Nowadays, many people like to drink tea, and there are also many people who drink scented tea, especially female friends. Jasmine tea is a kind of scented tea drink that people like very much. So, how to brew jasmine tea? What are the effects and functions of jasmine tea? Let's find out.

How to brew jasmine tea

1. Prepare tools

Generally, the tea set for drinking jasmine tea is a white porcelain cup with a lid, or a covered bowl (with a tea bowl, a bowl lid and a tea tray). If you want to brew special craft shaped jasmine tea and high-grade jasmine tea, you should use a transparent glass cup to enhance its artistic appreciation value.

2. Hot lamp

That is, place the teacup on the tea tray, pour boiling water over the teacup and tea tray, then immerse the lid of the teacup in the boiling water and rotate it, and then drain the water. The main purpose of this process is to clean the tea set.

3. Set up tea

Use a bamboo spoon to gently take the jasmine tea out of the tea jar and put it into tea cups as needed. The amount can be adjusted according to individual taste.

4. Brewing

When brewing jasmine tea, the first brew should be poured low, with the mouth of the brewing pot close to the teacup, directly on the tea leaves, so that the fragrance slowly seeps out; the second brew should be poured in the middle, with the mouth of the pot slightly away from the mouth of the cup, so that the tea and water blend; the third brew should be poured high, with the mouth of the pot slightly away from the mouth of the teacup, so that the tea leaves roll, the tea soup reverberates, and the floral fragrance overflows. Generally, pour water until it is 80% full, and cover it immediately after pouring to preserve the tea fragrance.

5. Smell

After brewing jasmine tea and letting it stand for a while, you can lift the teacup, open one side of the cup lid, and smell the fragrance. If you are interested, you can also take a deep breath to fully appreciate the pleasant feeling of the fragrance, which is called "nose tasting".

6. Drink

After smelling the aroma, wait until the tea soup is slightly cool and palatable, drink it in small sips, and keep the tea soup in your mouth for a while, inhale through your mouth and exhale through your nose, so that the tea soup flows back and forth on the tongue surface 12 times, fully contacting the taste buds, tasting the tea leaves and aroma before swallowing it, this is called "mouth tasting". Therefore, there is a saying among the people about drinking jasmine tea: "one sip is for drinking, three sips are for tasting".7. Appreciation

Special craft shaped jasmine tea and premium jasmine tea are soaked in glass cups. While tasting its aroma and taste, you can also enjoy its graceful dancing posture in the cup. It may float up and down, dance gracefully; or be like spring bamboo shoots unearthed, silver spears standing in a forest; or be like chrysanthemums blooming, which is refreshing.

Types of Jasmine Tea

The so-called jasmine tea is made from jasmine flowers and green tea. There are many different types of jasmine tea, including a wide variety of sub-flower teas. The common characteristics of jasmine tea are: tight and uniform appearance, dark brown and oily color, fresh and lasting aroma, mellow and refreshing taste, bright yellow-green soup color, and tender and soft leaves.

There are also scented teas made from special green teas such as Longjing, Dafang, and Maofeng, which are called Longjing, Hua Dafang, and Jasmine Maofeng. In recent years, Su Menghao, Jasmine Spring Breeze, and Yinhao are popular in the Beijing and Tianjin markets. Longdu Fragrant Tea and Wudu Flower Tea belong to this category, and are collectively called special jasmine teas.

Jasmine tea generally uses very famous tea leaves and representative colors to make the tea base, each with the appearance characteristics of the famous tea (such as flat flakes, straight strips, and curly shapes). The fresh flowers are top-quality summer jasmine, and its representative color varieties include.

(1) Jasmine White Hair

Jasmine Dabaihao is also called Jasmine Dahao. It is made by Fuzhou Tea Factory using early spring tender buds of fine varieties such as Fuding Dabaicha, and then scented with double-petal and single-petal jasmine. It is made with exquisite craftsmanship and seven scents. The product has a strong and solid bud, straight and evenly symmetrical, with a light yellow color and covered with silver buds. The internal quality is fresh and rich, the taste is rich, the soup is slightly yellow, and the bottom of the leaves is even and bright.

