How to make tea with dried gardenia

1. How to dry gardenia

If you want to make tea with gardenia, you should choose unopened buds or newly opened flowers, as these flowers have higher edible value. After picking, remove the pedicels and calyx, then spread the corolla downward into a thin layer and dry it in the oven or over a low heat.

2. How to make tea with gardenia

Take out two or three dried or roasted gardenias and put them in a teacup. Then pour in 95-degree hot water and brew directly. After pouring in the hot water, simmer for about 3 minutes. This will better exert the efficacy of the gardenia and allow its essence to be integrated into the water. Gardenia can be brewed several times until the fragrance dissipates and then poured out.

3. Benefits of Gardenia Tea

The benefits of gardenia tea are mainly reflected in four aspects. First, it can clear away heat and cool blood. Gardenia is bitter and cold, and can enter the blood and eliminate evil heat. Second, it can resolve phlegm and relieve cough. Gardenia can inhibit bacterial growth, dilute phlegm, and has the effect of resolving phlegm and relieving cough. Third, it can relieve heat and relieve restlessness, and can help treat exogenous febrile diseases, and conditions such as restlessness and insomnia. Fourth, it can help with bowel movements, because gardenia contains cellulose, which can relax the intestines, promote large intestine peristalsis, help with stool excretion, and prevent hemorrhoids.