HONEY BEVERAGE OF WINTER
Ingredients of the beverage: Essential oils and extracts of mint, sage and thyme encapsulated in flower honey
Ingredient Analysis of herbal beverage of Winter, Extracts:
Peppermint: It is a superweapon for runny nose, cough and general cold symptoms!
Its main bioactive agent is menthol, which is effective as an expectorant, mucolytic, antitussive and soothing for a sore throat.
So, and as a basic component of the drink, mint is highly effective in treating dry cough, in removing mucous secretions, in fighting pharyngitis, but also in the wider stimulation of our body and immune system! Ideal against nasopharyngeal congestion due to the menthol it contains with very good bronchodilator and antiseptic properties.
Sage: Rich in various biofunctional substances that make it an excellent antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiviral for the flora of the oropharyngeal cavity. Its mucolytic action helps to eliminate cough.
Thyme: The king of treating cold symptoms. Excellent antiseptic, antiviral, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, expectorant, due to the rosmarinic and ursolic acid, thymol and carvacrol contained in the herb and with a very good antioxidant effect.
At the same time, honey enhances the action of the drink. Rich in vitamins C and E helps to stimulate the immune system. Thanks to the minerals it contains, it works as a tonic against fatigue. Being an alkaline food, it reduces the acidity of the stomach, reducing disorders due to stress.
What is the beverage of Winter?
The Winter honey herbal beverage is a biofunctional honey drink, which contains encapsulated various herbal extracts.
Specifically, it is a drink that contains essential oil extracts and extracts of mint, sage and thyme and is in the form of honey.
Each plant offers different properties to the produced drink, with the result that its consumption contributes to the strengthening of our immunity and the relief of cold symptoms.
Who is it recommended for?
The drink of Winter can be consumed by everyone over the age of 6. However, there are certain key groups that it will particularly favor:
1. To those who want to strengthen their immunity - people who come into contact with a lot of people - especially during the period of viruses.
2. In people who show symptoms of the common cold (stuffy, cough, sore throat, etc.).
Why did we choose these ingredients?
Each ingredient has been carefully selected thanks to the properties of its extracts, in order to achieve the ideal combination for maximum effect.
What is the recommended dosage?
It is recommended during the period of infections to consume one to two drinks of Winter per day, while 2 to 3 glasses for those who have an infection.
During the month, it is good to interrupt its use for five days, as is the case with all herbs.
How is it prepared?
The Winter drink can be prepared as a hot or cold drink.
WARM:
1. Heat water and add it to a mug
2. Add half a teaspoon of your favorite drink
3. Stir well until completely dissolved and your drink is ready
COLD:
1. Heat water and add very little to a glass
2. Add half a teaspoon of your favorite drink and stir until completely dissolved
3. Fill with cold water and ice and your drink is ready!
Dioscurides winter Drink is a product of research and an alternative herbal drink in terms of:
1.production method:
The raw materials used are Greek,cultivated according to the standards of integrated management(GACP,GAP,GCP,GPAIP)
The selection extracts’ mixture based on their proven properties by international pharmacognosy.
The extracts’ production uses "green" techniques with aim of reducing energy consumption and CO2 production.Research in collaboration with chemical engineering department in University of Western Macedonia,extracts a protocol for application of a pulsed electric field followed by ultrasound for efficient reception of aqueous extracts at low temperature and in relatively short extraction times while water used as solvent."Total phenolic content and antioxidant capacity of Greek medicinal and aromatic plant extracts using pulsed electric field followed by ultrasounds extraction process»Journal of Food Processing and Preservation”
2. Its form and combination of herbs - extracts of green coffee,green tea,lovage,sage, grapefruit and lemon encapsulated in carob honey give product special form of honey-
Confirmation of the encapsulation of bioactive components with proven antioxidant properties carried out through thermodynamic and physicochemical methods,while the stability of non-encapsulated and encapsulated substances was evaluated with analytical chemical methods in collaboration with the Department of Chemical Engineering of the University of Western Macedonia"Enhancing Phenolic Content of Medicinal Aromatic Plants Extracts - Biofunctional Foods» Preparation Plants Journal.
The Food Chemistry Laboratory of the Kapodistrian University of Athens measured the antioxidants of the drink using the Folin-Ciocalteu method.The results in mg GAE per Kg of sample are: 2575
3. Preparation method: Add half teaspoon of the final product to hot or cold water, stir and herbal beverage is ready
The final purpose is to limit the oxidative stress in the human body which is related to the appearance or worsening of diseases and the improvement of human health
