Sbiten is an old drink, which is prepared on the basis of water and honey. Now it is prepared with the addition of various spices or herbs. Also, sugar, molasses, alcohol - wine or vodka can often be added there. Initially, the sbiten was prepared exclusively by nonalcoholic. In a drink of spices, you can feel notes of cardamom, cloves, bay leaf, dog rose, mint, etc. Sbiten can be drunk both in cold and hot. It was prepared earlier by specially trained people, called sbitenschiki. The benefits of sbitnyas are immediately understandable, because a drink prepared on the basis of honey has not only immunomodulatory properties, but also warms, perfectly quenches thirst, tones up, restores and helps fight viruses. Drink in a cold and hot form can perfectly quench your thirst, restore the water balance, which is especially important after sports training.
What is useful sbiten?
Drink recommended to drink in the cold season, as it perfectly warms, enriches the body with vitamins and strengthens it. If you have always been interested in the useful properties of sbinth, we want to note that the components present in the composition are of immense benefit, especially during the regular reception of the drink. Sbit contains zinc, manganese, cobalt, sodium, calcium, copper, phosphorus, iodine, and among vitamins - A, B, H, C, E. Honey contains important enzymes, as well as proteins, amino acids and enzymes. No less useful are the components of the drink - the spices of the herb. Sbiten, in addition to good, can also harm the body, especially for people with intolerance to certain components, for example, those who are allergic to honey. Do not forget that the composition of the drink includes alcohol, so sbiten can not be used by persons who have not reached adulthood.