Now that new tea has been on the market for some time, what kind of tea should I drink when the weather is hot?
Jasmine flower: cold in nature, light in taste and flatulence-relieving.
Rose: cold in nature, fragrant in taste, beautifying, promoting blood circulation and regulating qi.
Trollius chinensis: sweet, slightly bitter, beauty, heat and detoxification.
Osmanthus fragrans: cold in nature, fragrant in taste, improving eyesight, nourishing liver and stopping bad breath.
Rose: The smell is light, which relieves summer heat and detoxifies.
Gladiolus: cold in nature, fragrant in taste, relieving depression, dredging collaterals and resolving phlegm.
Begonia: Moisturizes the skin.
What should I pay attention to when drinking scented tea?
It is clearly pointed out in TCM works that all flowers belong to cold, while women belong to yin, and yin is also cold, that is to say, cold medicine treats fever. When people with cold constitution drink scented tea, some hot ingredients should be added in order to balance the medicinal properties and enhance the efficacy. For example:
(1), drink chrysanthemum and add some medlar;
(2) Drink some red wine from roses;
(3) Drink osmanthus and add some licorice;
Remember not to drink single flowers, or you will be weak, allergic, cough or produce leucorrhea if you drink too much.
Drinking method of scented tea
Tear the tea bag, first take out the honey bag, pour the flower material into a transparent glass, then tear the honey bag and add honey. Pour about13 of boiling water, gently shake it to dissolve the honey properly, and then fill it with boiling water. A cup of scented tea will be fine. A cup of scented tea can be brewed repeatedly for one day. If it can be preserved at low temperature, it will not go bad if you continue drinking it the next day.
The scented tea brewed in summer is iced before drinking, which has a unique taste and feeling. Those who are interested may wish to have a try.
In addition, green tea is a traditional kind of tea, which is very healthy and beneficial to the lungs. This year, due to the drought in the southwest of China, the price of new tea has gone up. So it is a good choice to drink scented tea, which is healthy and elegant.