Nowadays, a new tea drinking fashion is quietly emerging, that is, drinking herbal tea. Herbal tea, soaked in a transparent glass, is colorful, red and red; Green honeysuckle; Orange lily, golden lotus; Purple roses and peonies; White tribute chrysanthemum, etc. , is colorful and beautiful. It can not only make you feel the beauty and fragrance of herb tea, but also has the efficacy of health care and beauty. Therefore, it has won the love of more and more urban women and become a beautiful scenery in urban drinks.
According to experts, only thirty or forty kinds of flowers are suitable for drinking, such as red roses, azaleas, chrysanthemums, trollius, lilies, honeysuckle, Tibetan red snow, violets, hibiscus flowers and peony flowers. Most of these flowers have the functions of eliminating diseases and health care, such as honeysuckle, tribute chrysanthemum and lotus plumule, which have the functions of clearing away lung heat, relieving cough and detoxifying; Trollius chinensis and Tibetan red snow can nourish the liver and improve eyesight, strengthen the stomach and enhance the immune function of the body; Loquat flower can eliminate phlegm and edema of throat; Violet will change with the water temperature when brewing, so it is called "magician" in scented tea. Regular drinking can eliminate eye fatigue and has the effect of treating colds and relieving cough. Many flowers are very beneficial to women's beauty beauty, such as red roses, which can promote blood circulation and maintain beauty; Hibiscus is rich in vitamin C and malic acid, which is most suitable for middle-aged women's diet. In addition, there are peony flowers, azaleas, roses and so on. In addition to promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation, it has an auxiliary effect on freckles, chloasma and acne, and is a good helper for women to pursue beauty. Herbal teas include lavender, verbena, lemon grass, sage, delphinium and hyssop. There are many combinations between different varieties according to their medicinal properties. Therefore, in the face of "colorful", while appreciating and admiring, we must know what our body needs and buy it according to the best plan. In the case of uncertainty, it is best not to match it yourself. Only by drinking scientifically can we fully enjoy the beauty, nature and health of herbal tea.
The most important thing for making herbal tea is the water quality and water temperature. It is best to choose mountain spring water for making tea, so that the tea soup will not change color, with less impurities and tastes the best. As for the water temperature, it must be high enough. Even when making tea, boiling water at 100 degrees Celsius is suitable.
Prepare herbal tea, honey, sugar, fresh milk, lemon, etc. You can add it according to your own taste, so as not to overshadow the natural color and fragrance of herbal tea. If there is an inappropriate fragrance, you can focus on seasoning, or you can neutralize the taste by compounding flowers. Herbal tea can also be paired with light foods, such as biscuits, salads and puddings. Especially snacks mixed with flowers complement each other. Of course, we should also join the mood of the breeze blowing under the blue sky.
When drinking tea, you can choose a glass tea set, hold a transparent glass in your hand, watch the petals stretch and fluctuate in the water, gently rotate, drink a mouthful of scented tea and listen to the wind and birds singing outside. After a long time, you will have a sweet feeling: how beautiful nature is.
In addition, I would like to introduce some practices of herbal tea to you, hoping to bring you a good mood.
Pink Lady
Ingredients: 3 grams of rosemary, 3 grams of pink rose, honey 15 ml; Methods: Rosmar5minus officinalis and Rosa rugosa were soaked in 500ml hot water for 5 minutes, and then the tea residue was taken out. Adding honey and stirring until dissolved; Features: Rosemary can prevent flatulence, abdominal pain and headache. Pink roses are more fragrant than red roses, and can strengthen the liver, stomach, beauty, menstruation and blood circulation.
Idle flower land.
Raw materials: lavender 3g, jasmine 3g, honey15ml; Methods: Lavender and jasm5mine were soaked in 500ml hot water for 5 minutes, and then the tea residue was taken out. Add honey, stir until dissolved, and pour into a cup. Features: Lavender has the functions of relieving stress and sleeping, while Jasmine has the functions of relaxing bowels and losing weight.
Ice and snow tenderness
Ingredients: 2g lavender, 2g bodhi, 2g mint, and 0/5ml honey/kloc; Method: Add lavender, bodhi and mint into 500ml hot water, soak for 5min, and then take out the tea residue. Add honey, stir until dissolved, and pour into a cup. Features: Bodhi can soothe the nerves, lose weight and prevent arteriosclerosis, insomnia and joint pain. Mint can eliminate phlegm, strengthen stomach and treat headache and sore throat.
Ice cream vanilla tea
First, mix the flower drinks into cold drinks and pour them into a beautiful cup, which is about nine minutes full. Then scoop out a mass of ice cream with an ice cream spoon and put it on the flower drink. Remember to use iced drinks. If the ice cream melts as soon as it is put in, it will affect the taste of tea.
Fruit pudding herbal tea
First make the flower drink into a cold drink, and then add a proper amount of fruit to improve the taste of the flower drink. For example, fruit granules, diced fruit or sliced fruit can be used, depending on the type of flower drink. For example, blueberry-flavored flower and fruit tea can add acidic fruits, such as kiwi fruit (smiling) or sweet orange slices.
Flavor herbal tea
After brewing the flower drink, add the plum and stir it a little. Wait about 3 minutes, and there will be a cup of delicious candied tea. Flowers can drink hot or cold drinks, and candied fruits can also use figs and dried kumquat. Depending on the taste, the main function is only to add flavor.
Jam herbal tea
After the flower is brewed, add 1 teaspoon of applesauce or other jam, stir and drink. Both hot and cold drinks will do. It should be noted that if jam, honey or rock sugar are added, the dosage should be reduced or even not put.