Flavone has many functions. It is a strong antioxidant, which can effectively remove oxygen free radicals in the body. This ability to prevent oxidation is more than 10 times that of vitamin E, and it can prevent cell degeneration, aging and cancer.
These biological flavonoids, terpenoids and sulfur-containing compounds rich in Saussurea involucrata are collectively referred to as factors with immunomodulatory function, and are important elements in drugs related to lowering blood pressure, reducing blood lipid, regulating blood sugar, resisting tumor and resisting aging.
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Characteristics of Snow Chrysanthemum Tea
1, special growth environment: authentic snow chrysanthemum grows in some areas of the snow line at an altitude of 3000 meters at the northern foot of Kunlun Mountain, with a short flowering period, and it only blooms once every June to August.
2. Picking is difficult and the yield is small: Snow Chrysanthemum grows in uninhabited places at high altitude, and some even grow on cliffs. Picking is very difficult. It must be picked manually in the early morning when the sun just rises, and the petals can be kept intact.
3, magical color and fragrance: Although Xueju does not belong to tea, it can be drunk like tea, and its magical color and fragrance can be comparable to many kinds of precious tea, which can almost fascinate tea lovers. Several chrysanthemums are put into the water and bloom in the cup, and the soup color is getting stronger, just like a dynamic watercolor painting.
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