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Method for trial-producing rutaceous tea from mandarin orange flowers

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Mandarin orange flowers contain sugars such as fructose and glucose that aid digestion and promote health; phosphorus, which has a stimulating effect on the nerves; multiple vitamins that resist capillary fragility; large amounts of rutin and aromatic oils that soothe the liver and purge the lungs and help regulate qi and resolve phlegm, as well as starch and other substances, making them highly nutritious. At the Shili orange orchard in Liangshitang, Shaodong County, we watched as nearly 300 dan of flowers removed from more than 100,000 young Wenzhou mandarin orange trees not yet intended for production were wasted for nothing, which was truly a pity. After repeated trials, we roughly produced some "rutaceous tea." "Rutaceous tea" is simple to make. Take 9 parts tea leaves

Mandarin orange flowers contain sugars such as fructose and glucose that aid digestion and promote health; phosphorus, which has a stimulating effect on the nerves; multiple vitamins that resist capillary fragility; large amounts of rutin and aromatic oils that soothe the liver and purge the lungs and help regulate qi and resolve phlegm, as well as starch and other substances, making them highly nutritious.

At the Shili orange orchard in Liangshitang, Shaodong County, we watched as nearly 300 dan of flowers removed from more than 100,000 young Wenzhou mandarin orange trees not yet intended for production were wasted for nothing, which was truly a pity. After repeated trials, we roughly produced some "rutaceous tea." "Rutaceous tea" is simple to make. Take 9 parts tea leaves and 1 part mandarin orange flowers, mix and stir-fry them, rub them and then dry them; another method is to first sun-dry the mandarin orange flowers, then mix them with tea leaves and dry them. The former method gives a uniform aroma, while the latter allows mixing with tea leaves at any time.

Tests showed that the best ratio of flowers to tea is 1:9. If there are too many flowers, the tea aroma is diluted; if there are too few flowers, the fragrance is not good enough. When picking, flowers that are about to bloom are best, as they have a strong fragrance and the petals do not easily separate during rubbing.

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