Tea benefits A–Z

What barley tea (mugicha) is good for, graded honestly: caffeine-free hydration, a sugar-free swap, early data on blood flow and teeth, and the gluten catch.

Caffeine-free · 6 graded benefits

What black tea is good for: blood pressure, LDL cholesterol, artery function and alertness. Caffeine per cup, brewing, daily limit and who should cut back.

Moderate caffeine · 8 graded benefits

What blue lotus tea does, the apomorphine and nuciferine behind its effects, whether it is legal in the US, how to brew it and who should avoid it.

Caffeine-free · 6 graded benefits

What chai tea is good for, graded by trials: black tea for blood pressure, ginger for nausea, cinnamon for blood sugar, and the sugar in cafe chai lattes.

Moderate caffeine · 7 graded benefits

What chamomile tea is good for, graded by trials: sleep, anxiety, blood sugar and cramps. How to brew it well, how much to drink and who should be careful.

Caffeine-free · 6 graded benefits

What cinnamon tea is good for, graded by trials: blood sugar, blood pressure, cholesterol, PCOS. Ceylon vs cassia, the coumarin limit and how much is safe.

Caffeine-free · 8 graded benefits

What clove tea is good for, honestly graded: toothache, digestion, blood sugar, sore throat. Eugenol toxicity, blood thinning and who should avoid it.

Caffeine-free · 7 graded benefits

What dandelion tea is good for: a mild diuretic, a bitter digestive aid and a prebiotic root. What trials show for liver and water weight, who should skip it.

Caffeine-free · 7 graded benefits

What Earl Grey is good for: black tea's heart benefits plus bergamot aroma for mood and stress. Evidence, caffeine, brewing, the bergapten caution and limits.

Moderate caffeine · 7 graded benefits

What elderberry tea is good for: the cold and flu trial evidence, what works and what does not, how to brew dried berries safely, why raw berries are toxic.

Caffeine-free · 8 graded benefits

What fennel tea is good for: gas and bloating, period cramps, colic and menopause symptoms, graded by the trials, plus how to brew it and who should limit it.

Caffeine-free · 7 graded benefits

What ginger tea is good for, graded by human trials: nausea, period pain, digestion, joint pain and blood sugar. How to brew it, how much a day, side effects.

Caffeine-free · 8 graded benefits

What ginseng tea is good for, graded by trials: fatigue, blood sugar, colds and focus, with doses, Korean red ginseng, side effects and who should avoid it.

Caffeine-free · 7 graded benefits

What green tea is good for: cholesterol, blood pressure, focus, modest weight loss and skin. Trial numbers, daily dose, brewing and who should limit it.

Low caffeine · 9 graded benefits

Hibiscus tea benefits graded by human trials: blood pressure, cholesterol, weight and antioxidants. How to brew it, how much to drink and who should skip it.

Caffeine-free · 7 graded benefits

What jasmine tea is good for, graded by trials: green tea's cholesterol, blood pressure and focus benefits, a calming jasmine aroma, and who should limit it.

Low caffeine · 7 graded benefits

What lavender tea is good for: anxiety, sleep and low mood, graded by the human trials, plus how to brew it without a soapy taste and who should limit it.

Caffeine-free · 6 graded benefits

What lemon balm tea is good for, graded by trials: anxiety, stress, sleep, focus and palpitations. How to brew it, how much to drink and who should take care.

Caffeine-free · 6 graded benefits

What lemon ginger tea is good for, graded by trials: nausea, sore throat, digestion, kidney stones. How to brew it strong enough to work, plus side effects.

Caffeine-free · 7 graded benefits

What lemon tea and hot lemon water are good for, graded by trials: kidney stones, colds, hydration, iron absorption. How to make it and the enamel problem.

Caffeine-free · 7 graded benefits

What lemongrass tea is good for: digestion, oral thrush, stress and cholesterol, graded by the human studies, plus how to brew it and who should limit it.

Caffeine-free · 7 graded benefits

What licorice root tea is good for: sore throat, cough and indigestion. Why glycyrrhizin raises blood pressure and drops potassium, and who must avoid it.

Caffeine-free · 7 graded benefits

What matcha is good for: focus, calm energy, cholesterol and fat burning. How it differs from green tea, trial results, caffeine, daily dose and cautions.

Moderate caffeine · 7 graded benefits

What moringa tea is good for: blood sugar after meals, milk supply, iron and antioxidants in women. What trials show, how to brew it and who should skip it.

Caffeine-free · 7 graded benefits

What mugwort tea is good for, what the dream and period claims rest on, how to brew it, and why pregnant women and people with ragweed allergy must avoid it.

Caffeine-free · 6 graded benefits

What mullein tea is good for: wet coughs, chest colds and an irritated throat. An honest look at the lung claims, the lab evidence, brewing and cautions.

Caffeine-free · 6 graded benefits

What stinging nettle tea is good for: hay fever, blood sugar, minerals and a gentle diuretic effect. What trials found, how to brew it, who should avoid it.

Caffeine-free · 7 graded benefits

What oolong tea is good for: fat burning, weight, blood sugar, cholesterol and eczema. What the trials found, how to brew it, daily dose and cautions.

Moderate caffeine · 8 graded benefits

What oregano tea is good for: coughs, colds, digestion and cramps, what carvacrol and rosmarinic acid research shows, how to brew it, who should skip it.

Caffeine-free · 6 graded benefits

What peppermint tea is good for, graded by trials: bloating, IBS cramps, nausea and headaches. How to brew it, how much to drink and who should avoid it.

Caffeine-free · 7 graded benefits

What raspberry leaf tea is good for: what the pregnancy and labor trials really found, its use for period cramps, how to brew it and who should skip it.

Caffeine-free · 6 graded benefits

What rooibos tea (red tea) is good for, graded by trials: heart and cholesterol markers, antioxidants, a caffeine-free evening cup, and who should limit it.

Caffeine-free · 7 graded benefits

What rosemary tea is good for: memory and focus, mood, digestion and hair, graded by the human trials, plus how to brew it and who should limit it.

Caffeine-free · 7 graded benefits

What soursop (graviola) leaf tea is good for, what research really shows on cancer, blood pressure and blood sugar, how to brew it, and the annonacin risk.

Caffeine-free · 7 graded benefits

What spearmint tea is good for: lowering androgens in PCOS and hirsutism, hormonal acne, digestion and joints, graded by trials. How to brew it and how much.

Caffeine-free · 6 graded benefits

What turmeric tea and golden milk are good for, graded by trials: joint pain, inflammation, blood sugar, mood. Why absorption matters and how to brew it.

Caffeine-free · 8 graded benefits

What white tea is good for: a gentle, low-caffeine source of catechins for the heart, with early evidence for skin and teeth. Brewing, dose and cautions.

Low caffeine · 7 graded benefits