Practice of self-made Danshen tea

The method of self-made Danshen tea is to prepare Danshen, wash and slice it, then pour in appropriate amount of water and boil it for 15 minutes, and add appropriate amount of sugar. The specific steps are as follows:

1. Prepare Salvia miltiorrhiza 10g, 2 red dates and 5g medlar first.

2. Wash and cut the red dates after removing the core.

3. Wash Salvia miltiorrhiza and cut into pieces.

4. Put the red dates, Lycium barbarum and Salvia miltiorrhiza into a stewing cup, and add 200ml of water.

5, the fire to boil, and then simmer 15 minutes.

6. Then remove the residue and leave the juice, add sugar and mix well.

Brief introduction of salvia miltiorrhiza

Salvia miltiorrhiza is a perennial herb with a height of 30 ~ 80 cm. The roots are slender and cylindrical, and the skin is vermilion. The stem is quadrangular with branches on the upper part. Leaves opposite; A single pinnate compound leaf with 3 ~ 5 leaflets. The apical lobule is larger than the lateral lobule, and the lobule is oval. Cymes are axillary, lip-shaped, blue-purple, with upright upper lip and short lower lip. Nutlets are rectangular and dark brown or black when mature. The flowering period is from May to 65438+10, and the fruiting period is from June to165438+10.

Danshen likes a warm, humid and sunny climate. It grows well under the conditions of annual average temperature 17. 15℃ and average relative humidity of 77%. When the temperature is -5℃, the stems and leaves are frozen. Underground roots are cold-resistant, can overwinter in the open air, and when they encounter high temperature and dry weather at seedling stage, their growth stagnates or dies.

Salvia miltiorrhiza is a deep-rooted plant, which grows well in sandy loam with deep and fertile soil, good drainage and medium fertility. The soil is too fertile, and the root growth of ginseng is not strong; Waterlogged and poorly drained low-lying land can cause rotten roots. The pH value of soil should be close to neutral. Salvia miltiorrhiza grows poorly in sandy or cohesive soil.