Decrease Allergies

This South African brew includes chrysoeriol, a bioactive flavonoid with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Rooibos tea, which acts as a bronchodilator, can help ease the symptoms of wheezing and coughing caused by allergic rhinitis and asthma. Another flavonoid known as Quercetin aids in the prevention of allergies in the first place. Quercetin essentially inhibits mast cells, which are responsible for the release of histamine, the major component that causes an allergic reaction.

In essence, rooibos tea acts as an antihistamine without the drowsiness associated with many comparable drugs. While it is not a substitute for sophisticated allergy therapies such as inhaled corticosteroids and large doses of antihistamines, drinking a few cups of rooibos tea every day can help to decrease your body's over-reactive immunological reaction, which causes allergies.