The health function of dandelion is more and more recognized by everyone, how to use dandelion is also repeatedly studied by everyone. Fresh dandelion can be used as medicine in tea or as food. Can dandelion be dried directly to make tea? Let's have a look.
The best way to preserve dandelion is to make dry tea. In fact, the dandelion washed dry, sealed preservation, you can make tea to drink. Ordinary people also dry dandelion directly to make tea, which is convenient to make and easy to use. But such dandelion tea may taste bitter, picky people may not be able to accept.
If you want dandelion tea to taste good, you need to stir fry dandelion into dry tea, so the taste should be light, with the unique fragrance of dandelion, which is better to drink.
Dandelion, commonly known as mother-in-law Ding, can be dried directly to make tea.
To make tea with dandelion, we should pay attention to the following points
1. We should pay attention to the picking period of dandelion, and it is best to pick it before flowering, which has the highest value and quality;
2. Before drying, the withered or moldy yellow leaves of dandelion should be removed and cleaned. It is best to soak in water for 2 hours to remove the possible heavy metals and other harmful substances;
3. After the water is drained, it is naturally dried. First, it is naturally and evenly exposed to the sun for about 1 day, and then it is naturally dried in a cool and ventilated place;
4. Pay special attention to wet and rainy weather, not suitable for drying, in order to prevent mildew;
5. The dried dandelion should be sealed to prevent mildew during storage;
6. Before making tea, we should pay attention to the process of washing tea. The first tea is soaked with hot water and then poured out to remove impurities and harmful substances;
7. Not all people are suitable for drinking dandelion tea, and they can't drink a lot of dandelion tea. People with cold constitution, allergy and children should not drink dandelion tea or drink it in an appropriate amount.