In addition to processing bitter melon into dishes in daily meals. Then bitter melon is also dried to make tea to drink every day, bringing many health benefits. Today, Safimex will guide you how to make dry bitter gourd tea at home simply to add many nutrients to the body.
How to make dry bitter melon tea
Material selection
To make tea taste delicious and bring the most nutrients, you should use forest bitter melon.
Forest bitter melon for making tea is usually medium and small fruits, the body is dark green, with many spines. You can buy more leaves, bitter melon rope because its use is also very good for parts of the body.
How to make bitter melon tea
With the wild bitter melon, leaves or strings, you wash and dry. Then cut along the fruit to remove the seeds (because the seeds contain vicine – harmful toxins). Next, use a knife to cut it very thinly to dry or dry quickly.
With the traditional way of drying: You use a clean bag, sprinkle the bitter melon evenly and place it in the biggest sunny place. Under the natural sunlight of the sun, the water in the melon quickly evaporates and the skin gradually turns brown. Until the pieces of bitter melon are shriveled, you feel dry and crispy. However, when drying directly like this, the nutrients in the fruit are only about 80%, the rest has been hydrolyzed by the sun.
Oven drying: this is quick and simple and the quality is about 90% higher than direct drying. However, the drying method is suitable for establishments specializing in the production and wholesale of large quantities
After the bitter melon has dried, you should not store it immediately, but keep it for a long time and the tea will be more fragrant. When the dried bitter melon has cooled, put it in a sealed container and only drink 20g per day. Brewing is similar to solid tea.
5 uses of the best bitter melon tea for the body
Clear heat, detoxify
A cup of bitter melon tea every day, helps you relieve stress, the body is more comfortable and relaxed. In particular, this tea also has a cooling effect, very good as a refreshing drink. Bitter gourd contains a lot of fiber, which stimulates biliary activity, reduces the levels of liver enzymes “AST, ALT”, “bilirubin in the blood” to detoxify the body, protect the liver from heat in the body.
Prevention and treatment of pancreatic cancer
Although dried, bitter melon contains a lot of vitamin C and protein, which improve immunity and contribute to the destruction of cancer cells. Especially, effective in the treatment of pancreatic cancer, white blood disease.
Good for people with type II diabetes
According to research by experts, patients using bitter melon tea every day help stabilize blood sugar. With 1 cup of bitter melon tea, it helps to increase the absorption of glucose by the cells, and at the same time improves glucose tolerance (sugar control).
Facial beauty
Bitter melon tea treats acne, hidden acne, psoriasis and eczema. With a large amount of minerals and vitamins to help replenish moisture and regenerate skin, reduce dark spots and enhance smooth whiteness. Besides, from the forest bitter melon, you can make a mask to get the most nutrients for the skin.
Effective weight loss
You can add dried bitter melon tea to the list of safe and effective weight loss for the body. With the effect of lowering blood fat, lowering blood sugar, lowering cholesterol, making you full, bitter melon is considered a great food for those who want to lose weight.
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