Tea is a versatile beverage that can be combined with diverse ingredients, like flower petals. Floral teas made of dried or fresh flower petals are refreshing, healthy, tasty, relaxing, and aromatic. Flower tea blends are delightfully flavorful. For centuries, tea enthusiasts have loved flower blends as medicinal beverages. Here are 10 best flower tea blends.
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Jasmine Tea
Ingredients
2 teaspoons of dried jasmine flowers (food-grade), 1 cup of hot water, and ½ teaspoon of sugar and milk (optional).
Instructions
First, boil water in a tea kettle. Pour the hot water into a mug and then put the jasmine flower tea in the mug. Use a lid to cover the mug and let it steep for 2-4 minutes. After 3-4 minutes keep away the flowers and enjoy.
Health Benefits
Beyond the calming and relaxing power, jasmine tea improves cognitive health, digestive system, and immunity of the body. This tea is rich in antioxidants and fights inflammation.
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Butterfly Pea Flower (Blue) Tea
Ingredients
8-10 butterfly pea flowers (fresh or dry), 2 cups of water, 2 teaspoons of honey, and 1/2 lemon.
Instructions
First, clean the butterfly pea flower. Then boil water in a pot with the flowers. Turn off the stove after boiling for 5-6 minutes. Cover the pot and keep it resting for 15 minutes. Now take a mug, put honey, and strain the tea. Mix well. Finally, add lemon juice, and stir. Now, enjoy the amazing healthy butterfly pea flower (blue) tea.
Health Benefits
Butterfly pea flower tea improves the health of skin and hair. This blue tea promotes weight loss. It also helps in blood sugar control.
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Hibiscus Tea
Ingredients
3-4 hibiscus flowers (fresh), 1 lemon, 1-2 Ice cubes, and 1 cup of water.
Instructions
First, wash the flowers, separate the petals, and clean them properly. Then take a pot and boil water for 2-3 minutes. Now put the washed and cleaned flowers in the hot water. Remove from the heat and keep resting, covering the pot for about 12 minutes. Finally, strain, add lemon juice, stir, and enjoy the heat. You can also enjoy the cold by adding ice cubes.
Health Benefits
This antioxidant enriched tea helps to reduce inflammation. This red tea helps to lower blood pressure and cholesterol. It aids in weight loss. It also checks bacteria contamination in the body. Moreover, Hibiscus tea is good for liver health.
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Rose Tea
Ingredients
2 tablespoons of rose syrup, tea leaves (as required), milk (as required), and 2 cups of water.
Instructions
First, wash the flower petals. Then boil water with tea leaves for 5-6 minutes. Then strain and pour tea in a cup or mug. After that add milk, and rose syrup to the boiled tea. Now, enjoy fresh and soothing rose tea.
Health Benefits
Rose tea has antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. It can fight anxiety, and improve digestive power. Rose tea can also soothe cramps and inflammations in the body.
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Concoction Tea
Ingredients
1 bottle of Sprite, 2 tbsp of dry hibiscus flower, 2 tbsp of sugar, 2-3 tbsp of butterfly pea flower, 2 tsp of lemon juice, 1 tbsp of sugar, 2 cups hot of water, and 4 to 5 mint leaves.
Instructions
First, wash the dried hibiscus flowers and butterfly Pea flowers in normal water. Then strain and freeze the flower petals in a plastic container. Freeze the sprite also. Now prepare the lemon juice.
Take out the frozen petals and Sprite. Mash the frozen flower petals and put it in a glass. Now, add lemon juice, and sugar to the crushed flower blend. Afterward, add the bottle of cool Sprite to the glass. Finally, garnish the floral tea with mint leaves. Now, drink!
Health Benefits
Consuming this tea, you can get the combined health benefits of hibiscus flowers and butterfly pea flowers.
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