When the weather is hot, many people feel sleepy at work, and it is best to have a cup of mint herbal tea at this time. Mint has the effect of improving eyesight. The brewed herbal tea has a refreshing aroma and cool taste of mint, and drinking it often can make people feel refreshed!
Peppermint tea itself has a very good effect of relieving tension, and it is also very helpful for quenching thirst, appetizing, and helping digestion.
In addition, it can effectively enhance the body's resistance, so for friends with weak resistance, mint tea can be properly drunk in life.
Peppermint tea has a fresh taste. Drinking peppermint herbal tea after meals can help freshen your breath. For many friends who eat too greasy, it also has a certain greasy effect.
Making mint herbal tea is not difficult, we need these materials:
20g dried mint leaves
20g licorice
some fresh mint leaves
amount of rock sugar
1. Wash the dried mint leaves and licorice with water to remove the floating ash, put them in a pot, and add 2kg of water.
2. After boiling, turn to low heat and cook for 20 minutes, then turn off the heat and let it cool.
3. Filter with a strainer, add sugar according to your own taste, and sprinkle a small amount of fresh mint when drinking.
Tips:
1. The ratio of mint and licorice is not too strict.
2. Fresh mint is not a necessary material, there is nothing that can be omitted. Dried mint leaves can be bought in pharmacies.
This herbal tea is easy to make, tastes mainly cool with mint, and also has a hint of sweetness, which can make people feel a little refreshing in hot weather. In addition, there are other herbal teas that are also suitable for drinking in summer.
1. Lotus leaf herbal tea
raw material:
half lotus leaf
10g talc
10g Atractylodes
6g licorice
moderate amount of sugar
· Tear half a lotus leaf into pieces.
· Put the lotus leaf and the rest of the ingredients into about 1 liter of clean water.
· After decocting for 20 minutes, filter out the dregs.
· Add an appropriate amount of sugar to the soup and drink it after cooling.
Lotus leaf herbal tea tastes bitter and slightly astringent. The fragrance and sweetness of lotus leaf dissolves in the tea, which neutralizes the bitterness and astringency, making it more memorable.
2. Black plum herbal tea
raw material:
4 black plum
moderate amount of sugar
· Put black plum and an appropriate amount of sugar together in about 1 liter of water.
· Boil for about 20 minutes, let cool and drink. During the cooking process, Ophiopogon japonicus, hawthorn, rose, etc. can also be added for seasoning according to personal preference.
The taste of black plum herbal tea is mainly based on the original taste of black plum, sour but not irritating. It is a kind of soft acid, and it smells sweet and fruity.
Although herbal tea is a delicious drink necessary to cool off in summer, it should be noted that some people are not suitable for drinking herbal tea, such as people who are weak, women who are in menstruation or postpartum, the elderly and children.
At the same time, it should be noted that although there are no certain restrictions on the ratio of raw materials in herbal tea, it must be used in moderation and correctly.