Chrysanthemum tea is a favorite for many office workers. Everyone knows that chrysanthemum tea is good for clearing heat and detoxifying, with excellent therapeutic effects. However, as good as chrysanthemum tea is, it is not suitable for everyone. Before drinking it, it is necessary to first learn some relevant knowledge about chrysanthemum tea.
I. How to Brew Chrysanthemum Tea
There are many ways to drink chrysanthemum tea, and you can choose according to different needs. The fragrant and pleasant chrysanthemum is suitable for making tea, and the white chrysanthemum from the Suzhou and Hangzhou areas is the best choice. When brewing chrysanthemum tea, it is best to use a transparent glass cup. Put in four or five flowers at a time, and brew with boiling water for 2-3 minutes. When the water is about 70-80% hot, you can see the tea gradually turn a light yellow.
Each time you drink, don't finish it all at once. Leave one-third of the tea in the cup, add new hot water, and let it steep for a moment before drinking. You can add a few rock sugar cubes to the teacup when drinking chrysanthemum tea, which makes it taste sweeter. In fact, chrysanthemum tea does not require other tea leaves; you can simply brew or boil dried chrysanthemums in water. It is a great beverage, served hot in winter and iced in summer.
II. What Should You Pay Attention to When Drinking Chrysanthemum Tea?
1. Cannot be taken continuously for a long time.
Modern research has found that chrysanthemum contains many nutrients beneficial to the body, which can play a role in clearing heat and detoxifying, resisting viruses, and delaying aging after entering the body. However, it should be noted that chrysanthemum tea cannot be taken continuously for a long time. Generally, it needs to be stopped after three to five days to avoid causing damage to the body.
2. Understand your own constitution before taking chrysanthemum tea.
Experts suggest that for people with a weak spleen and stomach constitution or a yang-deficient constitution, if they continuously take chrysanthemum tea, a traditional Chinese medicine with the effect of clearing heat and purging fire, it is easy to damage the body's vital energy, leading to a weaker body. For some patients with a weak spleen and stomach, frequent and large consumption of chrysanthemum tea can easily lead to discomfort in the spleen and stomach and acid reflux, which is caused by the cool nature of chrysanthemum.
3. Adding Rock Sugar.
Because chrysanthemum has a bitter taste, many people like to add a few pieces of rock sugar to adjust the taste when drinking chrysanthemum tea. Normally, adding rock sugar to chrysanthemum tea is permissible and will not cause harm to the body. However, for people with high blood sugar or diabetes, it is best to brew chrysanthemum with water alone and not add rock sugar.