Rose petal infusions. Fragrant tea from rose petals will protect against colds and depression How to make a drink from rose petals

When it comes to summer refreshing and really cooling drinks, northerners first of all come to mind. mint. In regions where it is warmer, it is added lavender, but I think that many southerners will not hesitate to answer: "Rose!" In my articles about the rose, I have already said that this plant has cooling properties: first of all, this is why it is widely used in the East for medicinal, cosmetic and even culinary purposes.

If someone has the opportunity to use organic rose petals, he can make not only "raw" or hot jams with them, but also pleasant summer drinks.

I am familiar with two technologies for preparing such a drink: simply with water and in the form of syrup (similar to how lavender syrup is prepared). In both cases, only fresh rose petals are used, because it is in them that the content of essential oil is higher. Moreover, both the time of collection and the type of rose matter (for more details, see the description of the rose on the links above).

It is difficult to get a pink or red drink from rose petals, most often an indicator is used for this (lemon juice or citric acid; the drink is also tinted - for example, with pomegranate or beet juice).

This shade can have a natural hot infusion of rose petals (sometimes it is lighter or darker). At the same time, the petals themselves become discolored (boiled out). That is why it is not recommended to wash them with hot water, but cool water is very possible!

For the same reason, I do not recommend taking a rose petal bath at home. Don't forget that the princesses who did this used to have servants. And the baths-pools were not like that. Yes, and procedures with petals were carried out, by the way, where there were quite a lot of roses! Translated into modern language, there is little pleasure from the petals in the bathroom: to smell the aroma, you need to take a huge amount of petals, and they stick to all parts of the body and even color everything. From hot water, the petals, firstly, will discolor. Secondly, because of this, the juice will be released, the water and the bath will turn purple. Pink juice is very well eaten into different surfaces. Will you clean the bath yourself or will you call the servants? :) For such purposes, it is better to use rose essential oil or attar, but they are expensive. Conclusion: of course, you decide :)

Rose petal drink (option without syrup).
In some regions of Azerbaijan, such a drink is called "ovshala". I think my comrades from Azerbaijan can tell you more about it, but I'll just tell you what I managed to find out.

Basic cooking technology: pour rose petals with hot water, add lemon juice or acid and leave for 8-10 hours to infuse. Then it is filtered and a sweetener is added. Often, rose water is added to such a drink (see Ch. 9, link above for it).

Here is the version from the book "Azerbaijan" (published in 2006; written by David C. King).

5 cups of water
petals of 3 roses
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice (? - suspicious proportion)
3 tbsp Sahara.

Boil water, add rose petals and lemon juice. Remove from heat and leave to infuse for 6 hours or overnight. Then remove the petals, add sugar, serve chilled.

Two interesting recipes available at azerifood.com (link is active).

1. Tincture on rose leaves:
Tea rose petals - 1 kg
Citric acid - 2 tsp
Water for pouring petals - 2 liters

For every 3 cups of rose leaf tincture:
Water - 1.5 - 2 cups
Sugar - 4-6 tbsp. (taste)
pieces of ice

2. 1 glass of yarrow infusion
1 cup gulab (rose water)
0.4 cup tincture on rose leaves
about 1 liter of water
sugar to taste

Gulab sherbet. Syrup variant

An option that I adjusted to myself, looking for what I need in a variety of recipes :) In this option, I used quite a bit of lemon juice, but you can take more of it - especially if you intend to store the syrup for a while. It is prepared using the same technology as a regular pink drink, only the preparation of syrup is added.

I took equal proportions of fragrant red rose petals, sugar and water (for example, a glass of loosely packed petals, a glass of sugar, a glass of water) + a little beetroot juice for color. I have a glass of petals at the top of the photo, on the scales. At large petals, you can cut off the white tips so that they do not taste bitter. For the preparation of a large amount of syrup, 1: 1: 1 proportions are not always suitable, you need to think about this additionally.

She took so much water that she covered the petals, boiled, poured the petals, left to infuse. After a few hours I filtered it and set it aside. I boiled another part of the water, added sugar, boiled it down to a state of not very thick syrup. I added water from under the petals, a little juice of fresh beets for color, mixed, warmed up, removed from heat. Lemon juice can be added either before the infusion of the petals, or during the preparation of the syrup: for 1 glass of water - from 1 tsp. up to 1 tbsp. juice (or to taste and color; for adding lemon juice, see the story about lavender syrup).

