If you’ve had Jasmine, you know it’s subtly sweet and highly fragrant. Not only is it pleasing to the nose and tongue, but it also has several health benefits:
- heart health – helps unclog arteries while lowering bad cholesterol and fatty acids
- rich with antioxidants and polyphenol (EGCG)
- considered (not proven) that Jasmine tea has anticancer properties (specifically esophageal cancer)
- commonly known benefits of this flower are the anti anxiety properties
- help with weight loss
Jasmine tea cultivation generally starts in June and only lasts a few months. The more traditional method is to place the flowers in basket trays layered over the tea leaves (typically green and white) and left for four hours in what they call “scenting houses”. This absorbs the fragrance and flavor of the jasmine flowers. As you might imagine, this is an intricate and delicate process. Higher grades of jasmine tea can repeat this process up to seven times to get the most flavor.
The jasmine flower is speculated to originate in Persia (now Iran) and in the Himalayan mountains in China. Jasmine is popular in many countries. It is valued for symbols of marriage, religious ceremonies, and festivals in many nations and religions.
We carry 3 premium jasmine teas: Jasmine Green, Dragon Phoenix Jasmine Pearls, and Jasmine Puerh.
Written by Lauren Donat
