In the hot summer with high temperatures, the body tends to lose a lot of fluid and the digestive system is easily affected. Therefore, the most suitable way to maintain health during this time is to drink tea.
The people in Guangdong province have come up with a clever solution by creating various types of "Guangdong herbal tea" that not only provide health benefits but also help cool down the body.
In the era before Wong Lo Kat herbal tea became popular, "Ganhe tea" from Yuanjilin was highly regarded.
Ganhe tea used to be provided for free on the streets for people to drink. Nowadays, many medical clinics in Hangzhou also adopt this practice by cooking a mixture of Chinese herbal medicine into tea, storing it in a large barrel, and allowing passersby to pour and drink it themselves.
In the 24th year of the Guangxu Emperor's reign (1898), there was an outbreak of influenza in the central and northern parts of Guangdong. The Yuan family made great efforts to provide free tea and medicine. Many people who consumed Ganhe tea experienced either a complete recovery or a reduction in symptoms, which greatly enhanced its reputation and established a strong brand effect.
Soon, Ganhe tea opened stores in Guangzhou and Foshan and was named "Yuanjilin Ganhe tea".
Yuanjilin Ganhe tea is a Chinese herbal formula mainly composed of perilla leaves, Artemisia annua, patchouli, peppermint, kudzu root, Chinese thorowax root, siler root, Chinese skullcap root, forsythia fruit, mulberry leaves, light bamboo leaves, patchouli, bitter tea, water caltrop, lotus leaf, Sichuan lovage rhizome, gardenia fruit, herbaceous peony, and powdered cymbidium.
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