An infusion is obtained by introducing leaves, fruits or seeds into boiling water.
An infusion is a drink obtained from certain fruits or aromatic herbs , which are introduced into boiling water. In this way, we can mention that tea and coffee are infusions.
Tea , for example, is an infusion created from the leaves and buds of the tea plant, a shrub that, throughout history , grew wild.
Coffee, a very popular infusion
Coffee, for its part, is the infusion obtained from the fruits and seeds of the coffee tree. This infusion contains a stimulating substance known as caffeine . Coffee cultivation takes place in tropical countries.
Coffee is considered a socializing drink , since, in many countries, people get together to talk while drinking coffee. In Argentina, going to have a coffee at a coffee shop (or cafeteria) is one of the main social activities .
Coffee is an infusion produced with the seeds and fruits of the coffee tree.
Other uses of the term
The concept of infusion is linked to the verb infuse , which refers to pouring a liquid into a container or to promoting an affective or emotional impulse in the spirit ( "Your words have instilled a certain fear in me" ).
Infusion is also the action of extracting the water-soluble parts of organic substances , at a temperature lower than that of boiling water to higher than that of the environment. If the water boils, it is considered cooking .
On the other hand, in the sacrament of baptism , infusion is the action of pouring water on the person being baptized.
Infusions with healing properties
Infusions are often widely used as remedies to cure or alleviate various organic complications because each herb has certain properties that make it a healing essence for a particular illness and its correct therapeutic use can facilitate healing.
Although, thanks to the advances of Western medicine, natural medicine has been relegated to the side, to a few naturalists and wildlife lovers, its importance remains fundamental ; It is enough to bear in mind that ancestral knowledge and the qualities of certain plants have been used for the development of chemical medicine.
To make an infusion it is necessary to extract a certain substance from a plant or organic element . Generally this is located in the stem or root area of said plant; Once collected, it is placed in a container with water and brought to a boil .
Different options depending on the disorder to be treated
Some infusions with healing properties are stevia (it has organoleptic properties, works as a stimulant for the pancreas and is an antiglycemic), chamomile (an infusion with a mixture of these two herbs is extremely efficient against anxiety and nervous excitement ), orange blossom (a highly recommended de-stressor that comes from the distillation of the flower of the bitter orange tree), St. John's wort (a natural antidepressant because it contains a substance known as hypericin that helps keep blood pressure high. levels of what is known as the happiness hormone, serotonin ), rosemary (it has antiseptic properties and is beneficial for digestive disorders ).
In addition to the particular benefits that each plant instills in our body, there are a series of benefits that collaborate with the integral functioning of the organism, for example, they all help protect our cells because they have an antioxidant effect.
It is necessary to clarify that, although it is most advisable to make infusions by extracting the leaves of the plant itself, there is a wide variety of preparations that are marketed and allow you to make an infusion with these plants much more quickly and offer our body a way to live healthier and more natural .