Take care of your health with Chinese tea

A History of Flower Tea

 

Humans have always known the use of flowers in a variety of ways, such as in medicine or in perfumery. The oldest record of the use of flower extracts comes from Persia during the Sasaniya Empire (224-651 AD). At that time, the use of the heroine of all flowers, the “rose,” was discovered, especially by boiling the rose in water, resulting in a charming and popular rose tea that spread throughout Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia.

 

However, in China, tea merchants at that time had known to use jasmine flowers to flavor and mix green tea since the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD). During this era, chrysanthemum tea and herbs became increasingly popular because the light yellow chrysanthemum flowers have a mild fragrance. Not only do they have medicinal properties, but they also have a sweet and delicate taste. Chrysanthemum tea spread to Japan in the 5th century and also to Korea, where it continues to be popular alongside other floral herbs such as peach and plum.

 

Two other flowers commonly found in teas and herbs are chamomile and lavender. Long believed to have sedative or sleep-inducing properties, like roses, lavender and chamomile have been used medicinally since ancient times. Ancient doctors such as Dioscorides prescribed them to treat a variety of ailments, from indigestion to headaches. Preparing these flowers for consumption by steeping them in boiling water was common, and they were often paired with herbs such as mint, sage and rosemary to create a more delicious and aromatic herbal blend.

 

The journey of tea is captured in Chinglong Clinic’s Chinglong Tea Room, a place dedicated to providing herbal teas that are beneficial to the body and can help with various body parts. This was born from the desire of Dr. Tai Chinglong Clinic to create something good for everyone’s health.

 

 

 

 

 

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Qinglong Clinic

ArokaGO Provider QinglongClinic

**Translated and compiled by ArokaGO Content Team