Mountain tea

Mountain tea or siderite grows in all parts of Greece. It is true that there are a lot of names for this tea. For example, the most popular names Sideritis Sideritis is clandestina or tea of Taygetos is found in areas of Malevou, Taygetus and Kyllini. The Sideritis syriaca or tea in Crete, which is found in the mountains of Crete and especially in the White Mountains and Psiloritis. The Sideritis scardica or tea Olympus is found on Olympus, Kissavos and Pelion .The Sideritis raeseri or tea or tea Parnassus Velouchi is found in Magnesia. In Greece detected 17 types of tea. The mountain tea has healing properties. According to the European Medicine Agency (EMA) mountain tea is an ideal to treat cough from colds and relieves the mild gastrointestinal problems. Many laboratory studies prove that ingredients of mountain tea are beneficial for your body. It has been found that the mountain tea contains a number of ingredients, with the main flavonoids, diterpenes, the phenylpropane, the iridoids and monoterpenes. These substances arrest serotonin and noradrenaline; as a result mountain tea is beneficial as depression. Many studies support that mountain tea is antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and has analgesic effect. Similarly, studies from the Universities of Patras and Ioannina showed that this type of tea act as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anxiolytic. Moreover, researches mentioned that it may help people to prevent the osteoporosis. Also, it protects the loss of bone density and enhances the mechanical strength of bone. Finally, it has a beneficial effect in cold and inflammatory immune. It has a pleasant and distinctive flavor. You should add honey or a thin slice of lemon in your cup tea
Scientific name Sideritis