What are the benefits and effects of drinking flower tea? A roundup of common varieties

In China there is a unique category of reprocessed tea——flower tea, which is made by drying and brewing the flowers, fruits or leaves of edible, non-toxic plants. Many women also have the habit of drinking flower tea, so what are the benefits and effects of drinking flower tea? What varieties are there?

1. What are the benefits and effects of drinking flower tea?

Flower tea has both the taste of tea and the fragrance of flowers, and the two complement each other beautifully. Drinking flower tea regularly also has a health-preserving effect, and you can choose according to your own situation, since the effects of each kind of flower tea are quite different.

1. Drinking flower tea has a beauty and skincare effect: as the saying goes, everyone loves beauty, and there are quite a few people who drink flower tea for beauty and skincare, with women making up the majority. If you want to achieve this effect, you can choose: rose flower tea, peony flower tea, lavender flower tea, apple blossom tea, apple flesh tea, rose hip, golden osmanthus flower tea and so on.

2. Drinking flower tea has the effect of clearing heat and reducing internal heat, calming the heart and brightening the eyes: people today spend a very long time using and looking at all kinds of electronic products, and continuing this way will inevitably cause eye fatigue and a gradual decline in eyesight. Drinking flower tea, however, can relieve and prevent this situation; you can choose forget-me-not flower tea, Taiwan white chrysanthemum tea, wild chrysanthemum tea, Perth sun chrysanthemum tea and so on.

3. Drinking flower tea has the effect of lowering blood pressure and preventing cardiovascular disease: people nowadays are under great pressure and their diets are not healthy enough, and many suffer from cardiovascular disease, while drinking flower tea regularly can improve cardiovascular conditions such as high blood pressure and myocardial infarction; you can choose peony flower tea, linden flower tea, notoginseng flower tea, chamomile flower tea and so on.

4. Drinking flower tea can lower blood lipids and blood sugar and prevent arteriosclerosis: drinking flower tea regularly can increase arterial blood flow and prevent blockage and hardening of the blood vessels; you can choose larkspur flower tea, stevia leaf flower tea, rose hip, dragon's tongue leaf and so on.

5. Drinking flower tea has the effect of slimming and strengthening the body and aiding digestion: many people who are losing weight choose to drink flower tea during their diet to help achieve a slimming effect; you can choose golden osmanthus flower tea, thyme, rosemary and so on.

6. Drinking flower tea has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis and treating sore throat: women are prone to menstrual pain during their period, so they can drink some flower tea in normal times to regulate it, but they should not drink it during their period, so as to avoid harming the body. You can choose magnolia flower tea, hyssop, peony flower tea, rose flower tea.

Although drinking flower tea has many benefits, pregnant women and women during their period had best avoid drinking flower tea, and the flower tea chosen for different situations and constitutions is also different; if used improperly it not only fails to help but may also harm our body. Also be careful not to drink it in large quantities at will.

2. What varieties of flower tea are there?

The known edible plant species in the world can be said to be extremely numerous, and there are also quite a few plants that can be used to make flower tea; below is a brief introduction to several common varieties of flower tea:

1. Rose flower tea: for girls, rose flower tea is absolutely a very good choice; not to mention beauty and skincare, it can also promote blood circulation and dissolve stasis, so it can be said to be an essential drink for girls with menstrual pain.

2. Lily flower tea: everyone knows that lily flowers have a calming effect, and made into flower tea they can still calm the heart and soothe the nerves, so friends with poor sleep are worth trying it.

3. Calendula tea: calendula tea uses the petal part, and the orange-yellow flowers that unfold when brewed look like a sun, quite beautiful.

4. Chrysanthemum tea: there are quite a lot of varieties of chrysanthemum, such as sun chrysanthemum, wild chrysanthemum, white chrysanthemum, tai ju chrysanthemum, snow chrysanthemum and so on.

5. Forget-me-not flower tea: besides expressing deep affection, forget-me-not made into flower tea also has many benefits, and the purple dried flowers brewed in a teacup look very pretty.

6. Jasmine flower tea: at present, besides selling dried jasmine flowers for brewing flower tea on the market, many tea drinks also use jasmine.

7. Mint tea: although mint tea is not brewed from flowers, besides being brewed on its own it can also be paired with other flower teas, and the two complement each other beautifully.

3. How should flower tea be selected?

1. When buying loose flower tea, you can pick it up and weigh it in your hand; if it is high-quality flower tea it will be relatively heavier.

2. Good flower tea looks very colorful, and its appearance is relatively uniform. Poor-quality tea, by contrast, is crooked and rather dull.

3. Also, when selecting flower tea you can smell it; flower tea with a pure aroma and no off odors is better.

4. When buying, you can buy packaged flower tea with a legitimate trademark that has passed quality inspection; if buying loose tea, go to legitimate stores with a brand reputation.