Osmanthus fragrans

As the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, Osmanthus fragrans also blooms in time. Have flower friends smelled the fragrance of Osmanthus fragrans recently? It is not unreasonable that people in China like osmanthus fragrans. It is not only fragrant and meaningful, but also a good healthy food.

the varieties of osmanthus fragrans are: Jingui, Yingui, Dangui, Zigui, Qiugui, Liuyesugui, Nissin, Fodingzhu, Tianxiangtai Pavilion and Sijigui. These osmanthus fragrans are edible, but attention should be paid to hygiene problems.

The flowers of osmanthus fragrans are very small, and the florets will fall off after 3-4 days of blooming. If you want to pick some osmanthus fragrans, you'd better pick the branches that are in full bloom or in bud. If the bud is too small, it's best not to pick it if it hasn't developed yet.

If you can't bear to pick the branches, you can also spread a cloth under the osmanthus tree and let the flowers fall naturally. Before sunset, take the cloth home, pick up the dirty things, wash it with a sieve basin for 1-2 times, and then put it on a clean cotton gauze to absorb the water.

put the gauze on it for about 21 minutes, put the osmanthus fragrans on a plate, bite it in the microwave for 2 minutes, take it out and turn it over to let the water vapor disperse, and then bite it in the microwave for 1 minutes or 1.5 minutes. If you pick less sweet-scented osmanthus, you will sting for a shorter time.

The dried osmanthus fragrans prepared by the above method has a lasting and clean fragrance, and can be stored in a sealed bottle, or it can be boiled into osmanthus nectar by adding crystal sugar or honey. When making tea, eating snacks and drinking sweet soup, a little is added, and the fragrance of osmanthus fragrans comes to the nose.

The prepared sweet-scented osmanthus can be stored until next year (to avoid getting wet). When cooking and making desserts, a little can be added, and it will be full of color and fragrance. The dried sweet-scented osmanthus prepared in autumn can still be used in the New Year!

Chrysanthemum

Autumn is also the season when chrysanthemums bloom. I remember that when the flowers were young, there was a large cluster of small white chrysanthemums in front of my house. When I picked them, I could make tea and pillows. It was easy to get angry in autumn, so I would be fine if I drank a little chrysanthemum tea.

In fact, this kind of white chrysanthemum is the raw material of Chrysanthemum morifolium, which is a very famous chrysanthemum tea. You should pay attention to the classic chrysanthemum tea, which is Chrysanthemum morifolium and Florists Chrysanthemum. Be careful what you import.

It is healthiest and has the best effect of removing fire to pick the flowers that are about to open. Of course, you can also pick the flowers that have already opened, and the value of making tea is high. Soak in salt water for 5-8 minutes, remove impurities and bugs, filter out salt water, and then rinse with clear water.

put the chrysanthemum in a steamer and steam it for 11-15 minutes, not for too long, so that it can remove bitterness and sterilize.

after steaming, take it out quickly, dry the water vapor, completely dehydrate and dry the chrysanthemum, then take it back and store it in a sealed bottle. My own chrysanthemum tea may be yellow, but it is very natural without bleaching and additives.

The prepared chrysanthemum tea can be taken out and soaked in water when it gets angry. The taste of chrysanthemum is slightly bitter, so you can add some rock sugar to adjust it. However, chrysanthemum tea is cold, and people with weak body and spleen and stomach should not drink too much.

Lotus

Summer has passed. Have you stayed with the fragrance of lotus? The beauty of the lotus is not only the graceful posture, but also the fragrance sent by the breeze. In fact, the lotus can also stay to make tea, and many flower lovers have already practiced it.

Take a lotus bud in bud, carefully open the petals, and be careful not to scatter them until you can see the flower core.

put the prepared tea leaves into the flower core of the lotus, and see how much space there is in the lotus bud, so as not to be too full.

After putting away the tea leaves, repackage the petals of the lotus. If the package is not tight, you can find some cotton thread to tie it. Be careful not to tie it too tightly. Leave it for one night, or one day and one night, and take out the tea, and the tea will have its own lotus fragrance.

Not only lotus can be used as lotus tea, but also lotus leaves and lotus seeds are very useful. The lotus leaves are washed, torn into pieces or cut into strips, dried and stored, and can also be used for making tea, porridge and soup.

