Post by chief_cook2 on Sept 29, 2004 5:45:10 GMT -6
Ginger & Onion Tea (For Common Cold)
Description
This great tasting tea is for your common cold.
Ingredients
5 slice of ginger
2 small spring onion
2 teaspoon of Dragon Well Green Tea
3 cups (850ml) of water
1 pinch of salt Instruction
Wash and cut 5 slice of ginger.
Wash and cut 2 small piece of spring onion.
Put ginger, onion, salt, and green tea into teapot.
Pour boiling water into teapot.
Allow tea to stand for 3 to 4 minutes.
Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.
Sweet Ginger Tea (For Cold & Feverish Headache)
Description
This tea only helps with cold and feverish headaches, it also stimulate the
heart and improves the circulatory system
Ingredients
3 teaspoon of Ginger Honey Concentrate
2 teaspoon of Chun Mee Green Tea
3 cups (850ml) of water Instruction
Put 3 teaspoon of Jujube Honey Concentrate and 1 teaspoon of green tea into
teapot.
Pour boiling water into teapot and stir.
Allow tea to stand for 3 to 4 minutes.
Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.
White Radish Tea (For Coughs)
Description
White radishes are often called daikon in supermarkets. Use a fresh white
radish for this tea. The flavor is quite strong so you will only need to use a
small piece.
Ingredients
1 inch long piece of white radish
2 teaspoon of Hairy Crab Oolong Tea
1 pinch of salt
3 cups (850ml) of water Instruction
Cut and peel a 1 inch piece of radish and discard the skin.
Put radish, salt, and tea into teapot.
Pour boiling water into teapot.
Allow tea to stand for 2 to 3 minutes.
Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.
Licorice Tea (For Itchy Throat But No Cough)
Description
Chinese licorice (Glycyrrhiza Uralensis) taste good and benefits all the body
organs. It is particularly soothing for the lungs and throat.
Ingredients
6 - 7 pieces of dried licorice root
3 teaspoon of Ginseng Oolong Tea
3 cups (850ml) of water Instruction
Put licorice and tea into teapot.
Pour boiling water into teapot.
Allow tea to stand for 5 minutes.
Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.
Honey & Lemon Tea (For Dry Sore Throat)
Description
This is one of the most delicious tea. Lemon and honey is very good for
treating the throat. This tea can also be served cold with ice.
Ingredients
Half a lemon
2 teaspoon of Keemun Black Tea
Citron Honey Concentrate
3 cups (850ml) of water Instruction
Wash and cut half of lemon.
Crush and put lemon into teapot.
Add black tea and honey into teapot.
Pour boiling water into teapot.
Allow tea to stand for 2 - 3 minutes.
Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.
Lei Cha Tea (For Flu)
Description
This very famous tea is used to treat flu or flu like symptoms. There is a
story about this tea, which dates from the Three Kingdom period (A.D. 221-277).
A famous general was with his army in a mountainous district when he and all
of his soldiers fell ill with flu. The local people knew of a special tea to
treat the illness, but the recipe was closely guarded secret. Nonetheless, the
villagers decided that they have to try and help the army and gave them the tea
to drink.
Ingredients
2 teaspoon of Dragon Well Green Tea
1 teaspoon of uncooked long grain white rice
3 slice of ginger
3 cups (850ml) of water Instruction
Wash the rice and the ginger
Chop 3 slice of ginger.
Put tea, rice, and ginger into mortar with a little cold water.
Use a pestle to grind them into a fine paste (may use a food processor
instead).
Put paste into teapot.
Pour boiling water into teapot.
Allow tea to stand for 2 - 3 minutes.
Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.
Cold Chrysanthemum Tea (For Quenching Thirst & Mild Sunstroke)
Description
This is an ideal drink for hot summer parties. As well as helping to prevent
sunstroke it is also an excellent thirst quencher.
Ingredients
60 - 80 White Chrysanthemum Flowers
3 teaspoon of Jasmine Yinhao Green Tea
Rock sugar or honey
4 liters of water Instruction
Wash the chrysanthemum.
Put chrysanthemum and tea into a cooking pot.
Pour in 4 liters of water and bring it to boiling.
Reduce heat and continue to cook for 20 minutes.
Put in rock sugar or honey.
Remove pot from the heat and allow to cool till room temperature.
Strain the tea and put into refrigerator.
Serve the tea when it is chill.
Tomato Tea (For Improving Appetite)
Description
In the summer when it is very hot it is all too easy to lose your appetite.
This tea will perk up your appetite.
Ingredients
¼ of a tomato
2 teaspoon of Imperial Huangshan Maofeng Green Tea
1 pinch of sugar
3 cups (850ml) of water Instruction
Wash and cut out a ¼ piece of tomato.
Put tomato and tea into a cooking pot.
Pour in 3 cups of water and bring it to boiling.
Put in sugar.
Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.
Mung Bean Tea (For Diarrhea)
Description
Mung beans are small beans with green skins and yellow flesh. For this recipe
buy pale yellow mung bean flour from Asian stores, or grind your own with a
grinder.
