What is boldo tea good for?

Boldo is used for mild gastrointestinal (GI) spasms, gallstones, achy joints (rheumatism), bladder infections, liver disease, and gonorrhea. It is also to increase urine flow to rid the body of excess fluids, reduce anxiety, increase bile flow, and kill bacteria.

Can you drink boldo tea everyday?

Recommended dosage. Because boldo tea contains ascaridole, a potentially harmful aromatic compound, it’s not recommended that you drink it daily. To minimize its potential complications, drink just 1 cup (240 mL) of boldo tea when you feel you need it.

What does boldo tea taste like?

The boldo plant also produces small green fruits with a pleasant taste as well as small pale white to yellow flowers with a distinctly minty scent. The boldo tea beverage can have a bitter taste, therefore it’s often combined with other more palatable flavors.

What is the meaning of boldo?

: a Chilean evergreen shrub (Peumus boldus) with sweet edible fruit.

What is Boldo Leaf?

Boldo Leaf Peumus boldus is an evergreen shrub found throughout South America, with a large concentration of plants in Chile. Boldo leaves are highly aromatic and can be quite pungent when crushed. The leaf is typically used in Chilean cooking, in a similar fashion as bay leaf in Mediterranean cooking.

What are the health benefits of boldo tea?

Boldo leaf offers antispasmodic properties as well. This makes it a useful tea for alleviating stomach cramps and irritability cause by an overactive or irritated bowel muscle. This, combined with the mild laxative effect offered by boldo tea, makes it an excellent tea for digestion, and healthy bowel function in particular.

How do you make Boldo tea at home?

To make boldo tea, add two cups of water to a saucepan and bring it to a boil. Add 1-2 tablespoons of the dried boldo leaves (whole). Reduce the heat to a simmer and cover the saucepan. Allow the tea to steep for 5 minutes. Strain out the leaves and serve hot.

Is it safe to drink Boldo tea with yerba mate?

You can also opt to drink just a small amount of boldo tea mixed with yerba mate tea, which may be safer to consume regularly. Yerba mate is generally safe, but again, no evidence supports any benefits from drinking boldo tea, no matter if you do so daily or infrequently.

Where does the plant Boldo come from and what does it do?

Boldo is an evergreen shrub native to central Chile and Peru. The leaves of the boldo shrub have a long history of use in folk medicine. You can brew them into a tea to drink for a variety of health-promoting purposes.