Almost all herbs have medicinal properties. Information about the healing properties of plants has been accumulating for thousands of years. Already the Ancient Egyptians classified plants according to their pharmacological action. Among them were laxatives, wound healing, diuretics, etc.

One time in Ancient egypt a decree was in effect, which said that to maintain health, you must take castor oil, i.e. castor oil. The natural power of herbs has helped people out for centuries. Taking her help, you can still maintain health and beauty for many years today. Infusions and decoctions of herbs will help to monitor the regular cleansing of the body. And in this case, lymphatic drainage teas will help us.



As you know, with a violation of lymph flow and slagging of the body, cellulite and weight problems occur. Toxins and toxins are deposited in adipose tissue, and this causes its growth and swelling, lymph stagnates. The use of lymphatic drainage teas can fight cellulite and restore not only a beautiful complexion, but also heal the entire body.

Some plants contain biologically active substances (biologically active substances) that help cleanse the lymph, normalize lymph flow and remove toxins. Typically, lymphatic drainage tea is a collection of several herbs.

Drainage drinks can be made at home or you can buy ready-made preparations at the pharmacy.

What are these drinks and what are they?

They can be divided into several types:

1. Pure water with various additives
2. Fruit and vegetable juices
3. Infusions and decoctions of herbs
4. Herbal teas
5. Finished products of industrial or medical production.

All of them can provide weight loss aid. However, it must be remembered that juices, for example, cannot be consumed in their pure form because of the high content of acids in them, which spoil the tooth enamel (they should be drunk through a straw-tube), and they are also undesirable for those who have gastrointestinal diseases. path.



There are also those that have laxative properties. Therefore, juices must be diluted with water in a 1: 1 ratio, some can be mixed with each other. Most juices are diuretic and even laxative.

Decoctions and herbal infusions are divided according to the mode of action:

1. Diuretics: dandelion, burdock, corn silk, field horsetail, bearberry, barberry, bird highlander, etc.
2. Reducing appetite: marshmallow root, flax seeds, angelica
3. Fat-burning: parsley, dill, fennel, ginger, anise, elderberry flowers, nettle leaves, etc.
4. Cleansing: chamomile, buckthorn, dill, cumin, anise, senna herb.

Drainage teas use berries and dried fruits, leaves, twigs and roots. For example, the fruits of mountain ash, rose hips, cranberries; leaves and berries of blackberries, currants, strawberries, raspberries, lingonberries; leaves of birch, nettle, coltsfoot; mint, dandelion, lemon balm.

Let's give an example of a few simple recipes that have a tonic effect and remove excess fluid from the body.

Currant leaves

Fresh or dry leaves of black currant, about 30 g, boil with boiling water in the amount of 0.5 liters, insist and cool. You can drink this tea 1/2 cup 3 times a day, before meals.

Strawberry

Strawberry leaves and berries - 2 tablespoons brew 0.5 liters of boiling water, leave for 2 hours. Drink before meals 1/4 cup 4 times a day.

Tea with lemon and honey

This well-known tea is also a lymphatic drainage tea. It can be done like this - brew ordinary black tea and add lemon juice to it - 1 tbsp. and honey - 1 tsp, stirring them in a glass. At the same time, the tea should be warm, since honey does not like boiling water (it loses its beneficial properties in it).If you drink this tea as a lymphatic drainage tea, then it is better to do it half an hour before meals, and in the morning on an empty stomach.

Infusion of birch leaves with honey

Grind birch leaves - 2 tsp, leave for 15 minutes in a glass of boiling water, strain, then add 1 tsp. honey, stir and drink. This drink is also taken 30 minutes before breakfast and lunch, that is, twice a day.

Parsley tea

This tea helps to quickly expel fluid from the body. You will notice it in a day. Take a bunch of fresh herbs, cut and mash in a container, pour boiling water and hold for 20 minutes in a water bath. Then cool, strain and drink 1/2 cup 40 minutes before meals. Such a drink will help you lose weight, since in addition to removing excess fluid from the body, it also reduces appetite.

Tea with ginger and lemon

Peel a piece of fresh ginger root, chop it together with half a lemon, and squeeze the juice from the other half. Pour the entire prepared composition with a liter of boiling water and let stand for 20 minutes. Strain the entire infusion and drink during the day, for 3 - 5 receptions. At the time of taking the drink, you can add a little honey. The duration of the cleansing course is a month.

Lemon drink

You can also make another drink with lemon. Chop one lemon and remove the seeds. Pour the mass with one liter of boiled and slightly cooled water. Set aside the cooked mass for three days. And then you can use it three times a day for a quarter of a glass, adding 10 grams of honey each time. The duration of the course is one month.

Tea with plantain and mint

1 teaspoon honey
1 tablespoon dried mint
2 tablespoons of plantain leaves

Pour boiling water over mint and plantain. Cover and let stand for 15 minutes. After the tea has cooled to room temperature, add honey. It is enough to drink about 300 ml per day.

Tea with currants and rose hips

This tea helps cleanse the blood and lymph, and also flushes out toxins and waste products from tissues and cells.

One serving is enough -
4 slices dried apple (dried fruit)
2 tablespoons dried currant leaves
1 teaspoon honey or rosehip syrup, a pinch of ground cinnamon.

Put all the ingredients, except honey, in a container and pour boiling water, let it brew under
lid for 10 - 15 minutes. Cool the tea to room temperature, add honey.

Lingonberry and cranberry tea

And this tea helps cleanse blood vessels, break down fats and remove them from the body.

One serving is enough -
2 tablespoons dried lingonberry leaves
half a teaspoon of honey
2 teaspoons sugar-free cranberry juice.

Put the dried lingonberry leaves in a container, pour a glass of boiling water and simmer for 25 minutes. Then let it cool, strain, add cranberry juice and boiled warm water, bringing the solution to 500 ml, then half a teaspoon of honey. Drink in small portions throughout the day.

Green tea

And finally, the most common green tea. It can also help in the process of losing weight, as it normalizes all metabolic processes and removes toxins and toxins from our body.

If you decide to cleanse the body with the help of such drinks, first of all, you need to consult a doctor, because some herbs have a strong effect on the human body. This means that they can bring both benefit and harm.

For example, tea with ginger can increase blood pressure, and tea with rosehip is contraindicated for those who have gallbladder diseases, tea, which includes senna leaf, acts as a laxative, and, in addition to toxins, removes useful vitamins and minerals from the body.

With a normal body weight, high swelling suggests that before you start cleansing, you first need to consult with a therapist or endocrinologist. However, you should not think that from one cup of tea with herbs that are contraindicated for you, something irreparable will happen. Of course not, but you should refrain from the regular use of such teas. And then, do not forget that there is also an allergy, keep this in mind.



It is forbidden to use drainage drinks during pregnancy, children under 10 years old, with disorders of the genitourinary system, digestive organs, during hot weather, with dehydration and lack of weight.

If there are no restrictions, lymphatic drainage teas help to quickly feel a surge of energy, normalize sleep and the work of the gastrointestinal tract. And then weight loss will follow, as lymphatic drainage drinks accelerate the circulation of lymph and relieve swelling.

And some more tips

Avoid combining drainage drinks with food, try to separate them for at least half an hour.

When drinking drainage drinks, do not forget about diet - it will speed up your weight loss. Drink drinks, teas and juices once or for one day. It is possible to resort to losing weight with the help of diuretic drinks only occasionally, since along with the fluid, useful substances, including potassium, are released from the body, which is so necessary for the proper functioning of the heart. At the same time, the amount of fluid consumed per day should not be less than two liters.