Wild Jiao Gu Lan

jiao-gu-lanThis is solar dried wild Jiao Gu Lan from China. Wild Jiao Gu Lan is a pure nature herbal tea used as Yang Shen Cha (養生茶) in the practice of Chinese Traditional Medicine.  Jiao Gu Lan is known for the following health benefits:

  • help to anti-fatigue and improve the immunity function
  • help to lower blood fat, blood sugar and reduce fat; improve the balance of blood pressure, sleep and eliminate the chest tightness
  • with the benefit to clear the daily intake of hormones, the accumulated toxins from chemical drugs and help to regulate the endocrine.

The natural taste of Jiao Gu Lan is pretty sweet (similar as Licorice) and the taste from the 1st infusion can be intensive, therefore we suggest to shorten the infusion time on the 1st infusion and gradually increase the infusion time afterwards.

Brewing suggestion:

  • Quantity: 2-2.5g vs. 150ml water
  • water temperature : 90°-95°C
  • Infusion time
    • 1st : 20 seconds
    • 2nd : 30 seconds
    • 3rd : 45 seconds
    • 4th and above : 45 seconds to 1 minute
  • Suggested tea ware: Porcelain tea pot or gaiwan
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By Mei Lan Hsiao

Even though her family has nothing to do with tea, but she learnt the importance of consuming tea correctly in daily healthy diet based on the Chinese traditional medicine principles in Yin-Yang and 5 elements from her family when she was very young. She entered the tea learning in Taiwan since 1985, left her root because of marriage in 1991 helped her to expand her learning from original inward-out views to 360 degree. She started to promote the authentic knowledge about tea and wisdom in Chinese tea culture in Belgium since 1995. Tea has always been and will continue be her best teacher. In front of Nature and Tea, she remains as an innocent child, a life-time learning student.

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