Herbal green tea takes the leaves of regular green tea and mixes them with herbs like ginseng root or jasmine flowers to create a tasty and beneficial herbal tea treat.
The health benefits of green tea are well-known, and you no doubt have read or heard about them.
Drinking green tea can...
Increase your immune system
Lower cholesterol
Destroy free radicals and maintain younger looking skin
Help decrease the risk of tumor growth
Let's have a look at some herbal green varieties.
Ginseng Green Tea:
This green tea takes the root of ginseng and combines it with the powerful antioxidant properties of green tea leaves.
The result is a slightly bitter yet refreshing tasting brew that is loaded with health benefits and enjoyment. A great break from ordinary plain green tea that can be drunk hot or cold.
Ginseng green tea is more of a flavored green tea rather than an herbal one, but it does fall into the category of herbal tea due to the added ginseng.
Ginseng is believed to be used for over five thousand years just like tea itself, and originated, like tea, from China. Ginseng root by itself has proven to contain many health benefits too.
Jasmine Green Tea:
Another herbal green example is jasmine green tea which like ginseng green combines green tea with jasmine flowers. Jasmine has a unique aroma, and acts more as a flavor additive rather than a health benefit one.
Apricot and Mandarin Green Teas:
Our last examples of herbal greens are apricot and mandarin.
Offered by Adagio.com, these varieties of green tea take natural flavors of apricot and mandarins and infuses them with green tea leaves. This is a great place for newcomers who want to try herbal green tea.
They have lighter sweeter flavors and hide the sometimes grassy taste associated with green tea.
