The most unusual of them can be called Helba tea or yellow tea from Egypt. The drink has an original aroma and taste. It has vanilla, nutty, and chocolate notes. Despite the intriguing characteristics, the taste may seem strange and not very pleasant to those who first try yellow tea, but most people get used to it quickly and enjoy drinking tea. However, the main value of the drink is not the taste, but the extraordinary benefits for the body.

What is Egyptian Yellow Tea

In fact, Helba is not entirely correct to call tea, since it is prepared not from tea leaves, but from fenugreek seeds. This is a common plant that grows under natural conditions not only in Egypt, but also in many other countries. Therefore, it has many names: shamballa, chaman, camel grass, hilba, Greek goat shamrock, helba, blue sweet clover, Greek fenugreek, cocked hat, hay fenugreek and fenugreek. Fenugreek has been used for medicinal purposes by many peoples since time immemorial, but the idea to prepare a tasty and tonic drink from it belongs to the Egyptians, in this regard, it is considered national and is treated to all tourists and visitors.

Composition of Helba tea

The composition of fenugreek seeds includes many useful and valuable substances, which, when properly prepared, saturate Helba yellow tea. The components include:

• vegetable protein;
• micro and macro elements - selenium, magnesium, zinc, phosphorus, calcium, sodium and potassium;
• flavonoids - hesperidin and rutin;
• fats, which include polyunsaturated fatty acids;
• amino acids - tryptophan, isoleucine and lysine;
• vitamins - C, A, B9, B4, B3, B2 and B1;
• polysaccharides - cellulose, hemicellulose, galactomannan, pectins and starch;
• phytoestrogen diosgenin - a plant analogue of progesterone, which is the main hormone of the ovaries;
• hydroxycinnamic acids, phenolic acids, coumarins, tannins, enzymes, phytosterols, steroidal saponins, glycosides, carotenoids and essential oil.

Energy value 1 tsp fenugreek seed is 12 calories. In 100 gr. product contains:

• 10 gr. fiber;
• 58.4 g of carbohydrates;
• 23 g of proteins;
• 6.4 g fat.

Benefits of yellow tea

Due to its rich composition, Egyptian Helba tea has a versatile effect on the body and has an anti-inflammatory, tonic, immunostimulating, antispasmodic, expectorant, tonic and antipyretic effect. It manifests itself in the complex treatment and prevention of diseases.

Just brewing yellow tea is not worth it, it is recommended to brew it. This can be done in several ways:

• Bring a glass of water to a boil in a saucepan, then add 1 tsp. washed seeds - you can put more, depending on how strong you want to make the drink, and boil them for 5 minutes.
• To make tea fragrant and rich, it is recommended to wash and dry fenugreek seeds for a couple of days, and then grind and roast until light brown. The drink is prepared, as in the previous recipe.
• In order for the maximum of useful substances to be released from the seeds, it is recommended to soak them for 3 hours in cold water before making tea.

Drinking yellow tea is better not hot, but warm. Milk, ground ginger, lemon, honey or sugar will be a great addition to the drink. Choose from the proposed products the one that you like best and add it to your tea to taste. Seeds left after drinking tea should not be thrown away, they are very useful, so they can be eaten.

How to use yellow tea from Egypt for medicinal purposes

• With severe cough and other diseases of the respiratory system, add 1 tbsp to a glass of boiling water. seeds and some figs or dates, boil for 8 minutes, cool and add honey. The drink is recommended to drink 3 times a day for 1/2 cup.
• With angina. To 1/2 liter of boiling water, add 2 tbsp. seeds, boil them for half an hour, leave for 15 minutes and strain. Use for gargling.
• For poorly healing wounds, boils and ulcers for their speedy healing, fenugreek seeds must be ground into a paste and applied several times a day to damaged areas.
• With impotence Helba tea with milk has a good effect. The drink enhances sexual desire.
• With high sugar levels. In the evening 1 tbsp. Combine seeds with a glass of water and leave overnight. In the morning, add a decoction of stevia, stir and drink a drink.
• For bowel cleansing. Take 1 part each of fenugreek seeds and aloe, 2 parts each of dill seeds and juniper berries. Chop everything and mix. 1 tsp add raw materials to a glass of boiling water and boil for 10 minutes. Take a glass before bedtime.
• With a lack of breast milk just drink Egyptian yellow tea brewed in the usual way in a glass 3 times a day.
• With inflammation of the vagina and uterus and sexually transmitted infections. 2 tbsp combine seeds with a glass of boiling water, leave for 20 minutes, strain and use for douching 3 times a day.
• To increase potency. Mix 50 gr. calamus root and Helba seed with 100 gr. yarrow. 1 tbsp combine raw materials with a glass of boiling water, leave for half an hour and strain. Take the remedy 3 times a day for a glass.
• To normalize metabolism. Take 1 tbsp daily. crushed fenugreek seeds with honey.
• For eczema and dermatitis. Grind 4 tbsp. seed to a powdery state, fill them with a glass of water and boil. Strain the decoction and rub it on the affected areas.
• For chronic bronchitis. Mix 10 gr. elderberry flowers, fennel fruits and fenugreek seeds, 20 gr. herbs violet tricolor and linden blossom. 1 tbsp place raw materials in a glass of cold water, leave for 2 hours, bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes. Cool the broth, strain and drink warm throughout the day.

