Herbal Tea: Roselle
Most Herbal Supplements and Teas are easy to use
Roselle is one of the herbal plants which are easy to plant and consume. The plant ranges from 2-3 meters in tall. The flowers are red and quite big, around 8-10 cm in diameter. The plant takes about six months to harvest. It is the dried flowers and fleshy fruit that commonly used to make beverages.
Bunga Rosella
Roselle and Herbal Tea
Roselle is more popular as herbal tea, though it can also be used to produce other foods such as jelly, fruit extract, syrups, wine, jam, etc. The benefits of Roselle are more exposed when served as tea, since there is no further processed and no added sugar needed. To make a tea, dried Roselle flowers are put into a cup of boiled water. The tea will be reddish and look attractive, but wait several minutes for the tea really red before you drink. And since the flowers are in the cup, you can also chew them. They are crunchy. It is an increasingly popular health drink for people in Indonesia, Africa, India, Thailand, Caribbean, Malaysia, Mexico, Central America, and some other. Each country actually has different popular serving, though.
Roselle is known for the Vitamin C and Vitamin A content. It is used as treatment or prevention for many diseases such as hypertension, high blood level, urinary tract infections, and cholesterol. Roselle is also believe to control alcohol absorption, boost body immune, prevent bacteria, and clean toxins.
Rosella Tea Example
You can easily plant Roselle in your garden if the soil is fertile. They just need to be watered every morning and afternoon. If you grow Roselle in plastic bags, they will hardly reach 1 meter and there will only be few flowers. So it would be better to grow in open place in your yard or garden. Other alternative, you can grow them in plastic bags until the plants reach 3-4 weeks, and then move to plant directly in your yard. The flowers are red and big, so they can actually make your garden more beautiful.
