountain tea has a very pleasant and tasty taste. It’s a cross between subdued peppermint with chamomile and lemons. It is also very nice as Ice tea.
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