Benefits Of Jasmine Tea
Jasmine tea is favored not only for its unique flavor, but also for the benefits that come with it. Tea helps reduce stress, anxiety, relieve headaches, muscle tension and increase heart rate. The sweet, gentle scent of tea has the ability to help the body become relaxed and the human psyche to be calm.
In addition, jasmine tea also helps prevent disease, boost the human immune system thanks to its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Jasmine tea is made up of many natural compounds, especially polyphenols. These compounds act as an antioxidant, have the ability to protect cells against free radicals that cause aging in the human body, helping to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases and cancer, better the skin, enhance anti-virus, antibacterial for users. Polyphenols also have the ability to prevent the activities of bad cholesterol in the human body. When oxidized, the bad cholesterol sticks to the artery walls of the body and forms plaque. If there is too much plaque in the artery, the blood vessel will become blocked or narrowed. The polyphenols in jasmine tea have the ability to minimize the oxidation of bad cholesterol, thereby reducing the risk of heart disease.
In addition, polyphenols are also resistant to tooth decay thanks to the ability to kill the bacteria that make up plaque on teeth, such as streptococcus mutans. Polyphenols prevent streptococcus mutans from secrete acid on contact with teeth. Too much amount of acid in contact with the teeth which will erode the enamel of the user.
Jasmine tea also contains an extremely powerful chemical compound, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). Thanks to its ability to reduce blood pressure, cholesterol and the buildup of plaque inside blood vessels, EGCG offers many benefits to users, such as weight loss, regulating blood flow, and reducing Significant risk of heart disease and stroke. Jasmine tea has the ability to speed up the burning of excess fat on the body by 10-16% and metabolism by 4-5% faster, therefore, the use of tea in reasonable doses also aids in weight loss.
Uses of Jasmine Tea
People often drink jasmine tea as soon as it is finished brewing, because the longer it is left, the more it will lose the delicious inherent taste of the tea. The elderly people still tell each other to enjoy the cup of tea in 3 sips: the first sip, bring the tea cup close to the nose, back and forth to feel the aroma of tea mixed with dried jasmine, fresh, gentle but no less luxurious. Then, take a small sip to let the jasmine tea spread throughout the palate. Take another bigger sip, almost the whole cup of tea. At this moment, one can then clearly feel the rich, delicious taste of the tea. Finally, finish the rest of the tea. This final sip helps to re-feel the ethereal taste of the tea.
Jasmine tea should not be drunk too quickly, as one will not feel the delicious taste of it. If one wants to enjoy all the taste and aroma of jasmine tea, one must drink slowly, little by little. The best time to drink jasmine tea is in the early morning, after a meal or at 5 pm, because drinking jasmine tea will have the effect of refreshing the spirit, making one alert, and relieving anxiety.
Originating in the UK, pastries and biscuits have been included in the Vietnamese jasmine tea side dish menu. Taking a sip of tea with the bitter flavor must be accompanied by a piece of cake to make it more interesting. The sweet, mellow jasmine scent also blends very nicely with the rich flavor of steamed green tea. The tea tastes best when enjoyed cold. When served with sunflower seeds or moon cakes, the tropical flavor of the tea becomes even more prominent but still doesn’t overwhelm the floral fragrance.
