Top 11 Benefits of Flower Tea

Flower Tea offers so much more than just a beautiful way to drink tea. While many people in the Western world remain skeptical, the healing benefits that come from regularly drinking flowers have been deeply studied in many ancient cultures, concluding that flowers teas are an excellent source of your daily dose of nourishment, joy, beauty, and inner calm. But what actually happens when we drink flower tea? And how is it benefitting our health? 

The use of flower tea for healing has been common practice in many Eastern cultures for thousands of years. Traditional Chinese Medicine can help us understand how herbal treatments are used and how they work. Traditional Chinese Medicine focuses on working with our Qi, or the ‘life-force energy’ that is always traveling through our bodies. When our Qi gets blocked or unbalanced, we suffer from illness, diseases, pain, and discomfort. TCM practitioners have used herbal teas and tinctures as treatments for all kinds of illnesses. These herbal ‘prescriptions’ commonly contain flowers, as through thousands of years of studies and trial and error, practitioners have concluded that the healing benefits that flowers possess can have incredible effects on our bodies. Using flowers as medicine is also a staple in India through Ayurvedic medicine practices. Flower tea has been commonly used for health purposes in many Asian and African countries for thousands of years and more recently has made its mark on Western cultures. While each flower possesses different health benefits, flower tea in general can offer countless benefits that promote health and wellness. 

Benefits of drinking flower tea

1.  Antioxidants, Vitamins, Minerals

The main reason flower tea is beneficial to our health and wellness is because flowers are jam-packed with antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and amino acids. Flower tisanes contain vitamins A and C which are key in boosting our immune systems. They also contain minerals such as iron, potassium, and manganese.

Researchers from China in 2019 put flowers to the test by studying the antioxidant properties of the 10 most commonly consumed flowers. They studied the effects of many different antioxidants in flowers, as well as their cellular antioxidant activity, flavonoids, anthocyanin, and phenolic acids.

They found that flowers have properties that help reduce the risk of cancers and diseases and can also prevent damage to the healthy proteins and cells in our bodies. The researchers concluded that flower teas are excellent sources to use as a dietary supplement to receive natural antioxidants and vitamins. 

2. Stress Relief

Drinking flower tea is one of the best stress relief methods.This works in a few ways. Some flower tisanes possess properties that lower the stress hormone, cortisol. The reduction of this hormone regulates our nervous system to function better, relieving our bodies of stress and anxiety.

Research suggests that flower tea can help to relieve stress similarly to how essential oils have this effect. Just inhaling the aroma of the tea can lower levels of stress and create a calmer mood. It is commonly known that engaging in ritual acts can also help to relieve stress levels. By creating a calming routine around drinking flower tea, our brains will begin to feel a relief from stress with every cup of tea made.

These effects are felt because of the healing properties of flower tea, the calming aroma, as well as conditioning of our brains to feel calmness when taking part in this ritual. Some of the best teas for relaxation include chamomile, blue lotus, lavender, and rose teas. 

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3. Mental Health 

Flower teas can be used as a tool to enhance mental clarity. Many people that suffer from mental illnesses, experience a lack of concentration, increased anxiety, brain fog, insomnia, and general poor brain functioning. Flower tea works in many ways to combat these symptoms through brain boosting antioxidants and minerals.

A natural ‘brain boost’ comes from the compound acetylcholine, which can be found in flowers, such as Butterfly Pea. This compound is memory enhancing, promotes brain functioning, memory capacity, focus, calmness, and concentration. Many flowers contain antioxidants that work with the neurotransmitters in our brains to enhance productions of dopamine and serotonin to lower brain activity and promote mental clarity.

This boost to our mental clarity can also come from the aroma, which researchers have found has an effect on relieving stress and can bring calmness to our minds. Acting as a mental boost and an aid for stress relief, drinking flower tea is excellent for promoting mental health.

4. Sleep Aid

While ‘true teas’ contain caffeine, flower tisanes are naturally caffeine free, which makes them excellent to drink before bed. Possessing powerful stress relieving properties, flower teas have the ability to calm our nervous systems and bring a strong sense of relaxation. The reduction of stress hormones aids relaxation in our minds and bodies and promotes proper brain functioning through interaction with our neurotransmitters.