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Egypt is famous for the bright scorching sun, pyramids, resorts and yellow tea. Not everyone knows that wonderful tasty yellow tea is made in Egypt. Among the Egyptians, it is very popular, the inhabitants cannot imagine a day without this drink. Helba yellow tea how to brew it? What are the cooking recipes? Helba its benefits and harms? These are the questions we will now try to answer.

Helba

What is a helba? This annual plant is also called fenugreek, shamballa, fungerek. Tibet is the birthplace of Helba, but now it is grown in many countries in Egypt, Iran and others. Belongs to legumes, has a rounded stem, grows up to seventy centimeters in height. Below is a photo of fenugreek

Shamballa blooms with single or multiple flowers, which are mostly yellow, but there are also blue or purple hues. The fruits grow like flat beans, have a cylindrical shape and a long spout. Helba seeds contain all the most useful properties of the plant. The fruits have an aroma that is somewhat reminiscent of the smell of a nut. The seeds are used for medicinal purposes, as a spice and for making tea. Egyptian Helba tea, its beneficial properties are not known to everyone, let's talk about them.

The benefits of Helba tea

1. Restores the work of the gastrointestinal tract. A drunk cup of Shambhala infusion envelops the mucous membrane of the stomach, protecting it from the effects of alcohol and spicy food. If you constantly drink Helba tea, it will restore acidity in the stomach and help get rid of stomach ulcers.
2. It copes well with infections of the genitourinary system, fenugreek helps to remove stones and sand from the kidneys and bladder, relieves inflammation.
3. It has proven itself in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, because it contains substances that lower blood glucose.
4. Effective in the treatment of female diseases. The composition of the plant contains substances that are similar to female hormones. Women are advised to drink helba to restore hormonal levels and to treat infertility.
5. Treats colds. Due to the properties of lowering the temperature and removing sputum, Helba infusion can cure a cold at its first symptoms.
6. Contribute to the normalization of pressure. Fenugreek contains substances that lower cholesterol and lower blood pressure, so its use is recommended for hypertension.

Reception of yellow tea is recommended for people to increase appetite, in the postoperative period. Helba tea, its beneficial properties help men increase potency. Also, helba yellow tea, the properties of which are effective in case of malfunctions of the menstrual cycle, relieves the condition during menopause. An infusion of Shambhala is drunk to increase efficiency and to concentrate, as well as to relieve stress and depression.

Egyptian tea treatment

According to many studies, it has been proven that Helba is indeed very effective in the treatment of various diseases. Due to its medicinal qualities, helba or fenugreek improves the general condition of a person.

To lower cholesterol levels and lower blood pressure, a decoction of the fruits of the plant is used. Diabetics also need to be treated to lower blood sugar.

After regular intake of Egyptian tea, you can get rid of bad breath. Also, the infusion helps people suffering from excessive sweating, the smell of sweat disappears.

Sprouted Shambhala beans are used to increase potency; they also normalize the functioning of the genitourinary system. For men, fenugreek is a testosterone booster and for women, a source of phytoestrogens. How to brew fenugreek tea?

How to brew helba tea

We will not cook in the same way as ordinary tea, because it consists of beans, not leaves. Of course, you can simply brew it with boiling water, but such an infusion will not receive all the beneficial properties of the plant that make up its composition. To know how to brew a helba, you need to follow some rules.

