A nutritionist at Iran’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended Muslims observing the ritual of fasting to substitute herbal juice or herbal teas for soda pops.

In a report published by IRNA Sunday, Shahrzad Behrouzi said that in the scorching hot days of summer season when your body perspires heavily, it is best that devout Muslims drink concentrated herbal juice like chicory and fumaria for Iftar to lessen the sense of thirst and dehydration.

Adding the recommended amount of concentrated herbal juice to water, Behrouzi stressed, make sure the herbal juice is produced by reliable companies.

Rose water and concentrated form of mint, musk willow, and chicory juice are very popular in Iran, as they come from medicinal plants and have medicinal properties, she noted.  /Tehran times /