The weather is hot and it is easy to get angry. Share some herbal tea recipes

origin

Herbal tea originated in the Lingnan region, because the Lingnan region has a typical subtropical climate, with hot summers, frequent rains and humidity, and the water quality tends to be dry and hot. In addition, the hot summer lasts for a relatively long time, making the Lingnan region a place of malaria in history. In addition, Guangdong people like to eat fried and dry foods and are accustomed to sleeping at night. Due to the hot and humid climate, improper diet and lack of sleep, it is easy for people to get "heat", which is what northerners call "getting angry". In order to remove moisture and heat and adapt to the environment, our ancestors tried to collect some herbs that can clear away heat and detoxify, relieve heat and dampness, and boil them in water to drink to eliminate the "heat".

Efficacy and function

Herbal tea is a general term for traditional Chinese herbal beverages. It is a beverage made from Chinese herbs based on the local climate, water and soil characteristics, in the process of long-term disease prevention and health care, guided by the theory of Chinese medicine. Herbal tea has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxification, removing dampness and promoting body fluid, moisturizing and clearing the throat, etc.

1. Clearing away heat and detoxifying: Herbal tea has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying. Drinking it in moderation can reduce inflammation in the body and relieve symptoms such as dizziness, tinnitus, and red and swollen eyes.

2. Remove dampness and promote salivation: Herbal tea has a certain effect in alleviating symptoms such as damp heat, heavy breath, etc. Drinking it in moderation can not only remove moisture from the body, but also remove heat and relieve symptoms of yellow and red complexion.

3. Moisturizing and clearing the throat: Herbal tea can relieve symptoms such as dry mouth, bitter mouth, and dry tongue. In addition, drinking herbal tea can also relieve sore throat.

In May 2005, it was recognized as Guangdong Food Cultural Heritage by the Guangdong Provincial Cultural Heritage Leading Group; on May 10, 2006, it was included in the first batch of Guangdong Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative List and is classified as folk knowledge.

On May 20, 2006, it was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list, numbered VIII-89; in June 2014, it was included in the "First List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hong Kong", the type is knowledge and practice related to nature and the universe, numbered 4.1.1; on August 14, 2017, it was included in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hong Kong; on September 25, 2017, it was included in the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Macao; on October 8, 2019, it was included in the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Macao

develop

In the first year of Guangxi in the Western Jin Dynasty (306), Ge Hong, a Taoist medical scientist from the Eastern Jin Dynasty, came to Lingnan. As malaria was prevalent at that time, he was able to carefully study various febrile disease medicines in Lingnan. Using herbal tea formulas as a carrier, he created professional terms that matched the effects of herbal tea formulas to guide people in drinking herbal tea, laying the theoretical foundation for herbal tea.

In the eighth year of the Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty (1828), Wang Zebang opened the first herbal tea shop on Jingyuan Street in the Thirteen Hongs in Guangzhou.

It is still popular in Hong Kong and Macao. The 54 recipes of 16 herbal tea brands including Wanglaoji, Shangqingyin, Jianshengtang, Denglao, Baiyunshan, Huang Zhenlong, Xu Qixiu, Chunhetang, Jinhulu, Xingqun, Runxintang, Shaxi, Li's, Qingxintang, Xinglinchun and Baoqingtang and the herbal tea culture they constitute have been widely recognized by the public.

Hot weather makes it easy to get angry, share a few herbal tea recipes

Technology

Traditional herbal tea production process

The production process of traditional herbal tea generally includes seven basic steps: cutting and grinding of medicinal materials, weighing, soaking, putting into pot, adding water, boiling and storing.

1. Cutting and grinding: The cutting and grinding of medicinal materials is mainly to divide the originally larger medicinal materials into small pieces, so that the medicinal materials can increase the contact area with water during boiling and reduce the time required for boiling; secondly, the medicinal materials cut and ground are smaller in size, which is also convenient for accurate weighing.

2. Weighing: To ensure that the amount of medicinal materials meets the requirements of the formula, they are generally weighed strictly before being soaked. Excessive amounts of medicinal materials will make the herbal tea too potent and easily have adverse effects on the human body, while too little will reduce the efficacy and fail to achieve normal health care effects.

3. Soaking: After soaking, the water infiltrates the herbs and dissolves the effective ingredients, thus ensuring the efficacy. Generally, herbal teas based on flowers, leaves, and grasses should be soaked for about 20 minutes, while herbal teas based on rhizomes, seeds, and fruits should be soaked for 1 hour. In the summer, the temperature is higher, so the soaking time can be shortened; in the winter, when the herbs are dry and hard, the soaking time can be slightly longer.

4. Put into the pot: Since the medicinal materials will produce complex chemical reactions during the boiling process, ceramics are the best choice for boiling herbal tea. If metal utensils are used, the metal elements will easily react chemically with the Chinese medicinal ingredients in the medicinal materials during the boiling process, reducing the efficacy of the herbal tea. In addition, ceramics have a moderate heat transfer performance and are heated evenly, which is conducive to boiling herbal tea.

5. Add water: In ancient times, people were very particular about the water used for boiling. According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, the water used for boiling was divided into two categories: heavenly water and earthly water, with a total of 43 types. In fact, for modern people, any pure, impurity-free water that can be used for drinking can be used to boil herbal tea. As for the amount of water, it is usually appropriate to spread the medicine in the pot, and then add water to soak the medicine 2~3 cm (about 1 finger joint).