The finished syrup is diluted with water in the desired proportion or added to other dishes where it is appropriate. Rose water or extract can be added for aroma and additional "rose" taste. Or lavender syrup :) In my last photo - pink syrup diluted with water about 1:3.

Prepared for

Ovshala - a drink made from rose petals

Cooking time: 10 min.
Preparation time: 10 hours
Servings: 6
Cuisines: Azerbaijani
Type of dish: drinks
The recipe is suitable for: fasting, dessert.
Ingredients for the recipe "Ovshala - a drink from rose petals":

Water 600 ml
Citric acid 2 g
Tea rose petals 80 g
Sugar 120 g

Ovshala - rose drink
Favorite roses are blooming in the garden, it's a pity! Now wait until the summer when nature will please us with such beauty. I never miss an opportunity to make something out of roses. This time I offer you a recipe for a drink of Azerbaijani cuisine, under the beautiful name "Ovshala". Having prepared it, you will get a rich taste, a bright beautiful color and an unsurpassed delicate aroma of a rose. Very easy to cook.
Of course, I recommend doing this only from home grown roses in your own garden. And it is very important to use petals of dark red color.
This exquisite drink will appeal to everyone, besides it is very healthy (contains magnesium and selenium) and perfectly quenches thirst.
Preparation of a dish according to the recipe "Ovshala - a drink from rose petals":

Step 1
To prepare a drink, we need tea rose petals, water, citric acid, sugar.

Step 2
Rose petals must be poured with hot boiled water, add citric acid (if desired, you can use lemon).

Step 3
Cover with a lid and leave for 8-10 hours to infuse.

Every woman loves flowers and especially a rose. Although, in addition to beauty, this plant can bring us a lot of benefits. Moreover, this will apply not only to our health, but also to beauty. Therefore, below we will learn how to prepare a tincture of rose petals for the face, its beneficial properties and other types of tonics, masks from this flower.

Few people know that the rose has a tonic, refreshing and anti-inflammatory properties. Not to mention the miraculous possibilities of speedy healing. Although the most frequent use, of course, is in cosmetology, and not in healing the body. You can use them for taking baths, making various tonics and face creams.

It is worth noting that it is necessary to apply only fresh rose petals and preferably not purchased, but from a home garden. Only then will there be a guarantee that the plants were not pollinated with various mixtures of chemicals for long flowering. It is best if you prepare a tonic, oil or rose tincture. Although a face mask would be just as great a solution. Especially if you have problems caused by rashes and acne.

Properties

You can talk about the magnificent properties of this plant forever, because rose petals have been used since ancient times. Previously, people who suffered from nervous disorders or respiratory diseases could be cured with rose tinctures or incense based on it. It is worth noting that even complex infections that cause consumption or diseases of the heart and kidneys could be cured with rose petals. Women used to apply fresh flowers to their face to keep their youth and moisturize the skin. You could cure severe inflammation, stomach upsets by inhaling rose oil or taking it internally.

Rose petals are made up of:

essential oils;
Sahara;
resins;
a large number of vitamins B and C;
trace elements;
carotene;
flavonoids.

For what and from what to apply?

Therefore, it can be used as a regenerating, anti-inflammatory, soothing and pain reliever. The range of diseases is as extensive as the composition, because you can use the petals even with tonsillitis, stomatitis, diseases of the gastric tract, purulent inflammation and problems with the skin of the face. Although it is worth remembering also about an allergic reaction to some components of the plant. Therefore, before using such a remedy, it is better to immediately check the reaction of your body and consult a doctor.

Use in cooking

In addition to the fact that the rose is used in medicine and cosmetology, it has found its place in the kitchen of many cooks and simple housewives. I must say that it is very rare, but you can even find a recipe for jam from petals or honey. They resemble a pleasant syrup that tastes just as great as it smells.

More rare are: vinegar or alcoholic drinks based on rose tincture. Although if you try them at least once, you will no longer be able to live without it. True, many note that these are more feminine drinks, because they are much weaker and sweeter than ordinary wines or cocktails. In everyday life, you can make tea with fresh petals. It is this drink that will allow you to always remain calm and fall asleep quickly.

Cooking fragrant tinctures at home

It is absolutely not necessary to buy tea rose tincture in a pharmacy or cosmetic stores. After all, you can cook it at home. After that, you can use it inside as a pleasant drink, and for the treatment of certain diseases, even mix it with other ingredients and make masks, tonics. You will need not so many components, the main of which, of course, is a tea rose, or rather its petals.

