Healthy Tea Combination ~ Dragon well with Osmanthus Flowers

Production and health benefits

Pan-firing longjing tea leaves by hand

Like most other Chinese green tea, Longjing tea leaves are roasted early in processing (after picking) to stop the natural oxidation process, which is a part of creating black and oolong teas. The actions of these enzymes are stopped by "firing" (heating in pans) or by steaming the leaves before they completely dry out. As is the case with other green teas (and white teas), Longjing tea leaves experience minimal oxidation. When steeped, the tea produces a yellow-green color. The tea contains vitamin C, amino acids, and, like most finer Chinese green teas, has one of the highest concentrations of catechins among teas.

龙井茶所含氨基酸、儿茶素、维生素C等成分，均比其他茶叶多，而且营养丰富，具有多种功效。

1、生津止渴，提神益思，消食化腻，消炎解毒。

2、抗氧化、抗突然异变、抗肿瘤、降低血液中胆固醇及低密度酯蛋白含量、抑制血压上升、抑制血小板凝集、抗菌、抗产物过敏。

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Osmanthus fragrans 桂花
Uses
Culinary

A small jar of sweet osmanthus sauce

In Chinese cuisine, its flowers may be infused with green or black tea leaves to create a scented tea (桂花茶, guìhuāchá). The flowers are also used to produce osmanthus-scented jam (t 桂花醬, s 桂花酱, guìhuājiàng), sweet cakes (桂花糕, guìhuāgāo), dumplings, soups, and liquor. Osmanthus jam is used as an ingredient in a type of gruel called chátāng (茶汤), which is made from sorghum or millet flour and sugar mixed with boiling water. This dish is associated with the northern city of Tianjin, although it may also be found in Beijing.

Sweet tea olive cake

Repellent

In some regions of North India, especially in the state of Uttarakhand, the flowers of sweet osmanthus are used to protect clothes from insects.

Medicinal

In traditional Chinese medicine, osmanthus tea has been used as an herbal tea for the treatment of irregular menstruation. 

The extract of dried flowers showed neuroprotective, free-radical scavenging, antioxidative effects in in vitro assays.

主要功效
桂花茶的功效是温补阳气、美白肌肤、排解体内毒素、止咳化痰、养生润肺，桂花茶的作用是舒畅精神，养阴润肺，可净化身心，平衡神经系统。
　　桂花茶温补阳气之功效  。 

主治：阳气虚弱型高血压病。症见眩晕，头晕，腰痛，畏寒肢冷，大便溏，小便清长，舌质淡，苔白，脉沉细。
桂花茶对于口臭、视觉不明、荨麻疹、十二指肠溃疡、胃寒胃疼有预防和治疗作用。

保健功能
桂花茶具有美白肌肤、排解体内毒素、止咳化痰、养生润肺的作用。夏天很多人觉得皮肤干燥，或由于上火而导致声音沙哑，在绿茶或乌龙茶中加点桂花，可起到缓解作用 。

桂花茶系桂林特产，桂花茶茶叶用鲜桂花窖制后，即不失茶的真味又带浓郁桂花香气。饮后有通气和胃的作用，适合肠胃功能较弱的老年人饮用 。

The fragrance is fantastic! 

Cheers all.