Wong Lo Gat Herbal Tea
A Chinese tea that has been around since the 19th century is “Wong Lo Gat herbal tea”. The founder of this tea was Wong Lo Gat and was founded by him in the 1830’s. Since then, the recipe for Wong Lo Gat herbal tea has been passing through many generations to today’s tea culture. Three branches were started in Guangzhou by Wong Lo’s children. The tea later on became popular in different places in China like Hunan, Hubei, Shanghai, Jiangxi and Beijing.
The Health Advantages and Disadvantages of Herbal Tea: Herbal tea is not actually made from the leaves of the tea bush. Herbal tea is an infusion of herbs which may be prepared from fresh or dried leaves, seeds, or roots and mixing boiling water with it.
For seeds and roots, one can also boil them on a stove. This mixture can be then strained and sweetened according to taste. These days’ herbal tea bags are also available in the market. There are many types of herbal teas available. Some are as follows:
- Anise tea
- Bissap
- Catnip
- Chamomile
- Chrysanthemum
- Citrus
- Echinacea
- Essiac
- Fennel
- Ginger
- Hibiscus
- Honeybush
- Gentian
- Horehound
- Kava
- Labrador
- Lapacho
- Lemon
- Licorice
- Lime blossom
- Mate
- Mint
- Nettle
- Red Raspberry
- Rooibos
- Rose hip
- Sage
- Sassafras
- Skullcap
- Thyme
- Tulsi
- Valerian
- Vetiver
- Wong Logat
- Woodruff
- Yarrow
- Yuen Kut Lam Kam WO Tea (from Hong Kong)
- Tan Ngan Lo Medicated Tea
More often than not herbal tea is drunk for physical and medical effects. Their stimulant, relaxing and sedative properties are appreciated highly by tea drinkers through the world.
Some Herbal Teas can be Dangerous to Your Health:
Even though it is safe to believe that most herbal teas are safe to drink, one should also remember that some herbal tea do have toxic or allergenic effects. Some of the effects are as follows:
- Comfrey: It contains alkaloids which may permanently damage the liver.
- Lobelia: It contains toxins which are considered to have the same effect as nicotine.
- Pineapple Weed: It can cause violent allergies which can cause anaphylactic shock and even death.
Benefits of Herbal Tea:
The famous detective from Agatha Christie’s novels, Hercule Poirot, was an avid herbal tea and hot chocolate drinker. In many stories he has been show to drink herbal tea which helped him to soothe his nerves as well as helped him to recover from the bad weather.
Using herbal tea is probably as old as the hills. It is believed that herbal tea has been imbibed somewhat since the time writing evolved. For centuries herbal teas have been used. In the beginning, herbal tea was mainly used for medicinal purposes. However, later on it was used to enjoy and relish. By drinking herbal tea, there are many health benefits that can be derived. All herbal teas are not healthy though.
Drinking herbal tea is a very good remedy to avoid the side effects of drinking beverages which is caffeine based. Sometimes spices are added to get an extra zing or for a particular medicinal benefit. In researches conducted on the effects of drinking herbal tea, it has been found that herbal tea’s polyphenols can actually lower the risk of gastric, esophageal and skin cancer, simply by drinking four to six glasses each day.
- Ramyajit Gupta
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