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Teas: Popular Times to Drink Tea and Their Health Benefits

Teas: Popular Times to Drink Tea and Their Health Benefits

Feb 20th 2024

Tea is a humble word with a diverse heritage and profound cultural significance.People around the world have developed a strong fondness for tea, a humble yet beloved drink.A reveal of the top 10 most popular teas worldwide.Tea lovers who are passionate about the variety of flavors and ancient customs associated with tea have always been fascinated by the diverse world of teas. A well-known t …
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Skullcap Root - Scutellaria baicalensis

Skullcap Root - Scutellaria baicalensis

Posted by 1st Chinese Herbs on Aug 8th 2019

Nature’s Therapeutic HerbWhat is Skullcap? Where is it grown?Skullcap is a flowering perennial plant in the Lamiaceae family with beautiful tubular blue flowers that can be found growing on the grassy and sandy sea shores of Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea and Mongolia. Skullcap is also known as Chinese Skullcap and Baikal Skullcap. In traditional Chinese medicine it is call Huang …
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The Amazing Medicinal Benefits of Yarrow Flower

The Amazing Medicinal Benefits of Yarrow Flower

Posted by 1st Chinese Herbs on Jul 11th 2019

Yarrow Flowers are packed with wonderful benefits. How does one decide where to begin with such a pleasant plant? It's a flower that's often used as a tea by herbalists and tea-fans alike. It's just packed to the petal with lots of great uses and benefits. It's been used in traditional medicinal cultures around the world, but especially by Native Americans. It's native to regions with a temperate …
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Tea and Longevity

Tea and Longevity

Posted by 1st Chinese Herbs on Jan 12th 2016

NPR discussed the benefits of teas in their article Tea Tuesdays: Tea-Drinking Tips For A Longer Life. A project called Blue Zones is studying communities with the highest concentrations of centenarians (people who live to be 100 years or older) on earth. Drinking tea seems to be an essential component of life in the regions where longevity is common.Some of the teas discussed in the article …
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