Thursday, June 5, 2014

Where To Buy Jiaogulan Tea

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Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Jiaogulan Tea Leaves

Jiaogulan tea is naturally sweet and the leaves are often used in lieu of sugar or stevia.  The tea has a mild, light taste.

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Monday, June 2, 2014

Heart Healthy Jiaogulan Tea

That’s right, jiaogulan is considered to be healthy for your heart!

In addition to it’s adaptogenic properties, jiaogulan also contains vitamins, magnesium, potassium, selenium, zinc and amino acids. 

Like ginseng, jiaogulan contains saponins, and on an increased level.  One of the benefits of this is that saponins offer cholesterol lowering qualities; and since cholesterol health is directly related to heart health in many cases, this makes jiaogulan healthy advantageous for the heart.

In addition to the presence of saponins, jiaogulan is able to convert sugar into energy rather than storing them as fat.  In a Japanese study consisting of thirty participants, results concluded that eighty-five percent of the thirty people experienced a reduction in bad, LDL cholesterol.

Reducing the amounts of LDL cholesterol is always a positive step towards a healthy heart.  But what if you could help your heart even more by increasing the amount of oxygen and helping it pump more powerfully?  That is just what a group of more than two hundred athletes experienced during a study done in China.  It was found that in these athletes who consumed jiaogulan tea that their endurance was increased because the “miracle herb” tea expands blood flow and helps the heart pump more efficiently without increasing the heart rate or even blood pressure.


These heart healthy properties of jiaogulan tea help to improve metabolism and regulate weight all the while balancing the body overall.  So here’s to jiaogulan tea!

Why is Jiaogulan Considered to be an Adaptogen?

Jiaogulan tea has been long recognized in Chinese Traditional medicine as having multiple benefits in human health.  One of these benefits is that it is considered to be an “adaptogen”.

An adaptogen is a term that was ‘coined’ by Russian scientist, N.V. Lazarev in 1947.  The prerequisites to be considered an adaptogen include the following:
·      Must be a plant substance with healing properties
·      Must be harmless to the body
·      Has normalizing effect that enhances the body’s ability to resist stress
·      Provides balanced feeling and isn’t over stimulating


Adaptogens are found in other herbal forms also and are frequently used by naturopath and ayurvedic physicians.  Other forms of natural adaptogens include:

·      Ashwaganda – popular in Ayurvedic medicine and referred to as Indian ginseng, ashwaganda helps boost your immune system and assists the body in lowering cortisol (stress hormone) levels
·      Holy Basil – Helps regulate blood sugar, boost your immune system and regulate hormone levels and blood pressure; often referred to as the “elixir of anti-aging”
·      Licorice Root – helps increase energy and offers protection to the thymus against ill-effects of stress.
·      Golden Root – Offers protective elements against stress, particularly protecting the body from mental and physical fatigue.  Golden root, also called rhodiola also combats against aging, increases oxygen, improves memory and helps to restore normalcy to eating and sleeping patterns.
·      Astragulus – Reduces the ability of stress related hormones such as cortisol to bind to receptors and repairs the body from stress associated damage.
Jiaogulan is a wonderful and tasty choice as an adaptogen.  While the other herbs offer great advantages, jiaogulan is quite likely to be the most appealing to the taste buds.



Various Uses for Jiaogulan Tea


The Chinese herb known as jiaogulan tea is often used for many ailments, particularly in traditional Chinese medicine and is quickly gaining popularity around the world.

According to scientific research studies conducted in China, jiaogulan tea has demonstrated the ability to convert sugar and carbs to energy, which is a great benefit to the body, versus turning the sugar into triglycerides.

Additionally, Jiaogulan is among the finest broad-spectrum adaptogenic herb known to be available.  What this means is that when consumed on a regular basis, it helps regulate all bodily functions thereby reducing negative effects of stress and fostering the overall immune system’s health. 

Jiaogulan tea is considered to be superior to ginseng because it contains up to three times more saponins, which act as anti-oxidants in the body.  It also contains supplies of polysaccharides, amino acids, vitamins, minerals, flavones and many vital trace elements. Quite safe for long-term use, jiaogulan tea offers a variety of uses towards improving health.

Cholesterol - It lowers the bad cholesterol, LDL's, while simultaneously increases the good cholesterol referred to as HDL's.  It depresses fat sediment and lipid peroxide in the blood vessels and enhances fat metabolism, which helps in the reduction of blood fat levels.  While it's very good for remedying high cholesterol and obesity issues, it may additionally enhance and reinforce the digestion, enabling an underweight individual gain weight in the kind of lean muscle mass and to raise absorption of nutrients.

Cellular Health – It inhibits the development of tumors and contains properties that may prevent cells from turning cancerous. Cancer patients who consumed the tea on a daily basis, increased T and B lymphocyte levels, and showed marked progress in the increase of white blood cell levels.

Heart Health - Sportsmen use Jiaogulan to increase their performance because it offers help in increasing the heart pumping function, normalizes blood pressure and results in increased endurance and better health.  In China, physicians prescribe daily doses of Jiaogulan for patients recuperating from brain and heart operation, because the herb supports the immune system, helping in a more efficient and aiding in faster healing.

Anti-oxidant – Natural properties make jiaogulan a wonderful immune booster.  Studies of jiaogulan have been shown to actually protect the body from free radical damage and assists in reducing inflammation and slows down the aging process.



These are just a few of the uses of jiaogulan tea.  It is a very tasty way to offer support to our health.