You must have heard about the butterfly pea flower. In recent years, the plant has also been studied for its antioxidant and health benefits. In particular, some studies have shown that butterfly pea flowers may help promote weight loss and lower blood sugar levels in addition to beautifying skin and hair.

Today we are going to tell you about the benefits of blue tea made from this flower. By including this in your diet, you can get many benefits apart from reducing weight and wrinkles fast. Dietician Garima Goyal ji is telling us about its benefits. Before knowing about the benefits, let's take information about it.

What is Butterfly Pea Flower?

Also known by its scientific name Clitoriaternatea, the butterfly pea is a plant native to Asia. You can recognize it with its bright blue flowers. It is also rich in anthocyanins, which are antioxidant compounds responsible for their unique colour.

The flowers are usually brewed into a herbal tea, usually with ingredients such as lemongrass, honey and lemon when the acidity of blue tea changes, then the colour also changes. This quality makes butterfly pea flower a popular ingredient among mixologists for specialty cocktails. Additionally, it is known for its medicinal properties and has been linked to several potential health benefits.

Ms.Garima Goyal says, 'The herbal infusion made by soaking butterfly pea flowers in hot water is called blue tea. Its health benefits are due to the richness of anthocyanin content. It is a very healthy drink which provides many health benefits –

1. Caffeine Free

This tea is caffeine free. This is its best advantage.

2. Helpful in weight loss

Although human testing is needed for this, various animal studies and test tube studies have shown that this flower exhibits weight loss properties. The components present in this plant slow down the growth of fat cells. Also, it prevents and fights fatty liver disease, which helps in weight loss.

This property helps in reducing belly fat, which is otherwise caused due to fatty liver disease. EGCG - A component called Epigallocatechin Gallate also boosts the body's metabolism and makes it a calorie-burning machine.

3. Detoxifying Agent

This drink contains a lot of phytochemicals known as antioxidants and due to its great detoxifying power and ability to eliminate toxins from the body, consuming this drink in one go is a great strategy.

It has a strong diuretic property which reduces the weight of water accumulated due to water retention.

4. Reduces the signs of ageing

The abundance of antioxidants in this drink makes it skin friendly and an excellent hydrating agent and helps in reducing the signs of premature ageing. The flavonoids present in this tea increase collagen and improve skin elasticity, thereby exhibiting anti-glycation properties.

5. Promotes hair growth

This beautifully coloured concoction is a storehouse of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, which give it hair-strengthening and hair-growth properties. The anthocyanins present in blue tea increase blood flow to the scalp, which strengthens hair follicles.

6. Immunity Booster

The high amount of antioxidants in this blue tea helps fight free radicals that have cell-damaging properties. And with this act, this drink becomes one of the best immunity booster drinks, which helps in fighting many chronic diseases like heart diseases, metabolic syndrome, hypercholesterolemia etc.

7. Mood uplifter

The abundance of antioxidants in this drink makes it a great mood uplifter drink and helps in reducing the symptoms of anxiety and depression.

8. Power booster

This drink has a nootropic effect. This means that it is a great energizing drink as it increases brain activity and enables it to function better.

Blue tea has gained popularity recently and is easily available in the market. This flower is a versatile ingredient and has very few side effects.

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