1. Rinse and dry the beans first.
2. When they are completely dry, roast the seeds and grind them.
3. Pour one glass of water into a container and add a teaspoon of ground beans.
4. Send the container to a slow fire and boil for ten minutes.
5. Strain the yellow Egyptian tea and let it cool down a bit. Honey, ginger and cinnamon can be added to taste. The drink turns out to be very fragrant, some associate it with spices, others with the aroma of mushrooms or cheese. When cooking, you can replace water with milk, this tea is also very useful. In the photo you see the finished brewed tea.

yellow tea recipes

1. For the treatment of angina. How to brew shamballa in order to quickly cure a throat? It is necessary to pour half a liter of boiling water into the container and pour two tablespoons of fenugreek beans. Cook the mixture over low heat for thirty minutes. After fifteen minutes, strain the infusion and gargle the sore throat. After just a few treatments you will feel better.
2. For bowel cleansing. To remove harmful toxins and toxins from the body, we offer the following recipe. In a container, mix a glass of water with two teaspoons of ground beans. Boil for about five minutes. Or overnight, pour boiling water over the seeds and let them infuse until morning. You need to drink the infusion before eating, adding honey or figs to it.
3. For the kidneys. Pour five teaspoons of crushed seeds of the plant, two or three dates into the dishes and pour two hundred milliliters of water. Simmer the mixture over low heat for seven minutes. Strained tea take one hundred milliliters up to three times a day. Regular intake of such a decoction helps to cleanse the kidneys of sand, as well as crushing small stones.
4. From bronchitis. In order to prepare the infusion, take a spoonful of fenugreek fruits, elderberries, fennel seeds and two tablespoons of lime blossom and tricolor violet. Mix everything, separate a tablespoon of herbs and pour two hundred milliliters of cold water. Let the herbs brew and after two hours boil the mixture for five minutes. Drink a warm strained drink throughout the day. Such Egyptian Helba yellow tea treats even chronic bronchitis.
5. For the treatment of women. The healing properties of fruits have a beneficial effect on the body of women. Beans are effective for normalizing the hormonal fund. Consume an infusion of seeds constantly, it will help relieve pain during menstruation and restore the cycle. For pregnant women, tea also benefits, but only in the ninth month, before it can not be taken because of the threat of miscarriage. It has a positive effect on the body of a nursing mother and enhances lactation. How to brew a drink to increase the amount of breast milk? Pour a tablespoon of fruit into a container and pour a glass of water, put the container on fire and boil for ten minutes. Strain the drink and pour thirty milliliters of milk. Ready tea should be drunk throughout the day up to three glasses.

How to make tea for douching? Prepare an infusion, place two teaspoons of plant beans in a bowl, pour one glass of boiling water, cover and leave for twenty minutes. Helba not only restores the microflora of the intestines and stomach, but also the microflora of the vagina.

Chaman, methi, helba, fenugreek, fungerek - all these are the names of the same annual plant of the legume family, which has a pronounced nutty aroma. The stem is 50-70 cm long, with leaves branching at the top, which are shaped like clover leaves 2-4 cm long. The white-purple flowers blooming in early summer can also be yellow or blue. It is the helba fruits, which look like flat beans, that have healing properties for which this amazing plant is valued.

Tibet is considered the birthplace of Helba, from where it was brought to the southern hemisphere and Asia. Today, helba is grown in all corners of the world.

Interesting to know! In the found ancient Egyptian papyri, which are dated 1500 BC, the hilba was used to heal various ailments. She cured burns and stimulated labor activity, and was also used to embalm mummies.

Chemical composition

• minerals - zinc, calcium, phosphorus, as well as selenium, magnesium, potassium, iron, sodium;
• vegetable proteins;
• flavonoids;
• fats, incl. polyunsaturated fatty acids;
• vitamins (groups B, A, PP, C);
• amino acids;
• polysaccharides;
• phytoestrogen diosgenin (analogous to progesterone).

In addition to the listed components, helba grains are a source of phenolic acids, enzymes, tannins, phytostyrenes, glycosides, and essential oils.

"Heal yourself with a helba!" Prophet Muhammad said

Beneficial features

According to the English scientist Kleber: “If you put all the medicines on one scale and on the other helba, then the scales will balance.” Among the main useful properties of the plant are the following:

• regeneration of cells and tissues;
• normalization of the functions of the nervous system and a calming effect;
• reduction of inflammation processes;
• anthelmintic agent;
• improvement of brain activity and concentration of attention;
• expectorant and cleansing bronchi and lungs plant;
• reduction in cholesterol and blood sugar;
• cleansing the gastrointestinal tract and reducing the manifestations of flatulence;
• tonic and restorative effect on the body;
• normalization of the genitourinary system;
• improvement of the cardiovascular system;
• nutrition and saturation with useful substances of tissues and cells of the body.

