A morning without tea is usually considered as a bad morning. Teas are kick starters of the day. But excessive drinking tea does have side effects.
But let me tell you this honestly a morning is most beautiful when you see some fresh flowers. Flowers refresh so, much that it actually creates a wonderful atmosphere for the entire day. The bright colors, the lovely fragrance generate amazing aura.
But just imagine when this two things will be combined, what a magnificent combination will turn out. Yeah I am talking about tea made from flowers. It is such an amazing concept. Usually many places in the world already have them as staple drinks but in some places they are yet to settle.
Well, not only do these drinks taste very good, smell lovely but they have marvelous effects on health. There are some flowers whose dried petals are added to tea as they relieve you from many of the problems.
Even if you want to know how this these flowers create wonders when combined with tea then read ahead while you can also make your mornings beautiful.
Hibiscus
We are well known with this flower. Hibiscus also recognized as rose mallow or flor de Jamaica. Usually rose mallows have very showy flowers which belong to Malvaceae family. To be more precise then, they are native to warm, temperate regions throughout the world.
Hibiscus tea is made from the hibiscus flower called Hibiscus sabdariffa. There are many other places where it consumed in different styles like in Mexico, the drink is recognized as agua de Flor de Jamaica and is admired for its color, spiciness and mild flavor. But, once sugar is added, it smacks to some extent like cranberry juice. It is regarded as natural diuretic for the mass suffering from kidney troubles. This drink is prepared by boiling the dehydrated flowers in water, once they are boiled, it is allowed to cool and drunk with ice.
There are several teas that contain hibiscus, among them are: sour tea, red zinger tea, and sorrel tea.
- Hibiscus tea is the concoction made from the calyces which are the sepals of the Hibiscus sabdariffa flower.
- It is proved that hibiscus tea holds a number of different antioxidants which guard against free radicals from destroying cells.
- As they contain a good amount of minerals, intake of hibiscus tea controls high blood pressure. They guard against your body lowering down of blood pressure.
- It is also good for maintaining cholesterol in body and reduces risk for high cholesterol.
- Being rich in Vitamin C, Hibiscus tea strengthens the immune system of body.
They are consumed in many ways. In china they are enjoyed on Christmas and Chinese New year.
Tilia cordata -lime blossom
Tilia cordata also known as Small-leaved Lime, seldom called as Small-leaved Linden is a genus of Tilia inhabitant to Europe and western Asia. They produce small yellow-green genderless flowers in clusters of five to eleven. Usually early on summer with a leafy yellow-green subtending bract, have a rich, heavy scent.
The flowers are used for herbal tea which is well known throughout entire Europe.
As Lime flower contain aromatic impulsive oil the tea prepared from it has a lovely taste. Flavonoids in lime flowers are the lively elements which act as antioxidants. The volatile oils and viscous components found in the flowers pacify and condense inflammation.
The flowers are infused to prepare herbal tea which gives ample of health benefits like:
- Lime flowers when consumed as herbal tea show amazing effects in colds, cough, and fever.
- Flavonoids found in flowers also cure infections and eradicate it out the germs that cause infections.
- It controls high blood pressure.
- People suffering from migraine head aches must drink this tea instead of having a normal tea. It relaxes you and combats your headaches in few minutes.
- This tea is also considered as a diuretic which increases urine production and flushes out all the toxins from the body.
- The flowers were added to bath water to appease hysteria,
- If this herbal tea is consumed daily it relieves troubles linked with nervousness, indigestion, irregular heartbeat, and vomiting.
Jasmine
Jasmine from the Persian yasmin, means “gift from God”, is a kind of shrubs and vines which belongs to the olive family consisting of approximately 200 species. They are citizens to tropical and warm temperate regions of the eastern hemisphere.
Jasmine tea is devoured in China, where it is well known as mò lì huā chá. Jasminum sambac flowers are the ones’ which are used to prepare jasmine tea, whose usually have base of green tea, but at times an Oolong base is used.
Jasmine tea is a type of scented tea. To prepare jasmine tea, firstly tea leaves are assorted with flowers until their perfume is captivated. The tea is then baked gently in an oven. Usually this kind of process is frequently repeated to gain high-quality scented teas. This process ensures a strong scented fragrance.
Mostly jasmine tea is made from green tea. There are many uses of this flowers when combined with green tea:
- The antioxidants in jasmine tea can help protect your body against damage from free radicals. Free radicals which are oxidized molecules that consist of unmated electrons. And when they circulate throughout your body, they tend to snatch electrons from other molecules to reinstate the ones which are absent. This course harms your body’s cells and thus is linked with the aging process. Hence drinking jasmine tea is suggested to prevent the cells from getting destructed.
- The credit for loosing weight is accredited on the combinations of green tea with jasmine flowers. Drinking green tea can help you lose weight. This tea revitalizes you and also helps in reducing excess weight.
- Jasmine tea can be enjoyed even without sugar and honey as they have natural sweeteners. Thus avoids artificial sweetener.
- Jasmine green tea antioxidants reduced the amount of dietary fat and cholesterol absorbed by the body.
- It is found that the smell of jasmine lessens heart rates and creates calm and energetic mood states.
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum flowers frequently known as mums belong to Asteraceae family which are inhabitant to Asia and northeastern Europe.
For centuries they are familiar as Ju Hua, in Traditional Chinese Medicine found in many ancient formulas.
Even simple chrysanthemum flower tea is very familiar brew in China. Chinese have a huge faith in their traditional medicines and are very cautious in their consummation of food and drinks.
Chrysanthemum flower tea is regular beverage.
Choose your tea according to the flower and their uses.
While white chrysanthemum are considered to have amazing solacing effect on the eyes, yellow chrysanthemum are regarded better to clear heat.
You have many benefits of this tea even while preparing. At the time of preparing the tea from dried flowers, the flowers can be taken from the pot and allowed to cool. This flowers when placed on eyes suffering from redness and soreness gives ample of relaxation to eyes.
- This tea is very beneficial in the early phase of fevers and upper body flu.
- Consumed during headaches, blurred vision and dizziness gives amazing relief within few minutes.
- Ju Hua have a positive effect on high blood pressure.
- Entering the Lung meridian Ju Hua acts as a cool, acrid herb which is excellent for alleviating heat of the upper body like head and chest. It has marvelous effect on red and itchy eyes.
- Drunk with meals aids digestion particularly while having fatty foods.
- Tea made from fresh flowers, the flowers can be applied to the eyes to ease dehydration and burning.
Passion Flower
Scientifically named as passiflora incarnata, passion flowers is a rapid growing perennial vine that is extensively found in the north- and southeastern parts of the United States down to Central America. Passion flower bears three-lobed leaves, purple flowers, and yellow-to-orange egg-shaped fruit.
Passion Flower received its name from the passion of Jesus Christ. It was during 15th and 16th centuries Spanish Christian missionaries embraced the exclusive physical and flowery structures of the passion flower plant to denote symbols in the last days of Jesus Christ, with emphasis on the Crucifixion.
The following are the health benefits attributed to passion flower tea:
- Passion flower tea help in calming and sedating the nerves and fighting anxiety.
- Consuming Passion flower tea relaxes the muscles.
- Drinking Passion flower tea regularly will improve blood circulation. And also controls low blood pressure.
- It serves to reduce headaches, toothaches and pain related with colic, the menstrual cycle and asthma.
- Passion flower tea may be a supportive constituent in the dealing Parkinson’s Disease.
- This flowery tea heals back pain as it is known to depress the motor nerves of the spinal cord.
