Buckwheat is known to many people as a nutritious and tasty cereal used in cooking to create side dishes and other dishes. But there is also a special type of this cereal - Tatar buckwheat, from which you can make Chinese medicinal tea Ku Qiao, which has collected many positive reviews from people around the world. The list of useful properties of this product, especially the use of the drink for various diseases, as well as its possible harm and contraindications, is further in the article.

Useful properties of tea

Buckwheat contains a lot of vitamins and nutrients that are necessary for the functioning of the organs of the human body.

The product contains the following elements:

• vitamins A, B, E, PP;
• micro- and macrocells - magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, iodine, iron, selenium, etc .;
• flavonoids;
• organic acids;
• vegetable proteins;
• cellulose.

Did you know? Buckwheat is one of the few crops that does not lend itself to genetic modification, and is also able to give a generous crop even without the use of chemical fertilizers.

• Thanks to this composition, a drink from Tatar buckwheat can bring great benefits to the human body:
• boosts immunity;
• inhibits the development of cancer cells;
• stimulates digestion;
• speeds up the metabolism;
• strengthens the heart and blood vessels;
• supports the mental work of the brain;
• Helps to get rid of fatigue and depression;
• rejuvenates the skin;
• improves the condition of nails and hair;
• eliminates inflammatory processes;
• helps to get rid of insomnia;
• contributes to weight loss, can be used during the diet;
• lowers blood sugar;
• improves memory;
• has a warming effect;
• fills the body with energy, giving it a charge of vivacity and strength.

How to make buckwheat tea

To prepare such a useful remedy, you need fried seeds of Tatar buckwheat. Most often, they are sold in stores already packaged in individual bags, each of which is designed for 1 portion of the drink. Unlike regular tea, cereals cannot be poured with boiling water - this will give the finished drink a bitter taste.

Step-by-step instructions for brewing a drink:

1. Prepare a clean teapot made of glass or ceramic.
2. Place cereal in the amount of 1 tsp at the bottom of the container. (or the contents of 1 individual bag) per 1 serving of tea.
3. Boil the water and then let it cool slightly to + 90 ° C.
4. Pour the teapot with buckwheat with boiling water. For each portion of the drink, 200 ml of liquid is needed.
5. Cover the container. Allow the hot mixture to infuse for 5 minutes.
6. Strain the drink through a sieve, and then pour it into a cup.

Important! The same grains of buckwheat are brewed 3 times, increasing with each next time the brewing time of the drink by 2-3 minutes. A fresh serving is prepared before each use.

Proper use

In order for the buckwheat tea Ku Qiao to bring maximum benefits to the body, it must be consumed correctly. It is allowed to drink the drink both for the prevention of various ailments and for existing diseases, but the regimen for each of these cases has special features.

In order to strengthen immunity, buckwheat tea is drunk 200 ml 3 times a day for 1 month. After that, you need to pause for 30 days, and then resume receiving funds according to the same scheme. Following these rules, the drink can be consumed constantly, alternating one month of tea with the same period of break.If a person already has any diseases, then buckwheat tea should be drunk continuously for 3 months at 200 ml in the morning, afternoon and evening. After completing a three-month course of treatment, the drink is not consumed for 30 days. When this period comes to an end, they drink tea according to the usual scheme, taking a break in use for 1 month after every 30 days of intake.

Did you know? In Japan, buckwheat grains are ground into flour and used to make a special kind of noodle - soba.

During pregnancy and feeding

During the period of bearing the baby and subsequent lactation, the woman’s body experiences an increased load, therefore, it especially needs nutrients that are also transmitted from mother to baby. Tea made from Tatar buckwheat is a natural product with a rich chemical composition, so it is recommended to drink it for pregnant and lactating women.

• The benefits of drinking are:
• the normal formation and development of the embryo is ensured;
• negative symptoms of toxicosis are eliminated;
• the hemoglobin level in the blood is normalized;
• metabolism improves;
• the body is gently cleansed of toxins;
• constipation is prevented.

In folk medicine

Tatar buckwheat contains antioxidants, vitamins, trace elements and amino acids that strengthen the body and help fight many diseases. Therefore, tea from this product is widely used in folk medicine as an additional medicine with a completely natural composition. But before using the drink, you must always consult a doctor to exclude possible contraindications.

For the cardiovascular system

Tea from Tatar buckwheat contains magnesium, which is necessary to strengthen the heart muscle and ensures the normal functioning of the entire cardiovascular system. Therefore, it is useful to use for people who have problems with blood vessels and pressure.

Important! Buckwheat left over after brewing tea also contains many useful elements. Therefore, it can be added to the salad or eat, chewing the product thoroughly before swallowing.

Features of the effect of the drink on the human cardiovascular system:

• lowers blood cholesterol;
• improves blood circulation;
• stabilizes blood pressure;
• makes the walls of blood vessels stronger and more flexible;
• prevents the formation of blood clots;
• strengthens the muscle fibers of the heart;
• improves blood coagulation;
• prevents the development of myocardial infarction, angina pectoris.

For immunity

A drink made from Tatar buckwheat has powerful antioxidant properties due to the presence of flavonoids (rutin and quercetin) in the raw material. Therefore, buckwheat tea helps to strengthen the immune system and prevents the development of many diseases.

When a drink is consumed, the following processes occur in the body:

• cells of all tissues are enriched with vitamins and minerals;
• the body's protective functions are strengthened thanks to amino acids (lysine and arginine);
• oxidative stress in cells decreases as a result of the splitting of reactive oxygen species;
• pathogenic bacteria are destroyed;
• inflammatory processes are reduced;
• the development of oncological tumors is prevented due to the presence of anti-cancer enzymes in the tea.

With diabetes

The use of buckwheat tea helps to alleviate the symptoms of type I and type 2 diabetes, so the drink is often used as an adjuvant to treat this ailment.

Did you know? In the old days in Russia, buckwheat was known as Saracen black wheat. This name cereals came from Byzantium.

The positive effect of Ku Qiao on the body is expressed in the following:

• blood glucose is reduced;
• the stomach is easier to absorb food and drinks;
• intestinal walls are cleaned of toxins;
• damaged cells of the stomach recover faster;
• the absorption of sugar and starch into the blood when eating food is slowed down.

In cosmetology

Buckwheat tea is widely used in cosmetology. Many problems with hair, nails and skin are often associated with a lack of essential substances and vitamins in the body.

Buckwheat drink restores this balance, possessing such useful properties:

• improves the elasticity of the epidermis, increasing its tone;
• stimulates the regeneration of the skin;
• helps to get rid of extra pounds;
• strengthens nails;
• makes hair strong and smooth;
• helps to eliminate harmful substances from the body;
• Helps to get rid of blackheads and skin rashes.

For external use, cooked buckwheat tea is frozen. Received ice cubes daily wipe problem areas of the skin.

Contraindications

Buckwheat tea is one of the components of a healthy diet, and you can drink it for children, adults, as well as pregnant and lactating women. But, despite a large number of useful properties, the drink has some contraindications.

• These include:
• individual intolerance to the product;
• increased blood coagulation;
• acute chronic diseases of the stomach and intestines.

In the presence of these deviations, the use of buckwheat tea can lead to negative consequences and aggravate the course of the disease. Tea from Tatar buckwheat is a completely natural medicine with a minimum of contraindications. Using one of the schemes for taking a drink indicated in the article, you can effectively fight many diseases, as well as strengthen your immunity, increasing the body's resistance to viruses and infections.