What are the five kinds of flowers of spiced tea?
First of all, let's introduce the ingredients of scented tea. In general, scented tea is made of chrysanthemum, Sophora japonica, honeysuckle, frangipani and kapok. Sometimes the above five ingredients will change, which mainly depends on the physique of the drinker. Some people will change it into roses, water hyacinths and so on.
The efficacy of scented tea
Spiced tea is a traditional folk drink in China, and it is also one of the herbal teas that Cantonese people often drink. It is slightly cold, and has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, eliminating summer heat and eliminating dampness, reducing stomach irritation, promoting diuresis and cooling blood, and preventing wind-heat cold and influenza in summer, so it is especially suitable for drinking in summer. Other effects depend on the medicinal materials used.
North-South Difference of Wuhua Tea
Cantonese cuisine is the leader of southern cuisine, while southern five-scented tea is represented by the compatibility of honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, Sophora japonica, kapok and frangipani. It has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, clearing away liver-fire, improving eyesight, clearing away heat and cooling blood, clearing away heat and dampness, and relieving summer heat, and is mainly used for preventing wind-heat cold and influenza in summer. It has certain curative effect on people with dizziness, headache, yellow nose, red face and loss of appetite, and is suitable for people in southern damp heat constitution.
Northern cuisine is represented by Shandong cuisine, and northern five-scented tea is based on Luohanguo five-scented tea: Luohanguo is mixed with five kinds of flowers, such as honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, Sophora japonica, kudzuvine flower and kapok, which have the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, quenching thirst, relieving hangover and removing dampness, invigorating stomach and resolving food stagnation. It is more suitable for people with strong yang in the north, and is prone to symptoms such as dry skin, dry nose and dry throat due to colds.
Method for make scented tea
1. Buy scented tea at the drugstore.
2. Soak the scented tea in water for 5 minutes.
3. Put Wuhua into the pot and then fall into the water.
4. After boiling with strong fire, cook with slow fire for about 20 minutes.
5, the right amount of honey seasoning
6, ready to drink