Karkadé (hibiscus tea)الكركديه
Hibiscus tea (karkadeh) · karkadeh
Karkadé (hibiscus tea) (الكركديه, Hibiscus tea (karkadeh)) is allowed in Nidam al-Tayyibat. Category: drinks.
- Status
- Allowed
- Zone
- Green zone — daily staple (or yellow zone — daily, with caution according to another source)
- Category
- Drinks
- Condition
- None
- Regional names
- In Morocco: bissap / karkadé
- Reliability
- Medium — partial sources
What Nidam al-Tayyibat says
Karkadé, hot or iced, is allowed without restriction as long as no milk is added. It is a traditional Egyptian drink that the method readily cites.
Sources differ: Le guide des cinq zones place cet aliment en zone jaune (autorise) ; les listes explicites recoupées le placent en zone verte. Source primaire unique.
What conventional nutrition says
Hibiscus infusion is caffeine-free; some studies attribute a slight effect on blood pressure to it, not to be mistaken for a treatment.
This is not medical advice
This database documents the classification of foods as taught by Nidam al-Tayyibat. It does not reflect official nutritional guidelines and does not replace the advice of a doctor or a dietitian. Never change or stop a treatment based on this website.
Other drinks
The whole category- Allowed
Coffee
القهوة · Coffee
Without milk or creamer
The system accepts coffee provided it is drunk without milk or powdered creamer: since fresh milk and its liquid derivatives are excluded, b…
- Allowed
Fruit juice (fresh or bottled)
عصائر الفواكه · Fruit juice (fresh or packaged)
Fruit juices are allowed by the method, which even prefers certain fruits as strained juice rather than whole. Citrus juices are only tolera…
- Allowed
Green tea
الشاي الأخضر · Green tea
Without milk
Green tea is the system's reference hot drink, drunk without milk. It replaces black tea, which the method rules out.
- Allowed
Hot infusions (cinnamon, anise, herbal teas)
المشروبات الساخنة (قرفة، يانسون) · Hot drinks (cinnamon, anise, herbal)
Without milk
Cinnamon, anise and other herbal teas are accepted by the system, always without milk. They serve as evening drinks or to accompany meals.
- Allowed
Mint tea
الشاي بالنعناع · Mint tea
Mint tea is allowed by the method. In Morocco it is traditionally made with gunpowder green tea, which naturally places it among the accepte…
- Allowed
Sugarcane juice
عصير القصب · Sugarcane juice
Sugarcane juice, a classic street drink in Egypt, is allowed by the system, consistent with its very permissive stance on sugar.
The complete palette, explained in the Tayyibat guide
17 free pages (in French): an introduction to the palette, the two-hour rule and the eleven daily rules.
Classification sources: altayebaat.com, enseignement public du Dr Al-Awadi, listes publiques recoupées · updated 10/12/2026