Harvest: Summer
Origin: Pingyin, Shandong, China
Type: Floral
Approximate Altitude: 1780m
Rose petals have a cooling effect and can be used in tea to bring down heat from the body. Rose has a cleansing action and can help fight infection in the digestive tract and help re-establish the normal bacterial population of the intestines. Rose is renowned for its internal cleansing properties.
Rose also enhances immunity, helping to restrain the development of infections through their cleansing action. An infusion of rose petals can relieve cold and flu symptoms, sore throat, runny nose and blocked bronchial tubes.
Directions:
To brew Western style infuse 6-8 flowers in a mug of hot water for for about 1-2 minutes. Remove tisane from water to prevent stewing and save them for up to an hour to re-infuse. The temperature of water depends on the type of tisane but generally nearly boiling water is suitable for most tisanes. Can be infused up to 3 times simply by adding fresh water.
To brew Gong Fu style use 2 heaped teaspoons per 200ml of water and reduce your brewing to 15-30 seconds. The brew will become richer and release its flavour in stages for your enjoyment. You are not wasting the tisane because you can reinfuse the tea many times, just add about 10 seconds extra for each infusion.