6. Boiling: Generally, it is better to boil herbal tea with high heat first and then with low heat, that is, boil it with high heat first and then keep it at a slight boil to prevent the juice from overflowing or becoming scalded. In addition, it is especially important not to open the lid and stir the tea frequently when boiling it, because herbal tea has a lot of aromatic and pungent properties. If the lid is opened repeatedly, the volatile components in the medicine will disperse, thus reducing the efficacy of the tea.

7. Storage: The general single-store storage model uses thermos bottles to ensure that the flavor of the herbal tea will not dissipate and the quality will not deteriorate in the short term; chain stores or franchise stores use fixed plastic containers to transport the tea from the production site to the store, and then store it in the refrigerator for storage. When selling, it can be cold or heated according to customer needs.

Modern process of Guangdong herbal tea

Guangdong herbal tea herbs are washed, boiled with water, filtered, filtrated, vacuum compressed, wine precipitated, wine recovered, vacuum concentrated, thick paste + water + sucrose, herbal tea liquid, filtered, 1 kg/cm2 pressure, 120 degrees Celsius instant high temperature sterilized, cooled, boxed, sealed, packed, and stored

Small recipe

Here I will introduce to you the 5 simplest ways to make homemade herbal tea, which can be said to be a refreshing and delicious way to escape the summer heat. Come and try it!

Mint Herbal Tea

Ingredients: 6 grams of mint leaves, 6 grams of licorice, and appropriate amount of white sugar.

Wash the lotus leaves and licorice, add about 1 liter of water, boil over high heat, add appropriate amount of sugar according to personal taste, and then continue to cook over low heat for about 5 minutes. It can be drunk after cooling. When making it, you can also add rose, chrysanthemum, honey and other ingredients according to personal preference to make the taste of herbal tea richer.

This herbal tea is easy to make and tastes mainly the coolness of mint with a hint of sweetness, which can make people feel a little refreshed in hot and humid weather.

Lotus Leaf Herbal Tea

Ingredients: half a lotus leaf, 10 grams of talc, 10 grams of Atractylodes macrocephala, 6 grams of licorice, and appropriate amount of white sugar.

Tear half a lotus leaf into pieces and put it together with the rest of the ingredients into about 1 liter of water. After boiling for 20 minutes, filter out the residue and add an appropriate amount of sugar to the soup. After cooling, drink it.

Lotus leaf herbal tea tastes bitter and slightly astringent, but the fragrance and sweetness of the lotus leaf dissolve in the tea, neutralizing the bitterness, making it easier to accept and more memorable.

Black plum herbal tea

Ingredients: 4 black plums and appropriate amount of white sugar.

Put the black plum and appropriate amount of sugar in about 1 liter of water, boil for about 20 minutes, and drink it after it cools down. During the cooking process, you can also add ophiopogon japonicus, hawthorn, rose, etc. for seasoning according to your personal preference.

The flavor of black plum herbal tea is mainly based on the original flavor of black plum, which is sour but not irritating. It is a gentle sourness and smells like a sweet fruity aroma, which opens people's taste buds and makes people have an endless appetite.

Watermelon rind herbal tea

Ingredients: 50 grams of watermelon rind, 10 wolfberries, and appropriate amount of white sugar.

Put the peeled watermelon rind and wolfberries into a pot, add about 2 liters of water, bring to a boil and continue to simmer for 20 minutes, then turn off the heat and let it cool, filter out the rind and wolfberries, add an appropriate amount of sugar and drink.

Watermelon rind herbal tea tastes sweet, refreshing and delicious, and smells full of fruity fragrance. It is an excellent drink for clearing heat.

Tangerine peel herbal tea

Ingredients: 10 grams of tangerine peel and appropriate amount of white sugar.

Put tangerine peel in a cup, add boiling water and cover the cup, soak for about 10 minutes, add appropriate amount of sugar, and drink after cooling.

Tangerine peel herbal tea has simple ingredients and is easy to make. The slight bitterness and sweetness in the tea, together with the fragrance of tangerine peel, can calm people's summer heat.

Taboo group

Although herbal tea is a delicious drink that is essential for cooling off in the summer, it should be noted that some groups of people are not suitable for drinking herbal tea, such as people with weak bodies, women during menstruation or after childbirth, the elderly and children. At the same time, it should also be noted that although there is no specific restriction on the ratio of raw materials in herbal tea, it should be used in moderation and correctly.

Precautions

Patients with yang deficiency and weak spleen and stomach should not eat together.

Cynomorium songaricum is a traditional Chinese medicine for nourishing the kidneys. Taking it with herbal tea may reduce its efficacy. When the tannic acid in the herbal tea meets the protein in the crab, it will coagulate into indigestible lumps. Taking the two together may cause gastrointestinal discomfort.

Tips on how to eat

decoction

The boiling time of herbal tea should not exceed 3 minutes, because herbal tea is mostly made from the flowers and leaves of plants. The boiling time should not be too long, otherwise the effective ingredients in the herbal tea will evaporate.

Brewing

Herbal tea can be brewed and drunk directly, but the number of times it is brewed should not exceed 3 times.