{"product_id":"blue-butterfly-pea-flower-tea","title":"Blue Butterfly Pea Flower Tea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eButterfly pea flower tea \u003c\/strong\u003eis a beautiful, magickal tea. It's flowers have magickal properties of transformation, serenity, love and protection. It's high in antioxidants which helps to protect your body from cell damage, high blood pressure, and helps slow premature aging. This is a perfect cup to me!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe flowers are deep blue in color with a tinge of purple that colors and flavors the water. The color goes from blue to purple when the pH level changes. \u003cstrong\u003eAdding something acidic like lemon juice changes the color. It’s like magic!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eButterfly pea flower is a herbal tea and derives from the plant \u003cem\u003eclitoria ternatea\u003c\/em\u003e, named that because it’s shape supposedly resembles female genitalia. It is common in Thailand and Malaysia. In Thai restaurants, it is used as a natural food coloring or dye for sticky rice desserts and puddings. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHealth Benefits:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrinking a cup of blue tea once or twice a week on an empty stomach flushes out toxins accumulated in the system and vastly improves digestive health.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe flowers are blessed with a multitude of potent antioxidants like polyphenols, tannins, catechins, as well as immense valuable phytonutrients, that display tremendous memory boosting, antihyperlipidemic, antihyperglycemic and analgesic characteristics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAside from bequeathing a luminous complexion, accelerating weight loss, renewing skin tissues and ameliorating hair growth, a cup of piping hot caffeine-free blue tea holds high therapeutic values in rectifying the symptoms of myriad ailments like diabetes, atherosclerosis, glaucoma and is truly an energizing and nourishing drink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA few fun recipes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can combine the flowers with different herbs, to change colors and flavour. Combine with hibiscus flowers, the drink turns bright red, with citrus, it turns a pretty purple.  You can also blend it with chamomile, lemongrass and add sugar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Spice up your morning lemon water by turning your water purple, not to mention the added health benefits. Lemon water is already great for boosting your metabolism, so supercharge it by adding butterfly pea flower.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eTurning water naturally blue is also a fun way to encourage kids to drink more water. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e2. I love how the colour gradient changes from blue to purple when you make magickal purple lemonade. You can also make a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theflavorbender.com\/galaxy-color-changing-lemonade-slushie\/\"\u003egalaxy lemonade slushy \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e3. Use the flowers to naturally dye food, such as making purple boiled eggs, add to bread dough \u0026amp; rice. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e4. Give your cocktails a natural burst of blue, purple or pink with butterfly pea flower. Brew as many flowers as you’d like in just enough water to cover them for about 2 minutes and then adding this to your drink. Leave the flowers for a gorgeous garnish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e16 gram bag\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Metro Tea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46502984843494,"sku":null,"price":13.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/5213\/8214\/files\/bluebutterfflypeaflowerteashopify.png?v=1769712913","url":"https:\/\/smudgemetaphysical.com\/fr\/products\/blue-butterfly-pea-flower-tea","provider":"Smudge Metaphysical Spiritual Boutique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}