flower tea
Scented tea, also known as fragrant tea, is tea made by brewing the flowers or leaves of plants or their fruits. It is a unique type of reprocessed tea in China . It takes advantage of tea's ability to absorb odors, simmering scented flowers with new tea, and then sifting out the dried flowers after the tea absorbs the scent. The scented tea produced is rich in fragrance and the tea soup is dark in color. Scented tea can be subdivided into herbal tea and floral fruit tea . Drinking leaves or flowers is called herbal tea, such as lotus leaves and stevia leaves. Those who drink its fruits are called flower and fruit tea, such as: figs , lemons , hawthorns, Luo Han Guo , and flower fruits. It has a fragrant smell and health benefits. The appearance is tight and even, and the color is yellow-green and moist; the aroma inside is fresh and rich, with obvious flower aroma, the soup is light yellow and bright, and the bottom of the leaves is tender and bright. Scented tea mainly uses green tea , black tea or oolong tea as the tea base, with fragrant flowers as raw materials, and is made by scenting technology. According to the different varieties of fragrant flowers used, it is divided into jasmine tea , magnolia tea , osmanthus tea , pearl orchid tea , etc. Among them, jasmine tea has the largest output.
Use a small porcelain teapot or a porcelain cup with a lid to make tea for sipping alone. When entertaining guests, use a larger teapot, bring it to a boil, and drink it after three to five minutes. You can continue to brew it once or twice.
Formula 1: Osmanthus + tea = relieves cough, resolves phlegm, and removes bad breath.
Formula 2: Stevia leaves + calendula + pearl tea = helps digestion, reduces inflammation and provides immunity.
Formula 3: Chamomile = long-term constipation, intestinal purification.
Formula 4: Jasmine + lemongrass + honey = improves hyperacidity, chronic gastritis, flatulence, and indigestion.
Formula 5: Escinus gall + lemon fruit + prune = anti-aging, can reduce serum neutral fat and cholesterol levels.
The above 5 formulas of health-preserving scented tea have different effects. When people choose to use it, it should be based on the efficacy and personal physique. Although these scented teas are suitable for long-term drinking, they should not be consumed every day.
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the effects and functions of herbal tea include the following five points.
Scented tea, long-term drinking of scented tea has the effects of removing freckles, moistening dryness, improving eyesight, detoxifying (flowers and herbs are the best), beautifying the skin, regulating endocrine, etc. Because there are many varieties of scented tea, they have different effects.