The aroma and scent of flowers can bring a sense of calm and the ritual involved in making flower tea can offer huge relaxation benefits when done regularly. By consistently drinking flower tea before bed, we can encourage a healthy REM cycle, improving our Circadian rhythm, and leading to more restful sleep and more energy throughout the day. A few of the most popular flowers for sleep are lavender, blue lotus, chamomile, and rose. If you want to learn more tips about how to get better sleep, check out our blog with 11 helpful tips to get better sleep! 

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5. Skin and Hair Care

Used both topically and as a tea, flowers can do so many wonderful things for our bodies, even help improve our skin and hair! The antioxidants and vitamins aid in quick cell recovery, which helps to improve blemishes and heal our skin from scarring. There are strong anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties that can relieve skin irritation and redness and have proven to be effective in treating conditions like acne.

Many flower teas, like our Shangri-La Rose, encourage our bodies productions of collagen, an essential protein for skin elasticity, which our bodies produce less of as we age, making flower tea a great source for anti-aging nutrients. Drinking flower tea is an excellent way to hydrate our bodies, which is crucial in skin care. Hydrating with flower tea locks in the moisture that our skin retains, allowing it to restore itself and remain radiant. Using flowers topically, through face masks or rosewater, balances our skin's pH, soothes inflammation and redness, is anti-aging, and can promote quick healing of blemishes. All of these properties keep our skin youthful and fresh and prevent skin damage or aging.

The antioxidants and minerals that offer quick cell recovery and healing to our skin, work similarly to strengthen our hair too! The potent bioflavonoids that are present in many flower teas increase blood flow to the scalp, leading to stronger hair follicles and increased hair growth. Used topically, flowers like Butterfly Pea, can naturally darken hair color and reduce the growth of grey hairs. 

6. Immune Boost

Almost all of us have been told to drink a lot of tea when we are sick, which is great advice. But it is also so beneficial to our bodies to drink flower tea at all times, when we are well, to keep our immune systems healthy and balanced to be able to fight off harmful bacteria before it can attack our bodies. Having a healthy immune system protects us from illness by creating a barrier that stops toxins from entering the body. If toxic material slips into the bodily system, white blood cells, and other proteins present in a strong immune system, attack and destroy this toxin.

Flower tea contains many vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that are amazing at building up our immune systems. Vitamin C, being the most common immune boosting vitamin, is present in flower tea. It works by stimulating the production of white blood cells, which help the body fight off infection. Vitamin A promotes proper cell growth, division, and reproduction, and possesses antioxidant properties which encourages immunity. The antioxidants and antimicrobial properties work to remove harmful bacteria from our bodies. Anti-inflammatory properties work by stimulating blood flow to our whole body, which decreases pain and discomfort in our organs.

While the antioxidants and vitamins work in our bodies to destroy these toxins, the diuretic properties of flower tea help us remove them from our bodies so there is no excess waste in our systems. Regularly drinking flower tea can help us stay healthy, maintain a balanced immune system, and fight off illnesses and disease. 

7. Fighting Disease

Flower teas possess the ability to fight off harmful diseases and infections. When our cells experience damage, it can lead to cancer and other chronic illnesses. Phenolic acid works to prevent damage to our cells and kills off abnormal cells, leading to a lesser risk of these illnesses.

Many flowers promote heart health with anticoagulant and anti-fibrinolytic properties, which regulates cholesterol, blood sugar, and inflammation. These properties reduce the risk of heart attacks, heart diseases and conditions, and can also prevent and help fight diabetes. Some flowers, including Butterfly Pea, contain a specific peptide, called cyclotides, which researchers have found to be toxic to cancer cells and contain properties that fight against HIV.

With anti-inflammatory properties, drinking flower tea stimulates blood flow which can help to relieve the symptoms of pain and discomfort experienced when suffering from a chronic illness. The antimicrobial properties work to remove toxic bacteria from the body and replace them with health-promoting bacteria. Increased stress and anxiety in our brains can lead to many chronic illnesses in our bodies.

By regularly taking advantage of flower tea’s stress-relieving benefits and remaining calm, we can prevent these illnesses from lowering our immune systems and attacking our bodies. With brain-boosting properties that encourage memory, proper brain functioning, and focus, many flowers work to prevent chronic mental diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and dementia. Flower tea can be an excellent source of antioxidants when preventing or fighting against disease. 

8. Improve Vision

Many flowers have the ability to improve our vision and overall eye health. Flowers are filled with potent flavonoids that contain anti-inflammatory properties that protect our optic nerves. Flowers, such as chrysanthemum and butterfly pea, are rich in vitamin A, vitamin C, beta-carotene, and anthocyanin. Vitamin C helps produce more white blood cells in our eyes and vitamin A aids in proper growth and reproduction of these white blood cells.

