Hong Kong Herbal Tea and Guiling Jelly

Herbal tea is a daily drink prepared and decocted by the people of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao based on the local climate and soil and water characteristics and guided by the theoretical basis of traditional Chinese medicine in the process of long-term health care and prevention of disease, which takes Chinese herbal medicine as raw materials, most of which have the efficacy of clearing away heat and toxic materials, helping produce saliva and slake thirst, dispelling fire and relieving summer heat.Because of its strong Lingnan characteristics and rich cultural heritage value, the herbal tea was, under the efforts of the governments of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Australia in February 2006, listed as one of the first national intangible cultural heritages by the Chinese State Council. Guiling Jelly is a traditional herbal cuisine in Wuzhou, Guangxi, which has a long history. It is mainly made of the raw materials of tortoise plastron and rhizoma smilacis glabrae, and added with the drugs such as dried rehmannia root, dandelion, honeysuckle, and so on.It is mild, not cool or dry, thus being suitable for both the old and young, it not only can clear heat toxin, remove halitosis, cure acne, care and beautify skin, but also can promote metabolism in the body. It has preventive effect on skin damp toxin, rheumatism, throat pain, miliaria, hemorrhoids and constipation. This book introduces the efficacy and common materials of herbal tea and Guiling jelly, as well as the methods of making 46 kinds of herbal tea, so that readers can condition their bodies at any time.