Ingredients

sugar 250 g;
water 150 ml;
if desired, vodka 1 liter;
rose petals 150 g.

Recipe

To create a tincture from this plant, you will need to follow a simple recipe that includes the following steps:

Pour water into a saucepan and add sugar.
Put on fire and cook until syrup is formed.
Add tea rose petals and simmer for another five minutes.
Wait until the broth cools down.
Add vodka and mix thoroughly.
Pour the tincture into a jar, close the hole tightly, and leave in a dark place for two weeks.
After that, open the container, pour the liquid into another container.

Ingredients

petals 150 g;
water 500 ml;
olive oil 2 tablespoons;
one ampoule of vitamin A.

Recipe

From the ingredients listed above, you can easily prepare a wonderful nourishing facial tincture, which is also called rose water. After all, it is used mainly for rubbing the skin as a tonic.

You will need:

Grind the tea rose in a blender or with a knife.
Pour it into a thermos and pour boiling water into it.
Leave until the liquid has cooled.
Add oil and vitamin.
Pour into another container and store in a cool and dark place.

It is important that you make sure that your skin and body can tolerate all the ingredients that you will use to prepare tinctures and creams for various recipes. Otherwise, you can not improve the condition, but only worsen it. And then only a doctor can help you. Everyone needs to cherish and appreciate the gifts of nature that allow us to remain as beautiful and young after a year. Only the rational use of plants and the implementation of prescriptions will achieve the desired result.

Video "How to prepare rose water for the face"

In the video below, you will learn about the method of preparing rose tincture or how it is otherwise called “pink tonic”, which is used to wipe the face.

Tea rose is a shrub plant of incredible beauty, artificially bred from different varieties. It is famous for its bright specific aroma and delicate taste. Its petals are often used in cooking for the preparation of syrups, jams, drinks, including alcoholic ones. To begin with, it is worth choosing a recipe that will suit your individual preferences more than others.

Recipe #1

At home, you can create an unusually tasty, fragrant tea rose liquor. Consider the simplest recipe. For this you need to take:

500 g of petals;
2500 ml of water;
700 g white sugar;
2 tsp citric acid;
300 ml of alcohol.

Recipe:

Separate the petals from the buds, carefully sort out, removing spoiled and wilted ones.
Put them in a large saucepan.
Separately, boil water (2 liters), adding citric acid to it.
Pour the petals with acidified boiling water, close well until completely cooled.
Put in refrigerator for 48 hours . If the container lid is not tight, the product will be spoiled by third-party flavors.
After 2 days, strain this mixture, squeezing the petals well.
Prepare syrup from sugar and remaining water, cool.
Pour the previously prepared mixture with syrup, adding alcohol.
Pour the finished pink liqueur into a glass container for storage for about 2 weeks in a poorly lit place.

This recipe is easy enough for beginners in making homemade alcohol. It is important to note that it is better to collect petals early in the morning or in the dark evening without solar radiation. In color, the liqueur is about the same as the rose itself. Therefore, it is necessary to use bright varieties for a rich shade, and the petals must be freshly picked for a unique persistent smell. Dried ones are not suitable, because they have already lost their aroma much.

Recipe number 2

There are many ways to prepare liquor from rose petals. We recommend to study the following recipe. To make a delicious tea rose tincture, you will need:

1000 ml of vodka;
300 g of petals;
1 tsp citric acid;
1000 g of sugar;
1000 ml of water;
5 liter container.

Step by step recipe:

Carefully sort and wash the petals.
Skip them with sugar through a meat grinder.
Transfer the resulting paste into a container, pour vodka into it and shake well.
Pour this mixture with water and mix well so that the sugar is completely dissolved.
It is good to close and leave to infuse in a dark place for 1 month.
The finished tincture should be filtered through cheesecloth, then pour citric acid.
Pour into glass containers, tightly stoppered. Liquor can be consumed after 3 days.

The liqueur is obtained with a pronounced aroma of tea rose, which cannot be confused with anything else. Under the alcohol base, instead of vodka, you can use 45% alcohol, this is not important. The main thing is that it be of high quality. Tea rose liqueur will keep well in the refrigerator. At low temperatures, it will not deteriorate for a long time, and over the years its taste will only improve.

Recipe number 3

We want to offer another simple recipe for pink liqueur at home. Ingredients:

0.6 l of high-quality vodka (0.4 l of 45% alcohol);
1 st. l. citric acid;
400 g rose petals;
1.5 liters of cold water;
1 kg of white sugar.