Interesting to know! Until the beginning of the 20th century, yellow tea, which was grown in China, was forbidden to be exported from the country, for which the punishment was the death penalty.

Helba helps to successfully cope with a number of different diseases: from problems with the nervous system to gynecological pathologies. The plant has found wide application not only in traditional medicine recipes, but also in cosmetology, cooking (it is used as a spice, drinks and decoctions are prepared from it).

Depending on how it is taken, it can promote both weight loss and weight gain. Many people think that this is impossible, but in fact it is. It all depends on the recipe for the preparation of the product.

Interesting to know! Just one cup of helba in the morning - and all day long you are guaranteed a good mood and increased efficiency.

For weight loss

Helba seed tea is popular and effective in the presence of excess weight. Its action in this case is aimed at cleansing the body of toxins, toxins and harmful substances. As a result of the activation of metabolic processes, the metabolism is restored, which contributes to natural weight loss. The drink helps to reduce the feeling of hunger, which prevents overeating. But to get the expected result, it is necessary to know the rules for brewing and using helba.

To prepare a drink, mix 2 teaspoons of seeds (previously crushed) with a glass of water and boil over low heat for 5-7 minutes. Let the infusion stand for 10-12 hours and take it on an empty stomach before eating.

Contraindications

The use of helba may not always be beneficial. Therefore, before using the plant for treatment, you should definitely consult a doctor. Among the contraindications that this plant has, it should be highlighted:

• pregnancy, since helba helps to reduce the walls of the uterus, and this can provoke a miscarriage or premature birth;
• gynecological bleeding, fibroids, endometriosis;
• gastritis and stomach ulcers.

With caution, you should use helba for diabetes. And with intolerance to any of the components of the plant, taking fenugreek is contraindicated.

Rules for the preparation and use of the drink

Sophistication and uniqueness lies in the fact that you can feel its special velvety soft taste only while drinking a drink. Unlike other teas, it does not leave an aftertaste in the mouth, and you want to try again the unique aroma and relish again and again. But for this, you should carefully approach the process of preparing the drink, as well as follow the rules for brewing Helba tea.

Before the direct preparation of the drink, the seeds should be prepared: they should be thoroughly washed and, laid out on drying paper, placed in a dry place for 2 days. Tea preparation:

1. 1 teaspoon of seeds pour a glass of boiling water;
2. boil over low heat for about 8-10 minutes, stirring constantly;
3. pour into cups and add honey or sugar to taste if desired.

To improve the taste of Egyptian yellow tea, you can add ginger, turmeric, zest, cumin to it. Gourmets will appreciate the combination of yellow tea with honey, milk and lemon.

Their Helba tea is effective for colds and can be used as an expectorant and immunostimulant. To prepare a decoction, mix 1.5 tablespoons of seeds with dates and figs (100-150 grams each) and pour about 0.5 liters of water. The drink is prepared on a steam bath, about 15-20 minutes. Drinking such a warm drink before going to bed will have a positive effect on recovery: the swelling of the stuffy nose will decrease, the cough will subside, and the pleasant warmth from drinking tea will spread throughout the body and will promote a restful sleep.

Helba is a plant whose healing properties are known to many women. It helps in the treatment of infertility, improving blood circulation in the pelvis, as well as providing a tonic and antiseptic effect.

A drink made from fenugreek seeds is also useful for men. It helps to get rid of congestive inflammatory processes, increase potency and improves sexual life.

Fenugreek in cosmetology

Helba is widely applicable in cosmetology. The oil found in fenugreek seeds has long been known for its regenerative and anti-inflammatory properties. It helps cleanse the skin, strengthen hair, prevent hair loss and promote hair growth.

To prepare a hair mask, you need to mix ground helba seeds with chopped cumin and olive oil. The resulting mixture should be rubbed into the hair roots and, warming the head with a towel, hold for about 15 minutes. Rinse afterwards with warm water. This procedure will help strengthen the hair and prevent the development of dandruff, and will also help cure dermatitis.

