Black tea’s tannins helps as a catalyst to stop bleeding from open cuts or scrapes.
When a cut or scrape to the skin occurs, gentle press a damp tea bag on the surface of the injury to reduce swelling and stop bleeding.
Foot odour
One very embarrassing thing that can change the mood in any room is ‘smelling feet’. The tannic acid in strong black tea kills bacteria and closes pores—and it can help your feet sweat less.
Boil two tea bags in a 500 ml of water for 15 minutes. Remove the bags, and dilute the tea with 2 litres of water. Let the mixture cool if necessary, then soak your feet for 15 to 30 minutes.
Gum health
Black tea helps with swelling and its astringent tannic acids helps stop bleeding.
Black tea helps boost your immune system
Most people think the immune system is one very abstract part of human existence that we may never fully understand.
Not exactly true, the immune system is easier to keep up than people think, and the best way to do this is by eating wisely and checking the things we take in.
According to RD Scientists at Tufts University compared the ORAC (ORAC refers to the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity, a measurement of the total antioxidant power of foods and other chemical substances: The higher the ORAC score, the greater its antioxidant capacity) capacity of tea with 22 vegetables. Although there was variation among various teas, the highest scoring teas were green tea and black tea that was brewed for 5 minutes, and they outranked the top fruits and vegetables. Drink well-steeped black teato get the maximum benefits for your health.
Relieve Irritated eyes
Soak two black tea bags in warm water for ten minutes.
Press out the excess liquid from the bags and place them on your eyes.
This will help soothe dry-itches and irritations in the eye.