When the lotus seeds are peeled off, the green buds inside are bitter, but they can also be made into tea. Take out the small buds, wash off the excess juice with clear water, and put them in the sun to dry and then store them. However, lotus seed core is also cold, so people with weak constitution should not drink it.

Jasmine

Sweet Jasmine is coming to an end recently, and it will bloom for 2-3 days at a time, so if your family is still in bloom, pick it up and make it into scented tea ~

Jasmine has a strong fragrance, and fresh flowers can also make tea. After making tea, the strongest fragrance is the bud in bud. Although the blooming jasmine is beautiful, its fragrance is second.

If there are a lot of jasmine flowers and you can't finish them in a short time, you can find a hollow basket or basket (remember to put gauze or a sieve) and put it in the sun to dry. Be careful not to sun too hard, it will brown the jasmine.

If you want to drink jasmine-scented tea, you can also put fresh jasmine in a tea bag, seal it for one night, open the bag the next day and take it away, which is jasmine-scented tea.

If there is no fresh jasmine, you can also use dry jasmine tea instead. Put the tea between jasmine flowers and seal it for about 1 weeks, and you can also get the fragrance of jasmine, which will last for a long time after making tea.

However, people who have raised jasmine must try a jasmine food, that is, scrambled eggs with jasmine. The combination of the fragrance of jasmine and eggs is simply a dream food, which is enjoyed by adults and children!

Dendrobium

Speaking of health-preserving and healthy flowers, of course, Dendrobium is a very old Chinese herbal medicine, which is common in southwest China. It is full of treasures and is a good thing for health-preserving and qi-invigorating.

There are many varieties of Dendrobium, among which Dendrobium candidum, Dendrobium nobile, Dendrobium huoshanense, Dendrobium nobile, Dendrobium chrysanthum, Dendrobium chrysanthum, Dendrobium candidum, Dendrobium drumstick and Dendrobium nobile are edible. Please ask clearly before buying.

The flowers and stems of Dendrobium are all traditional Chinese medicines, especially the stems, which look ugly, but actually have high nutritional value. They can be bought in Chinese medicine shops, and the price is not low.

Dendrobium flowers are also delicious. They are usually used for making tea and cooking. The most common one is scrambled eggs with Dendrobium. It is estimated that only people who have Dendrobium can taste this delicacy. You may not be able to buy such fresh Dendrobium flowers with money ~

Dendrobium flowers can not only be used for cooking, but also for making soup. Whether it is broth, bone soup or pure vegetable soup, you can eat it in the last 21 minutes.

If you have a lot of Dendrobium, you can also collect the flowers, dry them and put them in a sealed bottle. When you are free, soak a Dendrobium scented tea and sprinkle some soup, which is very good.

Ficus carica

Ficus carica is usually unknown. When it bears fruit, it will scramble for it. When the fruit is ripe, it is sweeter than honey, which will attract many birds to peck at it and drive it away.

If you can't finish eating it every time, you can make it into dried Ficus carica, and eat it slowly. You should know that dried Ficus carica in the market is tens of dollars a catty.

Home-made dried figs: Pick the figs, cut off the extra wooden handle (the small handle at the top), wash them with soda water (alkaline water), then wash them with clear water, and then dry them in the sun. It is better to operate in sunny days.

pay attention to the sun, turn it over every half day, and you can get a uniform sun inside and outside. In the process of drying, birds and ants should also be prevented from stealing food, so people should keep a close eye on it.

It will take about 2-3 days to sun-dry, and the figs will be completely dehydrated before being put away. At this time, the figs are ugly, but sweet, and sweeter than fresh ones after drying. Not only ripe figs can be dried, but also those close to maturity can be dried, and the more they are dried, the sweeter they become.

The dried figs can not only be eaten as preserved fruits and snacks, but also be used to cook porridge, stew sweet soup and stew meat soup, all of which are good ingredients to enhance freshness and taste, and are especially nourishing for appetizing and promoting fluid production.

Roses

The roses we often talk about are actually Chinese rose flowers, but the real roses have many leaves, obvious veins, dense thorns on their branches, rose-red flowers and irregular and scattered patterns.