Cooking instructions:

Pour water into the selected, washed petals, let it boil and cook for 10 minutes.
Welded petals need to cool, strain and squeeze.
Add sugar, citric acid to them and heat until completely dissolved. Cool down.
Fill with alcohol and let it brew for at least 2 weeks for the best interaction of all components and eliminate the smell of the alcohol itself.
Bottled for storage.

It turns out a viscous alcoholic drink of pale pink color with a 20 ° strength and a noticeable sourness. It is recommended to store it in glassware at a low temperature. Over time, sediment may form at the bottom, which does not affect the taste. However, to maintain the aesthetic appearance of the liquor, it must be filtered before use, preferably through a cotton filter.

You can experiment and prepare an original alcoholic drink from the petals of different varieties of roses, as well as add some special component of your choice, for example, cloves. She will make the taste of the liquor even more piquant.

About the benefits of liquor

This alcoholic drink is not only tasty, but also very valuable in the content of many useful substances. Its properties for the body:

improves the functioning of the nervous system;
strengthens the immune system;
lowers cholesterol levels;
prevents diabetes and cancer;
promotes digestion;
relieves inflammation;
improves blood circulation;
neutralizes microbes in case of food poisoning.

In addition, when used regularly in small doses, this liqueur helps with insomnia, liver problems and the fight against seasonal viral infections. The main thing is to know the measure.

Conclusion

A homemade product is always tastier, healthier and more profitable than a purchased one. By preparing it with your own hands, you can be sure of naturalness and health benefits. Such a liqueur will undoubtedly delight you with its taste, delicate aroma and pleasant appearance. Its composition is very simple, so everyone can independently take care of the fact that by the arrival of guests at home there is always an original alcoholic drink. Homemade liquor is able to decorate any festive feast or complement a romantic evening.

What could be better than a cup of aromatic tea if you need to cope with depression, confusion, confusion? Probably, only rose petal tea is a surprisingly gentle and romantic drink, which, moreover, has a number of useful properties.

Benefits of rose petals

Rose petal tea is not only very tasty and fragrant, but also very healthy. Even in ancient times, doctors knew that such tea refreshes, restores the ability to think, and puts the heart in order.

It is interesting! For quite a long time, rose petal tea was considered an "aristocratic" medicine, inaccessible to ordinary people.

Such a drink has an antiseptic, antibacterial, antiviral effect on the body. It is useful to drink it for colds, flu or other diseases of the respiratory system. When coughing, it is used as an expectorant. And if you add honey to tea, you get a cure for stomatitis and various inflammatory processes.

Rose tea will be very useful for problems with the gastrointestinal tract - an infusion of petals has the ability to soothe the mucous membrane of the digestive tract. In addition, the bright delicate aroma of tea improves mood and helps to get rid of depression or blues.
As in other cases, the medicinal properties of rose petals are determined by their composition:

essential oils;
several sugars;
carotene;
organic acids (including citric and malic);
vitamins from group B, K, E, PP, C;
tannin, flavonoids.

Rose petal tea helps to get rid of toxins, normalizes the intestinal microflora, copes with insomnia. In the form of lotions, it helps to fight conjunctivitis.

What kind of rose can be brewed?

Chinese rose is well suited for brewing tea. A drink from it helps cleanse the blood, is the prevention of blood clots. It also copes well with a hangover syndrome, and it will be useful for men also because it increases potency. In addition, it has a beneficial effect on the condition of the liver and gallbladder, normalizes blood pressure. Another useful property of Chinese rose tea is the removal of excess fluid from the body, which helps to get rid of edema.

Conventionally, red hibiscus tea can also be called rose petal tea, because Sudanese rose, also known as hibiscus, is used to make it. Sudanese rose tea has a rich history - it was served at the table even by the ancient pharaohs. Like other rose teas, hibiscus has many health benefits.

Collection and storage of petals

To get a really healthy and tasty tea, it is better to collect the petals yourself. For this, roses growing in their own summer cottage are best suited, since in this case you can be 100% sure that no harmful chemicals were used when growing them.

Collect the petals in the morning, before the dew has gone. It is advisable to do this after the past rain, which will wash away dust and insects from them. Only fully bloomed flowers are suitable for collection, but wilted petals should be avoided.

Before that, the flowers are sorted out - wilted petals, stamens, debris, sepals are removed. Then the raw materials are transferred to a sieve and shaken to remove the crumbled pollen.

