Herbal Tea for lowering heart rate, Arrhythmia, Jasmine Tea

Different jasmine green teas are made with different grades of green tea. The best are made with a large ratio of tea buds to tea leaves. These will have a subtler, more delicate flavor than teas made with larger leaves and fewer buds.

Some jasmine teas are left as basic loose-leaf teas and some are cut up to be put into teabags. Others are shaped into different forms. The most common of these is the so-called "jasmine pearl," a pea-sized, rolled set of two buds and a leaf. Another popular shape is a spherical flowering tea with a jasmine flower in the middle.

How Jasmine Tea is Scented
Traditional jasmine green tea is harvested, made into green tea, stored until the jasmine flower harvest, and then scented during a multi-day process. There are two ways the tea can be scented with jasmine. In the more laborious and expensive method, fresh jasmine flowers are placed on a tray below a woven tray of tea leaves in a warm room.

Some jasmine green teas are flavored with natural jasmine essential oil, jasmine natural flavor, artificial jasmine flavor or a mix of flower flavors. Although real jasmine essential oil is extremely expensive, this flavor-scented style of jasmine green tea is considered to be inferior to the traditional jasmine green tea.

Jasmine Tea & Health
Generally speaking, jasmine tea is only as healthy as the tea used to make it was before it was flavored. However, there is some added benefit in terms of the relaxing scent of jasmine, which researchers found was akin to the relaxing scent of lavender in terms of lowering heart rate. Additionally, jasmine flavoring may entice people to drink it more often than unflavored tea, and a tea you drink is much healthier for you than a tea that sits in your cupboard! Some people also claim that jasmine acts as an aphrodisiac.  See how Chinese medicine treats Premature Heart Beat, Arrhythmia.

Please note that there is some danger associated with drinking large quantities of jasmine tea during pregnancy, and that jasmine tea is best drunk in moderation. Also, while jasmine tea is claimed to increase metabolism, it is best to avoid drinking it on an empty stomach, as it is somewhat acidic and can cause stomach discomfort.

Making & Drinking Jasmine Tea
Jasmine tea is usually best steeped with filtered water that is around 190 degrees Fahrenheit (simmering, not boiling). Three minutes is usually plenty. About one teaspoon per cup of loose-leaf jasmine tea is good, but you can use less tea or more water if you are brewing jasmine pearls (which only take a few pearls per cup) or jasmine flowering tea.

When drinking jasmine tea, be sure to enjoy its soothing aroma and soft aftertaste. If the aftertaste is astringent or cloying, try a different jasmine tea, lower your steeping temperature or shorten your steeping time. A good quality, well steeped jasmine tea should be light and clean, with an aroma and aftertaste like a fine perfume.