Most teas can be taken daily in small quantities without harming your health, however some teas, such as green tea, should not be taken for more than 3 consecutive weeks because they can raise blood pressure. Diuretic teas, on the other hand, can cause hypovolemia, due to a lack of fluid and blood in the body, a situation that can lead to cardiac arrest.
Therefore, the amount of tea you can drink depends a lot on the goal you want. For example, ginger tea for weight loss can be taken up to 1 liter per day, while if it is to treat nausea, it can only be taken 2 cups per day.
Although natural, to drink tea as much as you want during pregnancy and breastfeeding, a woman should ask her doctor whether she can or not, as there are herbs that are contraindicated during pregnancy. Check out the teas that pregnant women cannot drink.
How to make tea
To make tea correctly, you must first boil the water, turn off the heat and then add the herbs, letting it rest for 3 to 5 minutes, so that the water mixes with the herbs, releasing their essential oils. Then, the herbs must be removed so that the tea does not become too intense and bitter.
How to drink tea without harming your health
Here are some examples of how much tea you can drink per day and for how long, without harming your health.
1. Horsetail tea
For urinary tract infections, you can drink 4 to 5 cups of horsetail tea for 1 day. If the urinary infection does not improve, consult a doctor, as you may need to take antibiotics. Find out more about how to treat it in: Treatment for urinary infection.
2. Green tea
When drinking green tea to lose weight, you should drink up to 4 cups of tea daily, before 5 pm to avoid causing insomnia, for 3 weeks and follow a balanced, low-calorie diet.
3. Yellow uxi tea and cat’s claw
To help combat polycystic ovary, yellow uxi and cat’s claw teas must be prepared separately, taking 2 cups of yellow uxi tea in the morning and 2 cups of cat’s claw tea in the afternoon. These teas can be taken for many days because they have no side effects. Find out more about these teas in: Home remedy for polycystic ovaries.
4. Sucupira tea
You can drink 1 liter of sucupira tea for 15 days to help fight osteoarthritis and rheumatism. Furthermore, sucupira can also be used in capsules, 2 to 3 capsules per day.
5. Mint tea
To help calm down, you can drink 1 liter of mint tea throughout the day, for up to 3 weeks.
6. Pomegranate peel tea
To relieve a sore throat, you can drink 3 cups of pomegranate peel tea a day for 2 days. If your sore throat worsens, you should consult a doctor as you may need to take anti-inflammatories.
7. Melissa tea
To help combat insomnia, drink 3 cups of tea throughout the day, 1 cup before bed, for 3 weeks. See also: What to do to end insomnia in this video:
8. Ginger and cinnamon tea
Ginger and cinnamon tea helps to relieve coughs with phlegm, so just drink 2 cups of this tea a day for 3 days. If your cough worsens, you should consult your doctor as you may need to take cough syrup.
9. Parsley tea
Parsley tea is a good natural diuretic and you should drink 4 cups of this tea a day for 3 weeks to help de-bloat your body.
Teas help to alleviate symptoms and fight illnesses but they do not replace medicines and should always be taken with the doctor’s knowledge.
