Top Five Tea Picks for You to Try This Autumn & Winter Season

As cold and flu season is upon us, we need to stay healthy and ready to repel any attacking bacteria to get through another season. One of the many ways you can energize and protect your body from fierce bacteria is to stock up and drink a lot of Korean tea! Korean teas are enjoyed not only for their taste but also for their many medicinal properties and health benefits, so here's a list for you to try from!

 

Citron Tea (유자차) – Also known as King Sejong’s favorite tea, Korean citron tea is a herbal tea made by preserving the Yuja fruit (citron) with sugar or honey. After preservation has been completed, it is consumed by mixing the citron marmalade with hot water, and it's ready to drink! Some of the health benefits that it holds are helping to relieve coughs and sore throats, as it has a great source of vitamin C and has been used to treat the common cold as well as soothe seasickness, enhance skin complexion, suppress fevers and it even contains calcium to help strengthen bones. It’s excellent for blood circulation and stimulates the digestive system.

 

Barley Tea(보리차) - Korean barley tea is made from roasted barley steeped in hot water.

This tea is caffeine-free, helps digestion and weight loss, and controls blood sugar levels.

 

Job’s Tears Tea(율무차) – Job’s Tears Tea, or ‘Yulmucha,’ is made from a combination of powdered grains such as walnuts, black beans, black sesame, almonds, corn, and brown rice. The tea is thick and soupy, making it seem like you’re having a hearty meal in a cup. One of the traditional uses for Job’s Tears is to treat allergies and as an immune booster. It is high in protein and fat and is also great for reducing cholesterol levels, and helps prevent cancer, endocrine disorders, osteoporosis, and weight loss.

 

Ginger Tea(생강차) – Korean Ginger Tea, or ‘Saenggangcha,’ is typically made with a ginger root that has been stored with honey. Ginger is believed to warm the body, help with fatigue symptoms, and help neutralize toxicity in the body. It can treat diarrhea, stoma chaches, and low body temperature. It is often taken at the first sign of a cold to prevent chills and fever.

Five Flavors Tea(오미자차) - This tea is also known as ‘magnolia berry tea’ or ‘Schisandra tea.’ Its taste has a range of five flavors, including bitter, sweet, sour, salty, or pungent. The tea helps relieve fatigue and thirst and improves kidney and liver function and blood circulation. It also assists in increasing resistance to disease and stress and beautifies the skin.