Vietnamese lemongrass tea is not only a beverage but also natural medicine. Lemongrass is a popular spice in Asian cuisine. We won’t go through the many culinary applications of lemongrass in this article; instead, we’ll focus on the pharmacological properties of lemongrass when coupled with tea or other herbs to make drinks that are both healthy and appealing.
Let’s break down the great benefits of lemongrass and determine why it’s so appreciated before we introduce the amazing teas that blend with it.
1. Health benefits of Vietnamese lemongrass tea
Lemongrass has the taste, spicy, fragrant, warm powers, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, lowers gas, clears urine, drains phlegm to treat bloating, diarrhea, and leg edema, and cures cough due to flu, according to Oriental medicine books published a thousand years ago.
According to Western scientific studies, Vietnamese lemongrass tea has many benefits for human health, such as:
- Anxiety alleviation: Sipping hot tea is calming for many people, but lemongrass tea may have additional anxiety-relieving benefits. According to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, smelling lemongrass may aid those with anxiety.
- Lower your cholesterol levels: According to a study published in the Journal of Advanced Pharmaceutical Research & Technology, taking more doses of lemongrass extract lowers more cholesterol levels.
- Keeping teeth free of infection: According to the research of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, lemongrass may help reduce the occurrence of thrush. There is also much other research that confirms the effect of lemongrass in helping with teeth infection.
Extracts of lemongrass herbs are one of the most potent inhibitors of bacterial growth in lab samples, according to the authors, who looked at 12 herbs. They used germs like Streptococcus sanguinis, which may develop cavities in the mouth.
To sum up, lemongrass is easy to combine with tea and other herbs to produce a delightful lemongrass tea that is good for tea lovers.
2. Three popular Vietnamese lemongrass tea recipes
Lemongrass can also be an ingredient for many delicious drinks from hot to cold. Here are the 3 most popular lemongrass tea recipes used in Vietnam.
2.1. Peach Orange Lemongrass Tea
Ingredients (for 3 servings)
- Ice tea x 3 (using Cozy peach ice tea for great taste)
- 03 Fresh oranges
- Water x 1.2 liters
- 6 sliced lemongrasses
- 6 – 9 cut peach pieces
- Sugar or syrup x 3 – 5 teaspoons
- Some ices
Instructions:
- Wash and slice lemongrass into small pieces
- Boil water, then add the lemongrass and cook for another 3 – 5 minutes.
- Stir in the ice tea and turn off the heat.
- While the water is still boiling, add the sugar or syrup and whisk thoroughly.
- Cut the peaches and oranges into slices.
- After the tea becomes cooler, steep the peach and orange slices in it. For a greater flavor, leave it to infuse for 1-2 hours.
- Pour the tea into the glass over ice, then garnish with peach, orange, and lemongrass.
2.2. Lemongrass Ginger Tea
A cup of lemongrass ginger iced tea is a beverage that can help refresh your body and mind on a hot day in Vietnam. It is super easy to make at home within several minutes.
Ingredients
- Water x1 liter
- Rock sugar x 150gr
- 1 fresh lime
- 3 lemongrass stalks
- 1 ginger
- Ices
Instructions
- Step 1: Put 1liter of water and 150 grams of rock sugar in a pot then boil up.
- Step 2: Cut lemongrass stalks 4-5 cm in length and crushes them slightly
- Step 3: Slice ginger in 3mm thickness each
- Step 4: Put all sliced ginger & cut lemongrass together in sugar water and boil them up again
- Step 5: Pour it into a glass mug with 1 Cozy tea bag inside, then keep in 3 minutes
- Step 6: Enjoy your liquid with ice or not. Yummy!
2.3. Lemongrass Kumquat Honey Tea
Ingredients:
- 1 tea bag of Cozy green teaor Cozy mint tea
- 5 – 7 Fresh kumquats
- Water x 250 ml
- Lemongrass x 1 stalk
- Sugar or syrup x 3-5 teaspoons
- Ice
Instructions
- Cut lemongrass in 4-5 length
- Cut kumquat into 2 half pieces
- Put all cut lemongrass & kumquat together into the cup, then pour hot water in. Squeeze 3 kumquats to remove the liquid
- Brewing such mixture in 5 minutes before serving
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