It is not necessary to wash the collected petals, this can damage them, moreover, there is a risk of washing out some of the useful elements from them. But if desired, such a procedure can be carried out. It is better to rinse the petals with a sieve or colander, and then lay them out on a paper towel. After that, they can be used immediately for brewing or laid out to dry.

Like other medicinal herbs, the petals should be dried in a shaded, well-ventilated area, spread out in a not very thick layer. From time to time, raw materials should be turned and turned over to avoid rotting and mold.

If you dry the petals in an electric dryer, they will be slightly different from those that dried naturally - they will decrease in size, but they will retain their color. Because of this, dried raw materials can fall through the holes in the pallets, so it is better to line them with gauze or paper.

It is interesting! To give the flower petals a pleasant berry or fruity aroma, you can put strawberries or wild strawberries next to the petals to dry. In this case, the flowers will absorb the smell of berries.

Fresh petals can also be stored for some time, for example, if at one time it was not possible to collect the right amount for brewing tea. To do this, they are placed in a bag, tied tightly and put in the refrigerator. In this form, their shelf life is approximately 1-2 days.

Brewing methods

Rose petals can be brewed as an independent drink or flavored with tea leaves. Most often, pu-erh is subjected to this procedure, although you can mix a rose with any kind of tea.
To flavor your favorite tea with a rose, you need to mix dry tea leaves with dried rose petals and leave in a closed container for several days. During this time, the tea leaves will be saturated with a delicate aroma and you will get a delicious and delicate tea.

The easiest version of the infusion of rose petals:

pour 2 tbsp into a mug. petals. Can be used both fresh and dried;
pour warm water (not boiling water!). The water temperature should be within 70-80 degrees;
leave tea under a saucer for 5 minutes;
enjoy a fragrant drink.

You can not add either sugar or honey to such a drink, since it itself turns out to be quite sweet in taste. It has a rather distinct freshness with a sweet aftertaste and fruity notes.

Important! It is impossible to use petals from purchased rose bouquets for making tea - such flowers are grown using harsh chemicals that prolong flowering and kill pests. They will not add benefits to tea.

Tea for ulcers or gastritis

With various diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, you can brew tea from rose petals as follows:

mix 10 g of chamomile, calendula, tea rose petals, horsetail and cudweed;
add 20 g of leaves of wormwood paniculata, St. John's wort, plantain, dill seeds, agrimony grass, rose hips;
and then another 70 g of yarrow.

The resulting collection will serve as a reserve for a long time. For brewing, take about 6 g of the mixture and pour it with 0.5 liters of boiling water, after which it is sent to a water bath for half an hour. Before use, tea should be filtered, and then drunk 4 times a day, 20 minutes before meals.

For burns and wounds

An infusion of rose petals as part of the collection can be used in the form of lotions for the treatment of wounds and burns. To prepare the collection you need to mix:

rose petals, horsetail, verbena leaves, oak bark (10 g each);
sage leaves, chamomile flowers (5 g each).

The collection is poured with a liter of boiling water and insisted for no longer than half an hour. Strained infusion moisten the cloth and apply it to the affected areas.

Rose honey for tea

Such honey will give the tea a delicate aroma and help to cope with a sore throat or beriberi. For cooking, you will need 200 g of rose petals (tea rose or wild rose) and liquid honey.

Important! It is not necessary to rinse the petals so that water does not get into the honey.

Some of the petals are laid out in a bowl and poured with honey, after which, using a wooden spoon, they begin to crush and rub them until they decrease in size. After that, another portion of the petals is added. This continues until all the petals are mixed with honey.

Then the mixture is transferred to a pre-prepared (washed and sterilized) jar. It must be completely dry! Another spoonful of honey is added on top to cover the protruding petals. This honey should be stored in the refrigerator.

Honey can be added to any tea - put a spoonful of petals in a mug, pour tea, stir and let it brew for a couple of minutes. If the petals interfere, the drink can be strained.

Contraindications

There are not so many contraindications for rose petal tea. Since the rose is considered a potential allergen, tea with rose petals is not recommended during pregnancy and lactation, as well as for children under 3 years of age. And, of course, you can not use it with individual intolerance to the drink.

Rose tea is not only a romantic and fragrant drink, but also a source of good mood. And besides, it is very beneficial for health. Having prepared rose petals in the summer, you can pamper yourself all winter with a tonic and refreshing drink that will protect against colds and beriberi.

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