5 Iced Teas With Health-Boosting Benefits—Picked by a Pair of Brooklyn Pros Inline
Photo: Courtesy of Tea Dealers1/5Tea tip: “Elegant floral scent and taste, with a slight savory aftertaste.” –Ramirez
Health benefits: “The white lotus twig and leaf is well respected in Chinese herbal medicine for its ability to cool excess heat in the body; we call it an herb that ‘clears summer heat.’ This can be helpful for skin rashes, irritability, headaches, heat stroke, excess thirst, and other types of symptoms that worsen during the hot days of summer. It’s also thought to improve digestive function in a way that supports weight loss.” –Chiu
Best served: Chilled
Photo: Courtesy of Tea Dealers2/5Tea tip: “Our artemisia is sourced from a shrub that grows in the wild and is picked once a year in early spring. It is very aromatic and slightly sweet with notes of pepper and mint, and an earthy aftertaste.” –Ramirez
Health benefits: “This herb is prized for its ability to help calm menstrual pain, regulate hormones and the menstrual cycle, resolve infertility issues, and invigorate circulation. All around, it’s a great support for women’s health.” –Chiu
Best served: Iced
Photo: Courtesy of Tea Dealers3/5Tea tip: “This green tea has a slight sweet taste, with the first steeping having a delicious nutty baked flavor and being the most aromatic. The progressive steepings will be more floral.” – Ramirez
Health benefits: “Most know green tea for its incredible antioxidant profile and vitamins like C, A, and E. It’s also used in Chinese medicine to clear headaches, improve digestive function, reduce bloating, and hydrate.” –Chiu
Best served: Cold-brewed
Photo: Courtesy of Tea Dealers4/5Tea tip: “Quince is a fruit closely related to apples and pears, and this has a refreshing tartness and a hint of these sweet fruits.” –Ramirez
Health benefit: “In Chinese medicine we say that the flavor of sour calms and balances the liver. A healthy, balanced liver translates to a calm nervous system and a person at ease. This tea offers a wonderful tartness that serves to relieve stress; it’s also great for resolving muscle cramping and powerfully invigorates sluggish circulation.” –Chiu
Best served: Iced
Photo: Courtesy of Tea Dealers5/5Tea tip: “Our wild pear tea comes from fruits grown deep in the forest, which are much smaller than normal ones but are five times as potent. The tea produces a slight sweetness and a relaxing aroma.” –Ramirez
Health benefits: “A wonderful way to hydrate your system, pear is well known in herbal medicine for its ability to generate fluids in the body. It also supports healthy lungs and respiration, so it is good for boosting the immune system and relieving dry cough. I always recommend pears for supporting immune strength through the transition from summer to fall.” –Chiu
Best served: Chilled
