Eat too much spicy Sichuan food or drink too many whiskey shots over the weekend? Then drink some chrysanthemum tea to get rid of the excess "heat" in your body. It purportedly prevents sore throats and reduces fever, maybe even reduces blood pressure. (read more)
Useful links about chrysanthemum tea
Chrysanthemum Tea Benefits I (opens in new window)
Health Benefits of Chrysanthemum Tea (opens in new window)
Chrysanthemum Tea Guide (opens in new window)
Chrysanthemum tea benefits II (opens in new window)
1. Long Jing (Green Tea)
2. Bi Luo Chun (Green Tea)
3. Mao Feng (Green Tea)
4. Keemun (Black Tea)
5. Gua Pian (Green Tea)
6. Huoshan (Yellow Buds)
7. Da Hong Pao (Oolong)
8. Silver Needle (White Tea)
9. Puerh Tea
10. Tieguanyin (Oolong Tea)
2012.. we replaced the Xinyang green tea by the Huoshan yellow buds...
Combining chrysanthemum and puerh tea is very popular in Asia. The taste is mild and sweet, and drinking this tea provides the health benefits of both chrysanthemum and puerh tea.
This all-natural tea is made with high quality wild chrysanthemum from Anhui and high quality
cooked puerh from Youle Mountain in Yunnan. One-hundred grams of Chrysanthemum and one-hundred grams puerh for only 10.00 euros. If your still not convinced, try this tea as a sample (three grams of chrysanthemum and five grams of puerh tea for free with your order).
Origin (Chrysanthemum Flowers): Anhui Province, Taiping City
Origin (Puerh Tea): Yunnan Province, Youle Mountain
How to drink: Use around 3 grams of chrysanthemum flowers and around five grams of cooked puerh. Put first the puerh tea in your glass, teamaker or a gaiwan and afterwards add the chrysanthemum flowers. Use boiling hot water and continue steeping until the tea becomes light in color.
Health benefits of Chrysanthemum Tea
Chrysanthemum tea is very beneficial to your health. According to the Chinese, is this tea has a cooling effect on the body when it is overheated by stress, after eating oily or spicy food, drinking to much alcohol or not getting enough sleep. Besides this, chrysanthemum tea can relieve headaches and help with digestion. Most of these health benefits are related to the concept of cooling the body, which is called 'Jianghuo' in Chinese.
Health benefits of Puerh Tea
Drinking Puerh tea is beneficial to your health. Puerh is known to lower Cholesterol and blood pressure, help with digestion, increase energy (qi), improve blood circulation and boost the immune system.
Tea Adventure also offers pure chrystanthemum tea and Bamang Cooked Puerh cake (will open in a new window).
Shipping: Order at least for 15 euro for free shipping. It will take around 12 days for you to receive the tea at home. Shipping only 5 days when you order more than 100 euro tea and tea ware in total.