One more type of tea that has many benefits Rosella Tea, its name. This one is very nutritious tea for health. Starting from lowering cholesterol levels, diabetes, hypertension, to uric acid. This tea also prevents oesteporosis efficacious and well taken for pregnant women and babies in the womb.
Tea derived from Rosella plant also serves to overcome cough, sore throat, and mouth sores. Rosella is also able to maintain skin smoothness and wrinkles. Other efficacy is launching a bowel movement.
Rosella plant originated from India and Africa. This plant has red flowers with a distinctive aroma and a sour taste, but refreshing and healthful. Latin name Hibiscus sabdariffa plant is on the rise. Though this plant has long been true in Indonesia. Only, he is called by different names in each region.

Rosella petals can be consumed in fresh form or in the form of steeping like tea. In Mexico, southern California, and Thailand, the petals dry Rosella used in a way like brewed tea is very popular as the Jamaican, or aqua de Jamaica. In Senegal, Rosella tea is known as jus de bissap. Gambia Society called wanjo, zobo, or tsobo. In Turkey, Rosella dried petals are presented in the form of tea called Karkade ( pronounced " kar-kahday" ) . Karkade itself said to be the way the Arabs called sweet tea. Probably because that' s delicious tea beverage Rosella became the nobility of ancient Egypt and used as a kind of ritual " toast" at a wedding celebration in the Sudan. Rosella fresh petals are also used to be various forms of food such as pudding, salad mix, until the butter and syrup.
Unfortunately, the levels of antioxidants in the petals Rosella be reduced when dried by the heating process ( baked in the oven) . Efficacious concentration of substances contained in the petals Rosella are at the highest levels if consumed in fresh form.

Anticancer and antihypertensive
Among many properties, Rosella seeded as anticancer herbs and hypertension. This is consistent with pre-clinical trials conducted by Yun-Ching Chang, a researcher from the Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Chung Shan Medical University in Taiwan. Yun Ching Chang found that natural pigments from the dried petals Rosella proven effective in inhibiting and simultaneously kill the cancer cells HL-60 ( blood cancer or leukemia) . These pigments also play a role in the process of apoptosis ( suicide) of cancer cells.