Chrysanthemum Tea
Chrysanthemum tea is one of China’s most popular Herbal teas. This tea is well-known for its cooling properties that help to decrease body heat and is recommended for those with fever, sore throat, and other heat-related illnesses. It is a flower-based tisane made from chrysanthemum flowers of the species Chrysanthemum morifolium or Chrysanthemum indicum, which are most popular in East Asia.
Chrysanthemum Flower Tea
How to make chrysanthemum Tea
Chrysanthemum flowers (usually dried) are steeped in hot water (usually 90 to 95 degrees Celsius after cooling from a boil) in either a teapot, cup, or glass; often rock sugar is also added, and occasionally also wolfberries.photo The resulting drink is transparent and ranges from pale to bright yellow in color, with a floral aroma. In Chinese tradition, once a pot of chrysanthemum tea has been drunk, hot water is typically added again to the flowers in the pot (producing a tea that is slightly less strong); this process is often repeated several times. It has Very refreshing taste and has a natural sweet fragrance. Try brewing it with some rock sugar for additional sweetness.
Another Healthy Detoxifying Chrysanthemum Tea Recipe
* 3 tbsps of dried chrysanthemum flowers (Kook Fah in Cantonese)
* 1 tbsp of Chinese Wolfberries (Gei Ji in Cantonese)
* 3 slices of Chinese Licorice Slices (Kam Choe in Cantonese)
How To Make : Add the ingredients above into a tea pot and pour 500 ml hot water. Let stand for 5 minutes and then slowly sip and enjoy this wonderful, golden, and slightly sweet taste of chrysanthemum tea. When the tea pot is empty, you can pour more hot water to brew it a second round, but the flavour will be lesser.
Origin:
Huang Shan, An Hui Province
Other names:
Yellow Chrysanthemum, Ju Hua
Chrysanthemum Tea Benefits.
Modern analysis shows that chrysanthemum contains choline, vitamin A, B1, glycosides, adenine, amino acids, flavonoid, volatile oil, etc. It is said to have inhibiting effect on bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus hemolyticus B, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Shigella dysenteriae, tubercle bacillus and dermatomycosis.
The tea is prescribed in Chinese medicine for influenza, and it has a cooling effect on the body, so it is used for treating heatstroke.
Drunk with meals it helps to aid digestion, especially of greasy foods. It is also commonly taken to help strengthen the lungs and relieve head congestion.
It has cooling effect that is very appropriately taken during hot weather.
Chrysanthemum flower tea also detoxifies the blood; helps with sinus congestion, high blood pressure, and can also calm the nerves. Chrysanthemum Tea can also be used to sharpen vision and hearing, and clear the brain.
The calories of this tea almost zero if you don’t add any sugar or honey into the chrysanthemum tea, and best is, it does not contain any caffeine.
Chrysanthemum tea during pregnancy.
Does drinking Chrysanthemum tea during pregnancy affects the baby? it is suggested that you stay away from herbal teas during pregnancy. You can have a cup of regular tea a day, but limit the intake because it still contains caffeine.
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