"TEA is
Dew of Heaven" -Lu-Yu (the Chinese Sage of Tea)
said in the Year of 780 A.D.
Found in Modern Science: Tea is Rich of Natural
Antioxidants, Catechin, Polyphenols and Selenium (Se).
Chinese Herbal
Teas for Your Health
Health benefits of herbal teas:
Herbal tea has non or much less caffeine than regular tea.
Some herbal teas contain just herbs without
regular tea while some herbal teas combine herbs with regular
teas. Chinese herbs may have special effects for your health.
Please note that:
Sliced Chinese Reishi (Lingzhi,
"Immortality Mushroom") Tea
Package: 100 gram (3.52 oz) /
package
Ingredients: Slice Chinese Reishi
(Ganoderma Lucidum) -Caffeine
free
Reishi (Lingzhi) is called "Immortality Mushroom"
in Chinese history and used as a longevity herb, increasing
"vital energy" and immune function in Traditional
Chinese Medicine. Use it singly or combine with other teas.
Once or twice daily, soaking 2-3 grams (about 3 medium pieces)
of Reishi in boiling water each time and drink the tea. Add
boiling water again and again until no taste.
Hangzhou White Chrysanthemum
Flower -Caffeine free
Package: 50 g (1.77 oz), Vacuum-sealed
bag
Ingredients: White Chrysanthemum
flower (one of the famous Chinese herb) from Tongxiang, Huangzhou
area, China
Add boiling water to make herbal detoxifying tea
or Combine it with Pu'er Loose Tea for good tasty healthy tea.
Chrysanthemum Instant
Granule Tea -Caffeine free
Package: 10 x 0.7oz-packets/box
Ingredients: Chrysanthemum flower,
can sugar
Add the sweet and good taste of Chrysanthemum
flower to your tea, especially if you don't like the bitter
taste of green tea. Chrysanthemum flower is used commonly in
many Traditional Chinese Herbal Formulas for clearing heat,
neutralizing toxins, brightening eyes and protecting the liver
Yunnan Green Tuocha Blocks
Package: 200 grams, about 35-40
single wrapped loose Green Yunnan Tuo-cha tea blocks in a sealed
bag. S Mark (Safe Quality Food) by Chinese
government.
Use as a famous anti-cholesterol tea.
French nutritionists have confirmed that Yunnan Tuocha Tea is
capable of keeping balance and control over Cholesterol. (source:
Paris Henrylendo Medical College and the Orson’ Laboratory
of Nutrition, France).
Banlangen (Isatis
Root) Instant Granule Teabags (Low sugar) -Caffeine free
Package: 10 g x 18 sacks
Ingredients:
Banlangen (Isatis) Root and Leaf, Mulberry leaf, sugar
It's used in Traditional Chinese Medicine mainly
to treat colds and flu, swollen sore throats and minor respiratory
tract infections. Some studies done in China showed that it
may have some effects against viruses. Many Chinese doctors
tried to use it for treatment and prevention during the SARS
(Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) epidemic period in China.
Hedyotis Instant (Chinese
"Honey Suckle") Detoxifying Tea-Caffeine free
Package: 10 sacks/box, 20 g (0.7
oz) each. Click for picture of package.
Ingredients: Hedyotis
Diffusae (also called Oldenlandia Diffusae,
Chinese "Honey Suckle", Baihua
Sheshecao), Barbed Skullcap, Pearl Powder, Honey and
cane sugar.
Add the sweet and good taste Chinese "Honey
Suckle" to your tea, especially if you don't
like the bitter taste of green tea. Hedyotis
Diffusae is used in Traditional Chinese Herbal Formulas for
detoxifying, clearing heat, neutralizing toxins, and some
Chinese doctors use it for cancers.
Ginger Instant Granule
Teabags with sugar -Caffeine free
Package: 25 gram (0.9 oz) per
sack
Ingredients: Ginger root, sugar. Click
for tea granule photo.
Add the sweet and good taste Ginger
Granule to your regular or herbal tea, especially
if you feel chill or cold or in cold weather.
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