Ladies and Gentlemen, here’s everything you want to know about Clitoria Ternatea, commonly known as the Blue Butterfly Pea Flower.

In the Blue of Health

Blue tea has numerous health benefits, so it is not just a pretty drink.

The impressive nutritional profile of blue tea makes it a wonderful weight loss beverage, as well as a refreshing drink to cool the body when served chilled.

Being naturally caffeine-free and a completely herbal concoction, blue tea is also a powerhouse of antioxidants. It contains significant amounts of the catechin EGCG – epigallocatechin gallate, as well as a host of anti-inflammatory and immune-boosting components such as flavonoids, tannins and polyphenols.

One version of blue tea is made from a combination of dried butterfly pea flowers and the added fragrance of lemongrass. The earthy flavoured blue tea is then mixed with lemon and honey and is now quite common. Blue Herbal tea is another popular blue tea blend with Butterfly Pea, ginger, lemongrass and pandan (The New Black – move over Matcha!!)

This drink, known as the ‘Ayurvedic’ tea benefit is often flavoured with cardamon, cinnamon, ginger and a range of Indian herbs and enjoyed both hot and cold for ayurvedic purposes.

Not surprisingly, blue tea is now very much sought after, for its tremendous potential to augment physical and mental wellbeing. Today we want to highlight just the most important health benefits of blue tea, and that has turned into a mammoth task. It is so power packed with benefits we had a really hard time trimming things down!

Blue tea is set to take the health world by storm. A quick list of benefits include:

• Nootropic – brain food – overall brain health

• Anti-inflammatory – the deep blue flowers contain flavonoid pigments similar to blue berries, acai berry, mangosteen rind etc. that protect the plant. When you inject the flower the effect is remarkably similar to the anti-inflammatory effect of the plant in nature.

• Aids diabetic activity by inhibiting glucose intake from the diet.

• Noted anti-cancer and anti-tumour abilities resulting from cyclotides that cause cell death by disrupting cell membrane integrity.

• Anti-pyretic –reduces fever by dilating the blood vessels just beneath the skin which increases blood flow near the surface of the skin where it can be more easily cooled by the air.

• Loaded with antioxidants – that helps boost circulation and collagen production and prevent premature ageing.

• It’s been used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine as a memory enhancer, a stress alleviator, to lift the mood, and it is believed to balance blood sugar levels.

• Strengthens the hair for healthy hair growth/prevent hair loss and greying.

• Possesses anti cancer properties. *Keeps skin glowing & healthy *Treats urinary problems. *Improves eyesight & night vision *Treats eye infections.

• Detoxifies the whole body.

• Enhances memory.

• Enhances immune system.

And now we’ll get into the details of some of the most important health benefits of blue tea. Maybe you could get a pot of blue tea brewing, because you will be wanting to have quite a few cups even before you are halfway through our list!