24 flavors
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24 flavors or 24 mei is the name given to a variety of Cantonese
herbal tea
, drunk for medicinal purposes
. Its name refers to the fact that it is a mixture of up to 24 different ingredients (although it may feature as few as 10 or as many as 28 or more). The recipe is not fixed, and thus may vary according to the producer.
The tea is somewhat bitter in taste.
Guangdong
Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
herbal tea
Tisane
A herbal tea, tisane, or ptisan is a herbal or plant infusion and usually not made from the leaves of the tea bush . Typically, herbal tea is simply the combination of boiling water and dried fruits, flowers or herbs. Herbal tea has been imbibed for nearly as long as written history extends...
, drunk for medicinal purposes
Chinese herbology
Chinese Herbology is the theory of Traditional Chinese herbal therapy, which accounts for the majority of treatments in Traditional Chinese medicine ....
. Its name refers to the fact that it is a mixture of up to 24 different ingredients (although it may feature as few as 10 or as many as 28 or more). The recipe is not fixed, and thus may vary according to the producer.
The tea is somewhat bitter in taste.
Typical ingredients
- MulberryMulberryMorus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Moraceae. The 10–16 species of deciduous trees it contains are commonly known as Mulberries....
leaf (桑叶) - ChrysanthemumChrysanthemumChrysanthemums, often called mums or chrysanths, are of the genus constituting approximately 30 species of perennial flowering plants in the family Asteraceae which is native to Asia and northeastern Europe.-Etymology:...
flower (菊花) - Japanese HoneysuckleJapanese HoneysuckleThe Japanese Honeysuckle is a species of honeysuckle native to eastern Asia including China , Japan, and Korea. It is a twining vine able to climb up to high or more in trees, with opposite, simple oval leaves long and broad...
flower (金银花) - BambooBambooBamboo is a group of perennial evergreens in the true grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family....
leaf (竹叶) - PeppermintPeppermintPeppermint is a hybrid mint, a cross between the watermint and spearmint . The plant, indigenous to Europe, is now widespread in cultivation throughout all regions of the world...
(薄荷) - Imperata cylindrica (茅根)
- Luohan guoSiraitia grosvenoriiSiraitia grosvenorii is an herbaceous perennial vine native to southern China and Northern Thailand. The plant is best known for its fruit, commonly called luo han guo or luo han kuo , la han qua , arhat fruit, Buddha...
(罗汉果) - Agastache rugosaAgastache rugosaAgastache rugosa Agastache rugosa Agastache rugosa (Korean Mint, Blue Licorice, Purple Giant Hyssop, Huo xiang, Indian Mint, Patchouli Herb, Wrinkled Giant Hyssop; syn. Lophanthus rugosus Fisch...
(藿香) - Perilla frutescensPerilla frutescensPerilla frutescens is an edible herb and ornamental plant in the Lamiaceae family. Its common name is perilla; it is also called beefsteak plant, Chinese basil, wild basil, purple mint, rattlesnake weed, or summer coleus.Perilla is a perennial herb and can grow to 3-5 feet tall...
(紫苏) - Elsholtzia (香薷)
- Fermented soybeanSoybeanThe soybean or soya bean is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean which has numerous uses...
(淡豆鼓) - Cleistocalyx operculatusCleistocalyx operculatusCleistocalyx operculatus, also known as C. nervosum Kosterm. , Eugenia operculata Roxb., 1832, Syzygium nervossum DC., 1828, Syzygium operculatum Nied., 1893), is a medium sized tree of about 10 meters in height with pale brown bark and dull green leaves.The tree is native to tropical Asia,...
flower (水翁花) - MicrocosMicrocosMicrocos is a genus of flowering plant in the Malvaceae sensu lato or Tiliaceae or Sparrmanniaceae family.Species include:* Microcos erythrocarpa* Microcos globulifera* Microcos laurifolia...
paniculata leaf (布渣叶) - IlexHollyIlex) is a genus of 400 to 600 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, and the only living genus in that family. The species are evergreen and deciduous trees, shrubs, and climbers from tropics to temperate zones world wide....
rotunda (救必应)