Chinese Jasmine Tea

Jasmine tea is a flavored or scented tea. Scented teas are made by infusing traditional tea leaves from the Camellia sinensis bush with flowers, fruit, spices, oils, extracts, or other ingredients to provide additional flavor.

Health Benefit:

Because most commercially-available jasmine tea blends do not contain actual flowers, (but are scented using either essential oil or fragrance) many of the benefits of jasmine tea come primarily from the green or black tea leaves from which the drink is made.

Both black tea and green tea contain polyphenols including catechins, flavonoids, and tannins. Researchers have linked the consumption of flavonoids to several favorable health outcomes due to their antioxidant effects, but scientists advise that more research is needed to say for certain if tea can significantly boost your health.

Some tea drinkers believe that jasmine tea can help to induce calm before sleep. However, these benefits haven't been proven in clinical studies. If you're drinking tea to relax before bed, make sure it's caffeine-free. The simple ritual of taking quiet time out of your day to sit and sip tea likely offers independent stress-reducing benefits.