But this real rose is edible, and it is the main cash crop in many areas. People specially plant roses and pick flowers to make scented tea, food (rose cake), cosmetics and so on.

It is said that roses can be used in beauty beauty. Flower lovers can also keep a pot of roses at home, cut off the flowers when they bloom, and homemade rose tea is also excellent.

Making dried roses is very simple. First, take off the rose bud (the bud has the strongest fragrance and the highest nutrition), soak it in salt water for 21 minutes, and then wash it with clear water. Then put it on a stainless steel rack, put it in the oven, bake it up and down at 1.41, and dry it for 1 hours.

If you don't have an oven, you can dry it in the sun, but it will change color. However, after boiling with water, you can still see the rose-pink self-made dried roses. Keep them in a sealed jar for 6-8 months, and don't put them in too humid places.

Lemon

Lemon is also a very healthy plant. Besides lemon fruit can be used as tea and seasoning, lemon tree will also give off a fragrance, which can improve air quality.

Lemons can be planted easily in the south, but they can still bear fruit in potted plants in the north. It's no problem for a lemon to bear more than ten or twenty. Lemons in Huang Chengcheng are delicious.

Fresh lemons can be soaked in water, and a glass of lemonade every morning will clear the throat and moisten the intestines, making you feel comfortable all over. Some women think that drinking lemonade has beauty and whitening effects. In fact, men, women and children can insist on drinking it.

Lemon is a little sour, so it can be made into lemon honey. First, wet the lemon, rub it with a spoonful of salt, rinse it with clear water, then dry it with toilet paper, cut it into pieces, put a layer of honey in the bottle, put a slice of lemon on it, and then put a layer of honey on it ...

Finally, after capping it with honey, cover it and put it in the refrigerator, and it will be sour and sweet lemon in 8-12 hours.

If there is no honey, you can also directly dry the lemon without any processing, dry it and dehydrate it, then put it in a sealed jar, or keep it in a sealed fresh-keeping bag, and just put one slice when drinking water.

Lavender

Lavender is very dreamy. If you plant a pot at home or a bunch in the yard, it smells good when you are in bloom, and it is also very useful to cut it.

Lavender is easy to be made into dried flowers, and the cut branches are tied into a bunch. After hanging upside down to dry and completely dehydrated, it can be placed in a bottle for viewing. Its fragrance lasts for a long time, and it is especially suitable for viewing in a room.

the small flowers of lavender can also be made into cute sachets and sachets, which can be hung in the room to repel mosquitoes. I heard that it can also soothe the nerves, and it is also good to hang one in the bedroom or make a pillow (friends who are sensitive to smell should not do this).

Lavender is also a famous skin care product. After drying, wrap it in cotton cloth, put it in a clean steamer, soak it in cold water for one night, boil it the next day, and burn it for 1 hours with 1 liter of water. Put a clean tube in the pot to lead out the steam, and the lavender is pure dew.

The lavender pure dew can also be separated from essential oil, and made into soap, aromatherapy and candles, which can be tried by delicate flower lovers, and maybe other inspirations can be found.

Lycium barbarum

Lycium barbarum is also a common health-preserving thing for everyone. It is very good to drink it with Lycium barbarum soaked in water. You don't need to buy this kind of good thing, you can also plant a few berries yourself.

China's Central China, North China and Northwest China are all suitable for raising Lycium barbarum. There are not only red Lycium barbarum but also black Lycium barbarum, and the content of cyanine is more. However, the flower friends in the south are not suitable. You can eat some Lycium leaves at most when you raise Lycium barbarum, and the fruit is not very good.

Lycium barbarum is cold-resistant, drought-resistant and salt-tolerant. It can be planted in potted plants in the ground. When fruit is hung in autumn, you should bask in the sun more often. Before flowering, you can pour some compound fertilizer. After fruit is hung, you can pour some fruit and vegetable nutrient solution. The greater the temperature difference, the redder the fruit color and the sweeter the taste.

When the Lycium barbarum turns red completely, you can pick it and dry it in the sun. After it is completely dehydrated, put it in a sealed jar and keep it. Add a few tablets when you drink tea or cook soup. It is delicious and healthy!