Why use jasmine tea for aromatherapy?

What is aromatherapy?

Aromatherapy is a holistic healing treatment that uses natural plant extracts to promote health and well-being, so why using jasmine tea for aromatherapy?

Ancient cultures in China, India, or Egypt incorporated aromatic plant components such as resins, balms, flowers, buds and oils. These natural products were known for their therapeutic properties on both, body and mind.

In today’s time, the level of stress has increased dramatically and those ancient methods can be a great relief to our daily challenges. Aromatherapy can help with anxiety, agitation, stress, and depression caused by demanding jobs, social and environmental factors.

Among the most used aromatic products, you will find a lot of flowers such as Jasmine, Lavender, Rose, and Rosemary, or other plants like Tea Tree, used in different shape or form.

Jasmine tea in aromatherapy

Jasmine Tea is one of the best plants to fight every day stress and anxiety. This tea is a mixture of tea leaves and jasmine blossoms. The jasmine flowers are typically harvested from one variety of jasmine plant, known as Jasminum officinale.

According to Aromatherapists, jasmine has excellent properties on emotional and psychological health, thanks to its soothing fragrance. In India, it has been used since years in prayers, ceremonies and other occasions. Therefore we advise you allocate 30 minutes of your time in a quiet place and prepare yourself a cup of jasmine tea. By drinking AND inhaling your cup of tea, you will enjoy many soothing and help benefits:

1. Stress relieve:

Jasmine has a powerful, yet soothing aroma, which makes jasmine tea a go to drink if you wish to relax. It soothes your senses by uplifting the mood and relax the nerves. According to studies, jasmine tea triggers certain chemicals in the body, which help relax and unwind.

2. Helps you detox:

Many toxins may come from food, water and polluted air. Though you can’t escape them, you can then detoxify your body with natural products. Jasmine tea is best for that matter, thanks to its antioxidants that help you fight free radicals in your body.

3. Immune system support:

Another effect of environmental toxins is their negative impact on our immune system. A weakened immune system can increase your chances for various diseases and infections. As a conclusion, jasmine tea is a good addition to your health regime to improve your immune system as it helps detoxifying your system.

4. Heart health benefits:

Catechins found in jasmine tea can lower LDL cholesterol oxidation that leads to inflammation of arteries and veins. This means that drinking jasmine tea can help keeping your heart healthy.

5. Improves skin:

Not only mood uplifter, jasmine tea also has wonderful effects on your skin. The powerful antioxidants and polyphenols in jasmine tea help slow down the aging process by eliminating free radicals that can cause wrinkles and skin damage.

6. Boost energy:

Jasmine infused products help increase breathing rate, blood oxygen saturation, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure. That means it can make you feel more alert and vigorous, boosting your energy level.

7. May prevent many types of cancers:

Jasmine tea contains high levels of antioxidants that help eliminate free radicals in the body. Free radicals in body lead to many types of diseases and cancers. So if you add 1 or 2 cups of jasmine tea in your daily health regime, it may help you reduce that risk.

What if taking care of your physical and mental health, started with 2 cups of jasmine tea per day? Such little habits in your daily routine will make a tremendous difference! If you wish to start today, we advise you to get your hands on our jasmine tea, called Simple Treat, available in loose and teabag format. Sip tea, stay healthy!

 

Written by Jyoti Dasila