The anti-inflammatory properties of flower tea can reduce excess pressure and buildup around the optic nerve, which relieves the nerve from stress that may cause blindness or disease. The antioxidants present in flower tea encourage increased blood flow to our eyes, helping our cells destroy damaged or diseased cells, and replacing them with healthy cells.This increased blood flow helps to protect our eyes against cataracts, retinal neuropathy, glaucoma, blindness, blurred vision, and other disorders that may cause damage to our eyes.

These antioxidants can enhance our overall vision and night vision, as well as protect the eyes from potential damage. Drinking flower tea can improve our day and night vision, prevent blindness caused by eye diseases, and promote overall eye health. 

9. Weight Loss and Detox

For those looking to shed a few pounds, look no further than flower tea! According to studies, drinking flower tea allows our bodies to burn more calories by increasing our metabolism, which means that the body will burn more calories during rest and activity, than that of a slower metabolism. Flowers contain ternatins, which can curb obesity through controlling lipid metabolism and reducing the size of fat cells in our bodies. When we keep our bodies hydrated, we’re less likely to eat when we’re not actually hungry, or reach for empty calories out of habit, so when regularly drinking flower tea, you stay hydrated and can better determine when your body is truly hungry.

The anti-inflammatory properties of flower tea work in the liver to remove the buildup of excess fats and proteins and work with the antioxidants to detoxify the liver from these materials. Flower tea possesses diuretic properties, meaning it increases production of urine. Through this, our bodies clear out damaging toxins more quickly, as well as removing excess water retention, reducing water weight and bloating.

A major factor that causes obesity and unwanted weight-gain is increased stress, depression, and insomnia. These illnesses make our bodies work over-time to support our nervous systems, neglecting the other bodily systems, leading to weight gain, higher cholesterol, sickness, and many other issues. Drinking flower tea aids weight loss through its stress-relieving and sleep-promoting properties By relieving the brain from stress and anxiety and encouraging proper REM sleep, our white blood cells can focus on removing toxins, fighting disease, and boosting our immune systems, leading to balance in our bodily systems. Flower tea is the perfect source to detox our bodies and lose unwanted fat and excess water weight.  

10. Digestion

With the way our food in the U.S. is processed, it is not uncommon to experience digestive issues. Flower teas are especially great at aiding the digestive system and promoting gastrointestinal health. The anti-inflammatory properties in flower tea can, not only soothe a nervous stomach, but relieve our digestive tracts from any inflammation and irritation. This relieves symptoms such as nausea, diarrhea, flatulence, and pain. The antioxidants in flowers interact with the gastric enzymes in our bodies and boost proper digestive function by eliminating and reducing the growth of harmful bacteria and promoting the growth of good bacteria in the gut.

Flower tea has also been said to improve our gut lining and heal it from damage that can be experienced by people who suffer from chronic gastrointestinal illnesses, such as IBS. Flower tea being a diuretic allows it to detox our bodies quickly, leading to quicker healing of diseases and pains, as well as reducing bloating. Drinking flower tea can be one of the best treatments for indigestion, constipation, acid reflux, and many other illnesses related to the digestive system. A few of the greatest flowers teas to drink for digestion are peppermint, chrysanthemum, rose, and ginger. 

11. Oral Health

On top of everything, flower tea can be excellent at promoting good oral health. The same antioxidants, specifically polyphenols, that are working to remove bad bacteria from our gut and replace them with good bacteria, do the same thing in our mouths. This helps to prevent tooth decay, gum disease, cavities, and can even prevent mouth cancers. Bad breath is an issue that many people face. 

While it can come down to poor oral health and hygiene, most people suffer from bad breath due to poor gut health. Drinking flower tea encourages health gut function by working to remove unwanted bacteria from our organs, encouraging our bodies to detox these materials, and replacing them with positive antioxidants. This leads to healthier oral functioning and fresher breath.  

While many ‘true teas’, specifically black tea, are notorious for leaving a yellow stain on our teeth from the tannins, flower tea is much lighter in flavor and, in general, does not stain our teeth. Drinking flower tea can even improve our breath through their fragrance! Some flowers that are known specifically for their fragrance and can encourage fresh breath include jasmine, peppermint, rose, and chrysanthemum.