5 Well Known Health Benefits Of Buckwheat Tea

Buckwheat tea or soba cha is a healthy gluten-free beverage that promotes weight loss and provides many health benefits.

It is made from the seeds of the buckwheat plant, a pseudocereal that has the qualities of cereal but is not counted in the list of cereals. It is similar to grains such as wheat and is often used in the preparation of bread and pasta.

Buckwheat tea provides many health benefits due to the abundance of essential nutrients like vitamins and minerals etc.

# Promotes Cardiovascular Health

Buckwheat tea is good for our heart health and improves cardiovascular health.

Antioxidants and other relevant compounds such as phytonutrients and polyphenols in buckwheat protect our cardiovascular system from free radical damage.

A study published in the American Heart Journal, regularly drinking buckwheat tea help control the signs and progress of cardiovascular diseases.

The study involved 220 postmenopausal women suffering from cardiovascular disorder( CVD).

# Aids in Preventing Edema

Moderate intake of buckwheat tea reduces the risk of edema, a condition in which excess fluids get trapped inside the body tissues and lead to swelling. It is due to chronic venous insufficiency.

Studies conducted on patients with edema found buckwheat tea to be effective in reducing edema symptoms and for reducing the edema from progressing further.

# Improve Kidney Health

Drinking buckwheat tea keeps our kidneys healthy.

Kidneys are the vital organ that removes toxins and other unwanted substances from our body and also help with other functions such as

- Regulating ACID-BASE balance
- Controlling water balance
- Maintaining water balance
- Controlling blood pressure
- And, activating vitamin D.

# Aids In managing Diabetes

Buckwheat help in managing diabetes as it has a low glycemic index and slows down the rate at which sugar is released into the bloodstream.

As per a study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, buckwheat tea or buckwheat concentrate showed a significant reduction in blood glucose levels in diabetic rats.

Rutin in buckwheat tea is effective against type-2 diabetes.

As per studies, buckwheat tea could reduce blood glucose levels by 12 to 19 percent within 90 minutes of administration ( when given to lab rats with intentionally inflected diabetes).

# Protection Against Various Cancers

Antioxidants and other relevant compounds such as phytonutrients and polyphenols etc in buckwheat tea protect our cells from free radical damage and reduce the risk of various cancers such as colon cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, abdominal cancer, intestinal cancer, and pancreatic cancer, etc.

Free radicals are unstabilized ions that stabilize by stealing electrons from nearby molecules, and doing so causes oxidative damage to them.

Lignans in buckwheat tea convert to mammalian lignans such as enterolactone and reduce the risk of breast cancer and other hormone-dependent cancers.