Chrysanthemum Tea
Facts About the Delicious Chrysanthemum Tea
Chrysanthemum tea, like many herbal teas, is claimed to have a number of valuable health and medicinal benefits. This is essentially true, but whether you drink it for medicinal purposes or not, chrysanthemum tea is also highly favored as a good tasting and pleasantly aromatic beverage.
A Few Of The Claims - On of the benefits of an herbal tea, as opposed to regular tea, is that herbal teas contain no caffeine, and chrysanthemum teas are no exception. The Chinese believe the tea is beneficial to the eyes and to the liver as well, and contemporary users of the beverage are convinced the tea plays a major role in relieving eye strain similar to that resulting from many hours of sitting at the computer. In fact, a growing number of Asian companies encourage those who use computers extensively in their work, to drink chrysanthemum tea during working hours. The flowers themselves, when held against the eyes are claimed to soothe itching and redness.
Some of the other claims for chrysanthemum tea are that it aids in recovering from the flu, is useful in treating acne, combats fever, and relieves a sore throat. Koreans who drink chrysanthemum tea claim it to be a stimulant, much healthier than coffee, and a drink which helps people to awaken in the morning and remain alert throughout the day. In the west, alternative medicine practitioners look at chrysanthemum teas as being very helpful in the treatment of circulatory disease, in particular atherosclerosis.
Most chrysanthemum tea is made from any of three varieties of chrysanthemum, one of which is wild, and all growing in the Far East. Whether or not varieties of chrysanthemum grown in western gardens would serve the same purpose has not been extensively documented, although the flowers in general are not noted for having any harmful effects. The flowers are typically dried before steeping in hot water, water heated to just under the boiling point. The same flowers may be used to make a number of pots of tea, although the strength of the tea gradually diminishes with each new pot.
Since the tea is not considered a medicine in the west, there are no particular restrictions or warnings regarding its use. Chrysanthemum tea has no documented side effects, and it is only that too much of a good thing can sometimes be bad that might want one to restrict its use. Tea drinkers however are generally not known for consuming large quantities of the beverage at any one time.
More Claims - If you do drink a lot of chrysanthemum tea, here are some of the benefits it is thought to provide. Just remember that none of these benefits are guaranteed, but in all probability drinking the tea can make you healthier. Chrysanthemum tea is believed to relieve headaches. It is thought to help keep blood pressure within acceptable limits, and at the same benefit in the treatment of heart problems, including treating angina. The tea is considered helpful in relieving the symptoms and duration of colds, the flu, and fever. As a topical medicine, chrysanthemum tea is considered by some a useful treatment for acne, sores, and other skin problems.
A Beverage Worth Considering - When we drink herbal teas, the benefits we anticipate seldom happen over night but rather over a more lengthy period of time, that is if they occur at all. There's little doubt though that chrysanthemum tea is a healthy drink, and if you drink enough of it and long enough, you'll probably gain some benefits. If nothing else you'll find yourself enjoying a very pleasant drink, and that alone can bring with it many benefits.