The Healthiest Herbal Tea

More than a dozen herbal teas were compared for their antioxidant activity.

March 8, 2011
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  • Michael Greger M.D.

    Please feel free to post any ask-the-doctor type questions here in the comments section and I’d be happy to try to answer them. And check out the other videos on tea. Also, there are 1,449 other subjects covered in the rest of my videos–please feel free to explore them as well!

    For an update, check out my blog post Hibiscus tea: flower power.

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  • rayzay8

    I was happy to see chamomile in the top 5, because I drink a cup every day. I wonder where exactly it placed?

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  • susanco

    Hi Dr. Greger,
    My first question is do you recommend dandelion root or the leaves? As a result of this video I ran out and bought dried dandelion leaves. I put a teaspoon in boiling water, strained it, and drank it. In a little while, my mouth went totally dry which scared me. It seems that dandelion has a strong diuretic effect. Second question: can this really be healthful?

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  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=640861216 Gary Yuen

    Perhaps that’s why dandelion is tradtionally recommended for the liver.

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  • JR

    Dr. Gregor,
    Thanks for all your great videos. I love to drink different types of herbal tea every day, but many of my favorite teas, even the organic ones, list “natural flavors” as an ingredient. I’ve read the government definition of what can be included in these flavors, but it isn’t clear to me whether or not they are safe. It’s not too hard to choose unflavored teas, but is it worth the effort to choose teas (which often don’t taste quite as good) to avoid these flavor compounds or are they completely harmless? Thanks!

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