Fresh osmanthus flowers into dry osmanthus method:

1, generally fresh osmanthus flowers collected down with a sieve to remove branches and leaves and debris, with breathable bamboo baskets loaded, but do not press or stacked more than 1 meter, and picked down immediately to the processing site air-drying, otherwise it will be smothered in bad fresh osmanthus flowers.

2, air-drying can use the general tea air-drying machine to process, processing to the end of the whole process of osmanthus color base to maintain the original color, air-drying to the hand grinding can be ground into powder on it, never air-drying overly black!

3, there is osmanthus must be dried to retain the flavor, do not take to the sun! Sun-dried osmanthus is a very light flavor is very light.

4, generally 5-6 pounds of fresh osmanthus can be processed into a pound of dried osmanthus.

Osmanthus is the habitual name of many trees in the genus Cinnamomum in China, the representative species Cinnamomum (scientific name: Osmanthusfragrans (Thunb.) Lour.), also known as rock cinnamon, the Department of Cinnamomum family of evergreen shrubs or small trees, the texture of the firm skin, thin, the leaves are long oval face end pointed, opposite, through the winter does not wither.

Flowers and leaves between the bowels, corolla petals four-lobed, small, its horticultural varieties, the most representative of the gold laurel, silver laurel, Tan Kwai, laurel and so on.

Osmanthus is one of China's traditional top ten flowers, greening, landscaping, aroma in one of the ornamental and practical excellent garden species, osmanthus can be clear dust, thick can be far from overflowing, can be called one of the best.

Particularly in the mid-autumn season, the laurel blossomed, the night quiet round occasion, the wine to enjoy the laurel, Chen incense, refreshing. In the ancient Chinese poems about flowers, the number of works about laurel is also quite considerable. It has been a favorite of the Chinese since ancient times and is regarded as a traditional flower.

Osmanthus tea made from osmanthus flowers is a Chinese specialty tea, which has a soft aroma and delicious flavor and is popular among the public. Osmanthus has been widely used in garden construction.