Chinese Herbal Teas
Teas To Boost Your Health
Technically known as Tisanes, Chinese Herbal Teas are a type of medicinal tea-soup that are prepared by extracting the essence of Camellia Sinensis herb when the tea is steeped in warm water. It has a bitter or slightly sweet taste with a dark brown or black hue depending on the type of herbs used. Usually taken for healing or medicinal purposes, these herbal teas are also relished for the taste. There are many benefits of having these special Chinese teas, some of which are as follows:
They are caffeine-free alternatives to regular tea drinkers.
Herbal teas, made from Chrysanthemum and Rosebud, have a wonderfully comforting and soothing effect. Chrysanthemum especially possesses an eccentric flavor with a cooling and cleansing effect. It frees the body from humidity and heat, thereby helping in reducing fever.
There are different herbs meant for different diseases like flu, sore throat, etc.
There are Chinese herbal teas used for enhancing digestion.
They revitalize the body.
Some herbal teas are used for curing eczema and diabetes.
These herbal teas are also effective weight loss agents.
It would be wrong to think that Chinese herbal teas are always made from the leaves of the herbs. Special varieties of herbal teas are made from flowers. The caffeine-less flower teas offer a lovely variety of flavors. They mostly produce a soothing and calming sensation, yet also have other benefits
A small selection of the various kinds of Chinese herbal teas are given below:
Green tea: Prepared from leaves, very slightly oxidized, green tea is usually used for digestion and weight loss. Some say it helps in preventing cancer.
Jiaogulan tea: Informally known as the immortality herb of China, this herbal tea is among the most famous ones. It contains saponins, adaptogens and antioxidants. It helps control cholesterol and diabetes and prevents heart attacks.
Ginko biloba tea: This tea boasts of being a memory herb. It improves the circulation of blood in brain and decelerates brain cell degeneration. It also controls cholesterol problems.
Oolong tea: It involves a 10-70 percent oxidation and is darker in color than normal green tea but definitely lighter. It contains a large quantity of antioxidants that helps reduce cell damage.
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