Ku Ding is the amazing drink that can make you wonder at the first time, but you can get fascinated of it later. It is nice to mix it with honey, ginger, bamboo leaves, puer and other tasty and beneficial ingredients. The taste of brewed Ku Ding has bright, rich bitterness combined with oily and herbal, honey tones that turn into the sweet, refreshing aftertaste. It normalizes blood pressure and has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system. It is natural remedy colds, it improves metabolism and has no side effects.
Ku Ding is known as an herbal drink of “health, beauty and longevity”. It was mentioned in the medicine tractate “Ben Cao Gan Mu” in the 1765 for the first time as “Dong Qing” literally “Evergreen”. It caused to the misunderstanding, two different plants were called by the name of Ku Ding. Sichuan Ku Ding Shui Xui literally “Turquoise Mountains and Beautiful Waters” is produced from the spring leaves of Ligustrum robustum.
The Ku Ding herbal tea is Chinese traditional prevention and remedy for colds, digestive disorders, it hinders the build up of mucus, removes phlegm. Modern studies confirm the medicinal properties of the Ku Ding herbal tea, which contains over 200 beneficial ingredients - proteins, amino acids, polyphenols, flavonoids, vitamins C, D, E, B-carotene, potassium, calcium, manganese, zinc, selenium, phosphorus and others. The Ku Ding herbal tea normalizes pressure, it has a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system, removes toxins and the products of protein half-life, it effectively regulates metabolism and has no side effects.
Ku Ding is harvested and produced by the same way as the Sichuan green tea is made. The production stages are spring harvesting, first drying, wok roasting at the150-200℃ (also leaves can be mixed and twisted depending on the desirable result) and final drying on the shelves.
The dried Ku Ding herbal tea consists of twisted bright green leaves. The aroma is light, herbal and honey. The clear liquor is light-green. The taste of brewed Ku Ding has bright, rich bitterness combined with oily and herbal, honey tones that turn into the sweet, refreshing aftertaste. The aroma is gentle and tender.
Ku Ding is brewed in the gaiwan with a bit chilled boiled water (80-90°С). Take 3 grams for 120 ml vessel. Make quick infusions 3-4 times and then increase the infusion time gradually. Ku Ding is the amazing drink that can make you wonder at the first time, but you can get fascinated of it later. It is nice to mix it with honey, ginger, bamboo leaves, puer and other tasty and beneficial ingredients. It is perfect preventive herbal tea in the cold seasons.
