How is Agarwood tea (Aquilaria leaves) made?
It begins with the collection of the young leaves from Aquilaria trees, cleaning the leaves in flowing water, and low temperature roasting around 40°C until the leaves turn brown. Currently, for 100% Agarwood tea (Aquilaria Leaves) production, there are mainly three ways for three products which are similar to tea production
a) Full Leaves b) Finely chopped for tea bags c) Finely Ground to make dissolvable agarwood tea
Comparision
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Full Leaves |
Finely Chopped Leaves | Finely Ground Leaves | |
| How agarwood leaves made? | Minimum Processed: Young leaves was basically collected, rinsed, dried and packed | Processed similar to full leaves THEN finely chopped to pack into tea bags for consumers who do not like leaves. | Processed similar to full leaves THEN, add solvent agent to make the leaves totally dissolvable into water |
| Taste | Bitter and astringency | Less bitterness, no astringency | similar to herbal tea, no bitterness, no astringency |
Another way to enjoy full leaves agarwood tea
Brewing full Aquilaria leaves in a kung fu teapot will give you a different tasting experience.
For around 10 to 15 leaves, you can steep up to 10 times, for 2 minutes each time. Do not steep longer than 2 minutes, because you would experience extreme bitterness.
Usually, agarwood tea is consumed after meals as it promotes sleep and bowel movement (without diarrhoea)
Summary benefit of Aquilaria Crassna's leaves
| Aquilaria Crassna | Biological Activities | Reference |
| Analgesics activities | Sattayasai et al. (2012) | |
| Antibacterial activities | Kamonwannasit et al. (2013) and Chen et al. (2014) |
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| Anticancer | Dahham et al. (2015) | |
| Anti-inflammatory activities | Kumphune et al. (2011) | |
| Antioxidant activities | Dahham et al. (2015) | |
| Antipyretic activities | Sattayasai et al. (2012) | |
| Laxative effect | Kakino et al. (2010) |
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Dr Kalachar HCB
July 02, 2024
Aqualaria melanansis can be used for tea production