To cleanse the skin of the face using helba, you can prepare such a mask: ground fenugreek seeds are mixed with honey, caraway and olive oil. In this case, the proportions of all ingredients should be the same - one teaspoon each. After that, one yolk should be added to the mixture. Apply this mask on the skin for 15 minutes. It has an amazing nutritional effect.

Interesting to know! Helba is also popular as a spice, it is added to many seasonings, which gives them an original nutty taste.

Fenugreek is an indispensable storehouse of vitamins and nutrients, the effectiveness of which mankind has known since the time of the Ancient World. Using it in your diet, you can improve the general condition of the body, as well as cure various diseases. But at the same time, do not forget about contraindications and it is not recommended to abuse the drink.

Unusual yellow tea is widely used in folk medicine in Egypt, India and other eastern countries. Made on the basis of fenugreek seeds, Egyptian Helba tea has unique healing properties, as well as a rich aroma and impeccable mild taste. It cannot be compared to any other tea, and those who have tried Helba tea will never forget this sweet caramel aftertaste.

Features of the Egyptian drink

Calling an Egyptian drink tea is not entirely correct. The fact is that it is produced not from the tea bush, but from the seeds of a perennial legume plant - fenugreek. Among the people, it has many names, so you can find references to the plant helba, shambhala, chaman, cocked hat, fengugrek and others.

Since ancient times, fenugreek has been used by women to maintain their attractiveness, as well as to lose weight and restore the body after childbirth and during lactation.

Despite the fact that fenugreek was widespread in many eastern countries, it was the Egyptians who first made a tonic drink from seeds, which is why it was called Egyptian tea.

Composition of yellow tea

The energy value, as well as the benefits and harms of Egyptian yellow tea, are determined by the chemical composition of fenugreek seeds, which are rich in vitamins and minerals. It is noteworthy that this plant is a source of vegetable protein, and also contains diosgenin - a phytoestrogen, which is an analogue of progesterone.

The chemical composition of the drink

• Vitamins of groups A, C, B, D, PP.
• A complex of macro- and microelements (phosphorus, potassium, sodium, zinc, selenium, iron, manganese).
• Amino acids (tryptophan, isoleucine, folic acid).
• Flavonoids.
• Carotenoids.
• Polysaccharides (pectin, starch, cellulose).
• Polyunsaturated fats.
• Tannins.

In 100 gr. yellow tea from Egypt contains only 12 calories, of which 10 gr. accounts for fiber, 58 gr. - for carbohydrates, 23 gr. - make up proteins, and 6 gr. - saturated fats.

Useful properties of the drink

Egyptian yellow tea has a tonic and immunostimulating effect on the body, is a good anti-inflammatory, tonic and antispasmodic. Due to the antipyretic properties of yellow tea from Egypt, it is often prescribed by doctors in the complex treatment of colds.

The beneficial properties of the drink help to effectively deal with the following ailments:

• Respiratory disease - bronchitis, sinusitis, asthma, laryngitis, pneumonia. Yellow Egyptian tea has an anti-inflammatory and expectorant effect.
• Disorders of the gastrointestinal tract - gastritis, ulcers, pancreatitis, cholecystitis, urolithiasis. An infusion of Egyptian Helba yellow tea activates the metabolism, promotes bile secretion and increases the activity of the pancreas. Tea infusion envelops the walls of the stomach and protects it from the aggressive effects of coarse food and is a prophylactic against peptic ulcers. Yellow tea from Egypt inhibits the activity of pathogenic microorganisms, so it is recommended to use it during travel, when the body gets used to other water and food.
• Atherosclerosis and hypertension - fenugreek seeds reduce cholesterol in the blood, and also normalize blood pressure due to minerals.

Helba yellow tea is widely used for menstrual irregularities and during menopause. The phytoestrogen included in the composition restores the hormonal background and is an effective prophylactic against such female diseases as mastopathy, polycystic ovaries, endometriosis and uterine fibroids.

Just like the white variety, Helba copes well with skin diseases such as dermatitis, warts, and purulent inflammation. For this, a paste of crushed fenugreek seeds is used, which is applied in the form of a mask to the affected area. This mask well cleanses the skin of bacteria and helps to restore the skin epithelium.

Yellow tea is prescribed for regular use by the following categories of people:

• People with obesity or diabetes.
• In case of loss of appetite and symptoms of anorexia.
• In a period of severe mental stress, as well as recovery of the body after long-term drug treatment.

