Jiaogulan Tea (Gynostemma)
Jiaogulan Tea (Gynostemma)
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Jiaogulan tea is made from the leaf of Gynostemma pentaphyllum, a five-leaflet climbing vine in the cucumber family. It brews a soft green cup, grassy and genuinely sweet on its own, with no caffeine and no need for sugar. Certified organic, and cut ready for brewing.
Key Benefits
- Certified organic: grown and processed to organic certification standards.
- Naturally sweet: the sweetness comes from compounds in the leaf itself, so most people drink it with nothing added.
- Caffeine free: a good evening cup when you want something more interesting than hot water.
- Several steeps from one pot: the leaf gives two or three more infusions before it gives up.
- A long-standing daily tonic tea: known as southern ginseng, though the plant is no relation to ginseng at all.
- Good cold brewed: left overnight in the fridge it comes out sweet and clean, which suits a Queensland summer.
Use 1 to 2 teaspoons of leaf per 250 ml cup. Water just off the boil, around 80 to 85 C, gives the sweetest cup, and fully boiling water works but pulls a little more bitterness. Steep 3 to 5 minutes. It is forgiving, so a long steep makes it stronger rather than harsh.
Refill the same leaf two or three times, adding a minute or so each round. For cold brew, put a tablespoon in a jug of cold water and leave it in the fridge overnight. It blends well with Tulsi Tea or Gotu Kola Tea, and a spoonful stirred through Sencha Green Tea softens the green edge.
It is not a tea bush at all. Jiaogulan is a scrambling vine in the same family as cucumbers, melons and pumpkins, and the five leaflets on each leaf are where the old name five-leaf ginseng comes from.
The southern ginseng nickname comes from its saponins, which are close cousins of the ones in ginseng despite the two plants being unrelated.
It also picked up the nickname herb of immortality, after surveys turned up unusual numbers of very old people in the districts where it was drunk daily.
Not recommended during pregnancy or while breastfeeding. Check with your doctor first if you take regular medication, as jiaogulan can affect how some medicines are processed. This information is not a substitute for medical advice. Consult a healthcare provider before use, especially if pregnant, breastfeeding, or taking medication.
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