Scented tea for keeping health in summer, relieving summer heat and quenching thirst
Drinking scented tea should gradually become a habit in China, which is not only beneficial to physical and mental health, but also beneficial to beauty and weight loss, killing two birds with one stone. Now there are many dried scented teas for sale in large supermarkets, and scented teas are gradually approaching people's lives. Especially in summer, scented tea has become a regular drink for people to relieve summer heat and quench their thirst. Scented tea-refers to a herbal drink, which produces an aromatic taste by boiling or brewing the roots, stems, leaves, flowers, skins and other parts of plants. In 2002, the Ministry of Health of China issued two lists of edible flowers, including chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, clove, Sophora japonica and gardenia. These flowers are traditional Chinese medicines and have special medicinal effects. In addition, safflower, magnolia officinalis flower and chrysanthemum indicum can also be used as health food. There are also some flowers that are not on the list, such as Trollius chinensis, Rosemary, Violet, Amaranth, Panax notoginseng and Siraitia grosvenorii, which are also sold in supermarkets. It is determined that different flowers contain different vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals. Has different drug effects or functions, and has a certain health care effect on human health. However, like traditional Chinese medicine, improper selection of flowers or mixing flowers with different functions to make tea may have adverse effects on the body. Because people have physical differences, there are deficiency and excess, and there are cold and heat. What flowers to choose and how much to use for tea still need to be carried out according to one's own physique or under the guidance of experts. Otherwise, health care will lead to diseases. Even if it is the most common flower, there is still stress on making tea. Here is a brief introduction.