rose Tea 玫瑰花茶

Rose, sweet and fragrant, warm in nature, belongs to the liver and spleen meridians, has the effect of regulating qi, relieving depression, and blood and dispersing stasis.

In spring, brew a cup of rose tea, calm down and taste it slowly, it is especially helpful for relieving tension, soothing the liver and relieving depression.

"Compendium of Materia Medica Supplements" records: "There are two kinds of roses: purple and white. The purple one enters the blood, and the white one enters the air. The stem has thorns, and the leaves are like roses and serrated. The tall ones are three or four feet, and their flowers are purple. , The petals used for medicinal purposes should not be exposed to fire. Note: The purple roses here are purple roses, which are mostly called red roses today.

"Compendium of Materia Medica" records Baicao Jingyun: Roses are harvested before the beginning of summer and buds are not released. Use dry in the shade and avoid seeing fire. The aroma is warm in nature, the taste is sweet and slightly bitter, enters the spleen and liver meridians, harmonizes the blood, and regulates the qi and treats wind-arthritis. Medicinal properties: rose is warm in nature, blood flow breaks through accumulation, injury and stasis pain, soaked in wine to drink.

"Materia Medica": "Rose flower has the strongest aroma, clear but not turbid, harmonious but not violent, soothes the liver and invigorates the stomach, soothes the qi and activates the blood, and clears the suffocation, without the disadvantages of pungent, warm, rigid and dry. Among them, the most efficient, and the most tame, the fragrances are almost nothing (note: it should be the mistake of "it")."

"Suixiju Diet Spectrum": "Adjust the middle and activate blood, relieve stagnation, detoxify, and heal the liver. Brewing can eliminate milk addiction."

Rose anther has mild medicinal properties, which can warm the heart and liver blood vessels, relieve depression in the body, and relieve emotions. It is often used to soothe the liver and relieve depression in spring. Its effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis can be used for women to regulate menstruation, beauty and freckle.

Recommended usage

rose Tea

3-5 grams of rose flower (dry product), brew in boiling water, soak for 5 minutes and drink, add an appropriate amount of honey or rock sugar for better taste. Dried roses can also be mixed with tea leaves (green tea, Tieguanyin, Biluochun, etc. can be used for tea leaves).

The aroma of roses is pleasant, can moisturize the skin, remove dark spots, and beautify the skin. Regularly drinking rose tea can help relieve fatigue, relax the mood, relieve depression and soothe the nerves, and can strengthen the spleen and liver, enhance qi and blood, and has a good effect on chest pain and stomach pain caused by liver stagnation and qi stagnation. In addition, the power of roses to regulate qi and blood is especially suitable for women with menstrual pain, and has an auxiliary therapeutic effect on symptoms such as irregular menstruation.

Stewed Sydney with Rock Sugar Rose

Ingredients: 5 red roses, 1 Sydney, 5g rock sugar.

Method: Cut off the top 1/3 of the pear as a cover, hollow out the middle of the pear with a spoon, remove the core of the pear, keep the flesh of the pear, then put the flesh back into the hollowed pear, and add roses, Add the mineral water just to cover the ingredients, cover the lid of the Sydney pear just cut out, and steam for 20-25 minutes; add rock sugar and steam for 8-10 minutes, then it is ready to eat.

Efficacy: Regulates Qi and invigorates the spleen, nourishes the face.

It should be noted that because rose has the effect of promoting blood circulation and dispersing stasis, menstruating women and pregnant women should not take it. Moreover, it has warm and astringent properties. People with hot constipation are not recommended to drink it, and people with strong deficiency fire should also be forbidden to take it.

Material selection points: roses (dry products) should be fresh and pure in color, complete with flowers and leaves, and large and full. Be careful not to choose products that have been damp and smelly. The flower color is natural, too bright is harmful. In order to keep it for a long time, a considerable part of the dried roses on the market is added with sulfur. Roses have a strong fragrance that you can smell when you buy them. ■