The decoction can be taken throughout the day before meals. The maximum daily dose is limited to three glasses

Contraindications

Despite the obvious benefits, the drink has some contraindications:

• Pregnancy period.
• The presence of vaginal bleeding.
• Iron-deficiency anemia.

Yellow tea should be used with caution in people who have first-degree diabetes.

How to make Egyptian tea

The peculiarity of the drink lies in the fact that it is not recommended to brew yellow tea in the usual way, it must be brewed. The fact is that fenugreek seeds reveal their beneficial properties not as easily as tea leaves.

Before brewing tea, fenugreek seeds must be washed and soaked for an hour in cold water, and then dried thoroughly. Dried seeds should be fried in a dry frying pan until a light brown tint appears. After that, you can brew Egyptian yellow tea. For greater convenience, the seeds can be ground in a coffee grinder.

Proportions: for one glass of water, take 2 teaspoons of tea leaves.

How to brew yellow tea:

• Pour one glass of water into a saucepan and bring it to a boil.
• Add fenugreek seeds.
• Boil the decoction for 5 minutes.
• Cool the infusion to room temperature.

Properly prepared broth has a mild taste with vanilla or nutty notes - vaguely reminiscent of the elite Yellow Dragon tea. The drink goes well with lemon, ginger and honey. And when losing weight and in order to improve lactation, it is recommended to drink yellow tea with the addition of milk. Ground fenugreek seeds can also be added to other types of tea to increase their nutritional value.

It is noteworthy that yellow tea is not addictive and has a mild effect on the body, so it is suitable for daily use.

It is believed that helba (hilba) is able to replace a thousand medicines. Can this be trusted? Probably yes. Balanced composition of yellow tea from seeds, references from ancient Egypt, scientific research, as well as positive treatment results and good patient reviews confirm this.

Why is helba so useful?

Chemical composition and description of the Helba plant

Helba (fenugreek hay, hilba, fenugreek, shambhala, Greek clover) is a plant of the legume family 40-70 cm tall. Helba fruits are irregularly shaped pods of 5-10 pieces each.

Asia Minor is considered the birthplace of helba grass, the distribution area is currently wide: from Iran to Europe. Surely you have heard about Egyptian yellow tea. The Egyptians used it long before our era. Now these unique grains are available to everyone. Moreover, they are able to cure some diseases without the use of median drugs. Yellow grains of hilba are a storehouse of vitamins and microelements. It is the chemical composition that makes Helba such a versatile and useful plant.

Minerals (mg):

• potassium - 770;
• calcium - 176;
• magnesium - 191;
• iron - 33.5;
• phosphorus - 296;
• sodium - 67;
• zinc - 2.5;

Vitamins (mg):

• C - 3;
• B1 - 0.32;
• B2 - 0.3;
• B9 (folacin, folin, folic acid) - 57;
• RR - 1.6.

• Fats - 6.4;
• Proteins - 23;
• Carbohydrates - 58.4, including fiber - 10;

Energy value -328 kcal.

Useful properties of helba, use in traditional medicine and cosmetology

The use of yellow Egyptian Helba tea in folk medicine is very wide. Here are the most significant:

• with stress and overwork;
• to reduce body temperature;
• to strengthen immunity;
• from a cold;
• with diseases of the respiratory system: bronchitis, sinusitis, etc.;
• with tuberculosis;
• to normalize digestion and the digestive tract;
• from dysbacteriosis;
• with skin diseases;
• in dentistry;
• with diabetes;
• with anemia;
• with diseases of the joints, arthritis, osteochondrosis;
• with gout;
• with urolithiasis;
• in cosmetology.

It is worth noting that such versatility does not mean that the remedy is ineffective. Helba yellow tea acts, of course, not as quickly as medicines, but without stress for the body and the corresponding side effects. If you regularly drink a decoction of their hilba seeds, then you can quickly notice the first positive changes in health or appearance. In terms of the amount of antioxidants, such an infusion is not inferior even to green tea.

Benefits for Women

Useful properties for women are revealed in Helba especially brightly. The female hormonal system is more prone to deviations from the norm, unlike the male one, and Egyptian tea is the very “magic” regulator. How can the consumption of hilba help women?

Helba for infertility

Infertility is usually the result of any inflammatory processes in the pelvic organs. The antiseptic and anti-inflammatory effect of Hilba decoction improves blood circulation with a simultaneous effect on tumor foci. Thus, regular consumption of yellow tea for 2-3 months can bring the long-awaited joy of conception.