Ingredients
1 teaspoon mung bean flour
1 teaspoon of Lichee Black Tea
White sugar
3 cups (850ml) of water Instruction
Put mung bean flour and tea into a cooking pot.
Pour in 3 cups of water and bring it to boiling.
Add white sugar and stir.
Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.
Rice Vinegar Tea (For Bowel Pain)
Description
This is a very effective tea for relieving pain in the lower bowel.
Ingredients
3 - 4 teaspoon white rice vinegar
3 teaspoon of Dragon Well Green Tea
3 cups (850ml) of water Instruction
Put green tea in empty teapot.
Pour boiling water on to tea leaves.
Add 3 - 4 teaspoon of white rice vinegar.
Allow tea to stand 2 - 3 minutes.
Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.
Ginseng Tea (For Restoring Energy)
Description
This refreshing tea is great at restoring energy. To increase the effect of
this you can add ginseng powder or ginseng mix.
Ingredients
3 rounded teaspoons of Ginseng Oolong Tea
3 cups (850ml) of water
Ginseng powder (optional) Instruction
Put Oolong tea and ginseng powder in empty teapot.
Pour boiling water on to tea leaves.
Allow tea to stand 2 - 3 minutes.
Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.
Rose Green Tea (For Relieving Stress)
Description
This tea looks, smells, and taste good. It is color in red and green with a
strong floral aroma and a light sweet taste.
Ingredients
30 Rosebuds
2 teaspoon of Emerald Petals Green Tea
3 cups (850ml) of water Instruction
Put 30 rosebuds and green tea in empty teapot.
Pour boiling water into teapot.
Allow tea to stand 2 - 3 minutes.
Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.
Imperial Kuding Tea (For Reducing High Cholesterol & High Blood Pressure)
Description
In Chinese medicine this rare and expensive tea is known to be extremely
effective for lowering cholesterol and lowering high blood pressure. Researcher
found that people who drank this tea daily has a lower chance of getting a
stroke or a heart attack.
Ingredients
1 stick of Imperial Kuding
1 ½ cups (430ml) of water Instruction
Put 1 stick of Imperial Kuding in empty teapot.
Pour boiling water into teapot.
Allow tea to stand 2 minutes.
Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.
Wild Bitter Tea (For Helping With Weight Loss)
Description
This is a rare and expensive tea grown in Zhejiang province. In Chinese
medical journals the Wild Bitter Tea is known to lower cholesterols and help with
weight loss.
Ingredients
3 teaspoon of Wild Bitter Tea
3 cups (850ml) of water Instruction
Put tea into empty teapot.
Pour boiling water into teapot.
Allow tea to stand 2 - 3 minutes.
Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.
Description
This great tasting tea is for your common cold.
Ingredients
5 slice of ginger
2 small spring onion
2 teaspoon of Dragon Well Green Tea
3 cups (850ml) of water
1 pinch of salt Instruction
Wash and cut 5 slice of ginger.
Wash and cut 2 small piece of spring onion.
Put ginger, onion, salt, and green tea into teapot.
Pour boiling water into teapot.
Allow tea to stand for 3 to 4 minutes.
Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.
Sweet Ginger Tea (For Cold & Feverish Headache)
Description
This tea only helps with cold and feverish headaches, it also stimulate the
heart and improves the circulatory system
Ingredients
3 teaspoon of Ginger Honey Concentrate
2 teaspoon of Chun Mee Green Tea
3 cups (850ml) of water Instruction
Put 3 teaspoon of Jujube Honey Concentrate and 1 teaspoon of green tea into
teapot.
Pour boiling water into teapot and stir.
Allow tea to stand for 3 to 4 minutes.
Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.
White Radish Tea (For Coughs)
Description
White radishes are often called daikon in supermarkets. Use a fresh white
radish for this tea. The flavor is quite strong so you will only need to use a
small piece.
Ingredients
1 inch long piece of white radish
2 teaspoon of Hairy Crab Oolong Tea
1 pinch of salt
3 cups (850ml) of water Instruction
Cut and peel a 1 inch piece of radish and discard the skin.
Put radish, salt, and tea into teapot.
Pour boiling water into teapot.
Allow tea to stand for 2 to 3 minutes.
Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.
Licorice Tea (For Itchy Throat But No Cough)
Description
Chinese licorice (Glycyrrhiza Uralensis) taste good and benefits all the body
organs. It is particularly soothing for the lungs and throat.
Ingredients
6 - 7 pieces of dried licorice root
3 teaspoon of Ginseng Oolong Tea
3 cups (850ml) of water Instruction
Put licorice and tea into teapot.
Pour boiling water into teapot.
Allow tea to stand for 5 minutes.
Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.
Honey & Lemon Tea (For Dry Sore Throat)
Description
This is one of the most delicious tea. Lemon and honey is very good for
treating the throat. This tea can also be served cold with ice.
Ingredients
Half a lemon
2 teaspoon of Keemun Black Tea
Citron Honey Concentrate
3 cups (850ml) of water Instruction
Wash and cut half of lemon.
Crush and put lemon into teapot.
Add black tea and honey into teapot.
Pour boiling water into teapot.
Allow tea to stand for 2 - 3 minutes.
Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.
Lei Cha Tea (For Flu)
Description
This very famous tea is used to treat flu or flu like symptoms. There is a
story about this tea, which dates from the Three Kingdom period (A.D. 221-277).
A famous general was with his army in a mountainous district when he and all
of his soldiers fell ill with flu. The local people knew of a special tea to
treat the illness, but the recipe was closely guarded secret. Nonetheless, the
villagers decided that they have to try and help the army and gave them the tea
to drink.
Ingredients
2 teaspoon of Dragon Well Green Tea
1 teaspoon of uncooked long grain white rice
3 slice of ginger
3 cups (850ml) of water Instruction
Wash the rice and the ginger
Chop 3 slice of ginger.
Put tea, rice, and ginger into mortar with a little cold water.
Use a pestle to grind them into a fine paste (may use a food processor
instead).
Put paste into teapot.
Pour boiling water into teapot.
Allow tea to stand for 2 - 3 minutes.
Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.
Cold Chrysanthemum Tea (For Quenching Thirst & Mild Sunstroke)
Description
This is an ideal drink for hot summer parties. As well as helping to prevent
sunstroke it is also an excellent thirst quencher.
Ingredients
60 - 80 White Chrysanthemum Flowers
3 teaspoon of Jasmine Yinhao Green Tea
Rock sugar or honey
4 liters of water Instruction
Wash the chrysanthemum.
Put chrysanthemum and tea into a cooking pot.
Pour in 4 liters of water and bring it to boiling.
Reduce heat and continue to cook for 20 minutes.
Put in rock sugar or honey.
Remove pot from the heat and allow to cool till room temperature.
Strain the tea and put into refrigerator.
Serve the tea when it is chill.
Tomato Tea (For Improving Appetite)
Description
In the summer when it is very hot it is all too easy to lose your appetite.
This tea will perk up your appetite.
Ingredients
¼ of a tomato
2 teaspoon of Imperial Huangshan Maofeng Green Tea
1 pinch of sugar
3 cups (850ml) of water Instruction
Wash and cut out a ¼ piece of tomato.
Put tomato and tea into a cooking pot.
Pour in 3 cups of water and bring it to boiling.
Put in sugar.
Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.
Mung Bean Tea (For Diarrhea)
Description
Mung beans are small beans with green skins and yellow flesh. For this recipe
buy pale yellow mung bean flour from Asian stores, or grind your own with a
grinder.
Ingredients
1 teaspoon mung bean flour
1 teaspoon of Lichee Black Tea
White sugar
3 cups (850ml) of water Instruction
Put mung bean flour and tea into a cooking pot.
Pour in 3 cups of water and bring it to boiling.
Add white sugar and stir.
Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.
Rice Vinegar Tea (For Bowel Pain)
Description
This is a very effective tea for relieving pain in the lower bowel.
Ingredients
3 - 4 teaspoon white rice vinegar
3 teaspoon of Dragon Well Green Tea
3 cups (850ml) of water Instruction
Put green tea in empty teapot.
Pour boiling water on to tea leaves.
Add 3 - 4 teaspoon of white rice vinegar.
Allow tea to stand 2 - 3 minutes.
Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.
Ginseng Tea (For Restoring Energy)
Description
This refreshing tea is great at restoring energy. To increase the effect of
this you can add ginseng powder or ginseng mix.
Ingredients
3 rounded teaspoons of Ginseng Oolong Tea
3 cups (850ml) of water
Ginseng powder (optional) Instruction
Put Oolong tea and ginseng powder in empty teapot.
Pour boiling water on to tea leaves.
Allow tea to stand 2 - 3 minutes.
Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.
Rose Green Tea (For Relieving Stress)
Description
This tea looks, smells, and taste good. It is color in red and green with a
strong floral aroma and a light sweet taste.
Ingredients
30 Rosebuds
2 teaspoon of Emerald Petals Green Tea
3 cups (850ml) of water Instruction
Put 30 rosebuds and green tea in empty teapot.
Pour boiling water into teapot.
Allow tea to stand 2 - 3 minutes.
Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.
Imperial Kuding Tea (For Reducing High Cholesterol & High Blood Pressure)
Description
In Chinese medicine this rare and expensive tea is known to be extremely
effective for lowering cholesterol and lowering high blood pressure. Researcher
found that people who drank this tea daily has a lower chance of getting a
stroke or a heart attack.
Ingredients
1 stick of Imperial Kuding
1 ½ cups (430ml) of water Instruction
Put 1 stick of Imperial Kuding in empty teapot.
Pour boiling water into teapot.
Allow tea to stand 2 minutes.
Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.
Wild Bitter Tea (For Helping With Weight Loss)
Description
This is a rare and expensive tea grown in Zhejiang province. In Chinese
medical journals the Wild Bitter Tea is known to lower cholesterols and help with
weight loss.
Ingredients
3 teaspoon of Wild Bitter Tea
3 cups (850ml) of water Instruction
Put tea into empty teapot.
Pour boiling water into teapot.
Allow tea to stand 2 - 3 minutes.
Pour tea into cup and allow to cool slightly before drinking.