Introduction to Roselle - Explore Roselle’s Benefits | Combinations | Precautions
Roselle, also known as Hibiscus Sabdariffa, is a plant with bright colours and a sweet and sour taste. In traditional Chinese medicine classics, it is also known as "Ruby." It is not only ornamental but also rich in nutritional and medicinal value. Due to its unique flavour and health benefits, roselle tea has gradually become a favourite in the healthcare industry in recent years.
Roselle is not only a gift of nature but also an excellent choice for a healthy life. It has a wide range of uses, both for viewing and for health preservation. After removing the seeds, the fresh calyxes are commonly used as raw materials for making jams, juices, jellies, tea bags, preserves, and refreshing drinks. They can also be used to make wine and vinegar, enriching the deliciousness and health of the table.
Introduction to Roselle - Explore Roselle’s Benefits | Combinations | Precautions
The Benefits of Roselle: More Than Just Beauty
Roselle is rich in a variety of nutrients, including various vitamins, dietary fiber, anthocyanins, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, flavonoids, and polyphenols. In traditional Chinese medicine, roselle is cold in nature and has a sweet and sour taste. It can not only clear heat and detoxify, cool blood and relieve summer heat, but also nourish the skin, promote body fluids and quench thirst, and remove fat and activate blood circulation, regulating the body and mind from the inside out. Roselle seeds also have the effects of strengthening, diuresis, and mild laxative effects, while the calyx pieces can clear heat, quench thirst, relieve cough, and lower blood pressure. It can be said that the whole body is a treasure. These ingredients give roselle a variety of health benefits:
- Beauty and Skin Care：The vitamin C and antioxidants in roselle help promote collagen production, delay skin aging, reduce wrinkles and age spots, and make the skin smoother and more delicate.
- Antioxidant and Anti-aging: Roselle is rich in anthocyanins, which have strong antioxidant capacity, can remove free radicals in the body, delay the aging process, and maintain youthful skin.
- Lowering Blood Lipids：The polyphenols in roselle can help lower cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood, prevent cardiovascular diseases, and are especially suitable for people with high blood lipids.
- Clearing Heat and Resolving Toxins:Roselle has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, which can help relieve heatstroke, dry mouth and tongue, and other symptoms, and is especially suitable for drinking in summer.
- Promotes Digestion：Roselle tea helps promote gastrointestinal motility and improve indigestion and constipation problems.
How Can We Pair Roselle
Roselle Tea Pairings
Roselle tea can be brewed alone, or it can be brewed with other ingredients to increase the taste and efficacy. Here are some common pairings:
- Roselle + Rose: Has the effect of beautifying the skin and soothing emotions.
- Roselle + Hawthorn: Has the effect of lowering blood lipids and aiding digestion.
- Roselle + Tangerine Peel: Has the effect of regulating Qi and strengthening the spleen, resolving phlegm and relieving cough.
- Roselle + Lemon: Has the effect of whitening and beautifying the skin, clearing heat and detoxifying.
Reminder
When consuming roselle, avoid eating it with milk and carrots. This is because the organic acids in roselle may cause the milk protein to coagulate, affecting digestion and absorption; the vitamin C decomposing enzyme in carrots will destroy the vitamin C in roselle and reduce its nutritional value.
Roselle Recipes:
Roselle Tea
Ingredients
- Roselle flowers
- Hawthorn berries
- Dried tangerine peel
- Smoked plums (Prunes can be substituted)
- Rock sugar / Honey
- Salt (Roselle : Hawthorn : Tangerine peel : Smoked plum ratio is 5:1)
Instructions
- Bring water to a boil (Roselle to water ratio is approximately 1:10).
- After the water boils, add hawthorn berries, dried tangerine peel, and smoked plums. Continue boiling until fragrant, about 5-10 minutes.
- Add the roselle flowers and continue to boil for about 10 minutes. Turn off the heat, cover the pot, and let it steep for about 5-10 minutes.
- Remove the softened roselle flowers. Add rock sugar or honey to taste. A small amount of salt can be added to enhance the sweetness (sugar to salt ratio is approximately 5:1).
- Stir well to ensure the sugar dissolves. Remove the ingredients and seeds before drinking.
Roselle Jam
Ingredients
- 450g fresh roselle fruit
- 150g roselle residue (from the tea)
- 100g rock sugar
- 150g maltose
- 1 lemon, zest
- 20g lemon juice
- 250g water
Instructions
- Remove the seeds from the roselle flowers, keeping the calyxes and petals. Wash several times with clean water.
- Place the washed roselle flowers and roselle residue in a juicer. Add water and blend until crushed.
- In a pot, pour in all the crushed roselle flowers, rock sugar, maltose, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Reduce to low heat and cook for about 35 minutes until the rock sugar melts. Stir frequently to prevent burning at the bottom.
- Once cooled, pour into clean jars, seal, and refrigerate. (Can be refrigerated for several months)
Tips
- The sweetness of roselle tea can be adjusted to personal preference.
- During the roselle jam making process, pay attention to the heat and stir to avoid burning.
- Both recipes can add other ingredients according to personal taste, such as rose, hawthorn, etc.
该注意什么禁忌？
What are some key notes to be careful for?
Although roselle has many effects, not everyone is suitable for drinking it. The following people should avoid or drink roselle tea with caution:
- Pregnant women and breastfeeding women: Roselle has a certain blood-activating effect, which may have adverse effects on pregnant women and breastfeeding women.
- Women during menstruation: Roselle has a certain blood-activating effect, which may lead to an increase in menstrual flow.
- People with weak spleen and stomach: Roselle is cool in nature, and drinking it by people with weak spleen and stomach may cause diarrhea and other uncomfortable symptoms.
- Patients with low blood pressure: Roselle has the effect of lowering blood pressure, and drinking it by patients with low blood pressure may lead to excessively low blood pressure.
Reminder
Those taking high blood pressure and anticoagulant drugs should avoid eating roselle to avoid affecting the efficacy of the drugs.
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Effects:Can help to lower blood pressure and lipids, loosen blood vessels, and calm hangovers. It can also help with heat, balance the pH level in the body, and remove fatigue. Roselle flower is also great for relieving constipation, improving urination, increasing metabolism, improving blood circulation, as well as skin regeneration.
Suitable for:People with high blood pressure, swelling, low metabolic rate, and people who often stay up late.
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Effects: Roselle flower, named Hibiscus sabdariffa as well, basically grow at a tropical and subtropical area, it can serve as a tea drink or serve as medicinally. Roselle flowers do have many functions in health care, not only being able to soothe and clear heat, help to lower blood pressure and lipids, loosen blood vessels, and calm hangovers. Roselle flower is also great for relieving constipation, improving urination, increasing metabolism, improving blood circulation, as well as skin regeneration.
Suitable for:People who gain weight easily, body fatigue and oily skin. It’s also suitable for after a gathering meal or when the weather is hot and appetite is not good.
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