Helba for menstrual irregularities and painful PMS

With success, you can and should use Helba seeds in gynecology. Simply because the treatment with their help shows excellent results. If you dig deeper, the reason lies in the chemical composition. A substance such as diosgenin, related to progesterone, stimulates the synthesis of the female steroid hormones corticosteroids and estrogen at the right time. For this reason, the hormonal background becomes balanced.

Helba in the treatment of infectious diseases of the reproductive system

For women, yellow tea will be very useful in the treatment of such unpleasant diseases caused by microorganisms of the genital area as uterine fibroids, inflammation of the vagina and vulva, and polycystic ovaries.

The method of application is simple: it is necessary to douche the affected small pelvis with a strong infusion of a freshly prepared drink at the rate of 1-2 tablespoons per glass of boiling water.

Also, for the treatment of infectious diseases of the reproductive system, in particular inflammation of the uterus, vagina and vulva, douching can be used with an infusion of the drink (1-2 tablespoons per glass of boiling water).

Helba to increase lactation and growth of the mammary glands

If you are a nursing mother, then the hilba will become just a lifesaver. One of the main properties of the drink is a significant stimulation of lactation. You do not have to buy artificial formulas, breast milk will be more than enough. This is not an unfounded assertion. Studies have been conducted at an Indian university confirming the fact of breast growth in women. The natural analogue of prolactin, which is part of the plant, increases lactation by more than 30-50%.

How to use: a tablespoon of seeds in 200 ml of boiling water 2-3 times a day.

In addition to a greater secretion of milk, women will definitely appreciate the long-term cosmetic effect of Egyptian hilba tea to create a chic bust.

Helba for weight loss

Losing excess weight is now like some kind of race. In this pursuit of a slim body, women do not skimp on anything, but few people realize that a good figure is achieved for the most part by proper nutrition. Yellow tea fulfills its function as a dietary supplement to reduce appetite. Helba affects the saturation centers, you want to eat much less.

Additionally, the powerful effect of cleansing the body of polyps, toxins and toxins greatly complements proper nutrition and makes it difficult to re-deposit fat.

How to brew helba for weight loss?

2 teaspoons of washed seeds put in a container and pour 200 ml of clean water. Then bring to a boil and simmer for 1-2 minutes over low heat. After that, the tea should still be infused for about 5 minutes. It is desirable to take it warm, you can add honey, cinnamon or ginger to taste. On the day you need to drink a couple of cups of this decoction in addition to a balanced diet.

Helba for face and hair

For cosmetic purposes, hilba was still used in Egypt. Face masks based on a paste of ground seeds served as an elixir of youth for the ancient Egyptians.

What do you get by making a face mask:

• get rid of skin inflammation, acne, dermatitis;
• the face will acquire a healthy color, bags under the eyes will disappear;
• warts will dissolve.

If you apply the paste on your hair along with vegetable oil, then it will quickly help get rid of dandruff.

Benefits for men

Helba seeds for men are useful for:

• increasing testosterone levels;
• increased erection (drink seeds brewed in milk);
• improving the quality of sperm;
• stop baldness;
• treatment of prostatitis and infectious diseases of the prostate (as an addition).

children yellow tea from Egyptian seeds is very useful to give for colds, prolonged coughs, poisonings of various nature and in order to strengthen the immune system.

How to brew and drink helba tea - popular recipes

There are a lot of recipes for making a healing drink. Below we offer the most popular ones. :

Classic recipe. Rinse the seeds thoroughly in clean water. Pour 2 teaspoons of helba with a glass of water, put on a slow fire and cook for 5-7 minutes. After that, strain, add ginger, lemon or honey to taste.

Prescription for the treatment of bronchial asthma, influenza, pneumonia, bronchitis, tuberculosis. Pour 2 hilba seeds with a glass of water, add 2 teaspoons of honey and cook over low heat for about 10 minutes. Take half a glass 3-4 times a day.

Recipe for sore throat. Take 2 tablespoons of grains, pour 500 ml of water and cook over low heat for 30 minutes. After that, let it brew for 15-20 minutes and gargle with warm infusion 3-4 times a day.

Recipe for the treatment of sexual weakness. Pour 2 teaspoons of crushed hilba seeds with 1 cup of hot milk. Drink daily in the morning.