(2) Tianshan Silver

Produced by Fujian Ningde Tea Factory, this is a special scented tea that has won the title of high-quality product of the Ministry of Commerce. It is made of high-grade Tianshan roasted green tea and high-quality jasmine from the three-fu season, and scented according to traditional techniques. The tea is compact and evenly shaped, with exposed white hairs, tender green color, transparent water color, fresh and strong aroma, and plump, tender and soft leaves.

(3) Jasmine Su Menghao

It is a special scented tea created by Suzhou Tea Factory, and has won the title of high-quality famous tea from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries. The tea is made of high-grade roasted green tea and high-quality jasmine, and is carefully scented. It is deeply loved by consumers for its fresh aroma and mellow and refreshing taste. The quality characteristics are that the appearance is tight, thin, uniform and straight, the color is green and moist, the aroma is fresh and lasting, the soup color is bright yellow-green, the taste is mellow and refreshing, and the bottom of the leaves is tender yellow and soft.

The efficacy and function of jasmine tea

1. Jasmine is cold in nature, light in fragrance, and can relieve flatulence. It is spicy, sweet, and warm in nature. It has the effects of regulating qi and relieving pain, warming the middle and stomach, reducing swelling and detoxifying, and strengthening the immune system. It also has a good anti-inflammatory and detoxifying effect on dysentery, abdominal pain, conjunctivitis, and sores.

2. Jasmine has the effects of clearing the liver and improving eyesight, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, removing phlegm and curing dysentery, promoting bowel movements and diuresis, dispelling wind and relieving exterior symptoms, curing fistulas, strengthening teeth, invigorating qi and strength, lowering blood pressure, strengthening the heart, preventing caries and radiation damage, anti-cancer, and anti-aging, thus prolonging people's life and keeping them healthy both physically and mentally.

3. Jasmine has the effects of regulating qi and calming the mind, moisturizing and fragrant skin, and its fragrance is pleasant. It is also helpful for constipation, making bowel movements smooth, improving drowsiness and anxiety, and is also effective for chronic stomach problems and menstrual disorders. It can relieve gastrointestinal discomfort, uterine health, dizziness and calm the mind, and can stabilize emotions and relieve depression.

4. Jasmine has antibacterial, anti-asthmatic, anti-cancer, muscle relaxing and blood circulation, wind and cold dispelling, spleen and stomach invigorating, heart and liver strengthening, blood pressure lowering, kidney and essence strengthening effects. People with chronic bronchitis should drink more of it.

5. Drinking scented tea can not only beautify and nourish the skin, but also has the effect of treating some diseases. Drinking jasmine flowers and pink roses together has the effect of slimming down and is especially helpful in expelling toxins from the body. It can also be used externally to moisturize the skin and beautify the hair.

6. Jasmine is often used as the base note of perfume. Europeans and Americans often use jasmine oil and almond oil to massage their bodies.

Who should not drink jasmine tea?

1. Patients with constipation should not drink jasmine tea, as jasmine tea has an astringent effect on the stomach and intestines, which will aggravate constipation.

2. Insomnia patients should not drink jasmine tea to avoid further causing continuous excitement of the brain and aggravating insomnia;

3. Patients with iron deficiency anemia, fractures or calcium deficiency should not drink jasmine tea, so as not to hinder the absorption of iron and calcium in the body and aggravate the condition;

4. Patients with fever should not drink jasmine tea to avoid further increase in body temperature and affect antipyretic drugs, which is not conducive to recovery;

5. For people with gastrointestinal diseases, such as gastric ulcers, intestinal stones, lack of gastric acid, etc., drinking jasmine tea can easily aggravate the condition.

Conclusion: In our daily life, we can choose the varieties we like and drink more, but jasmine tea must be brewed in the right way. I believe everyone has learned about the brewing methods and types of jasmine. Jasmine has the effects of regulating qi and calming the mind, moisturizing and fragrant skin, and its fragrance is pleasant. It is also helpful for constipation, making bowel movements smooth, and can improve drowsiness and anxiety.