Cornflower petals in tea
In all the beverages that are consumed globally after water, tea is the one that has remained the most liked drink from people of every walk of life.
With time, the tea also has evolved in its, taste, flavor, color, ingredients and process of making. It’s experimented with many herbs and spices mixed with it like sage, pepper, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, etc. however, there are other medicinal herbs too that are a bit difficult to find but hold a tremendous amount of medicinal values.
One such herb is cornflower.
It is a herbaceous plant that produces flowers of blue cornflower, red cornflower, white cornflower, rose cornflower and pink cornflower too. However, the blue cornflower petals are the one that is loaded with healing qualities and is used in medicinal preparations. There are many names of this miraculous herb like a bachelor’s button, blue bow, blue cap, blue poppy, bluebonnets, etc.
The cornflower is found and cultivated in abundance in the south-eastern country of Albania. It requires full sun and grows best in porous, dry or moist soil with 30 inches of height and 12 inches radius. It is grown from June to August and the seeds ripen from August to October.
Today cornflower Albania is an essential part of a medicated tea mixture that soothes the body and satisfy the soul. With a naturally delicate scent, it brightens up the mood when sipped through a cup of tea.
Here are a few medicinally proven qualities of cornflower petals:
- Blue cornflower is an astringent herb that fights and reduces inflammation and cleans up the kidneys.
- The cornflower carries mineral salts and contains pectin.
- It is rich in calcium and is rich in anthocyanins and flavonoids.
- Cornflower is rich in potassium and tannin.
- Blue cornflower is rich in vitamin C, folic acid, and many other detoxifying agents.
The usage of cornflower petals in tea mixture is the most practical use of this healing herb. However, it is also used in salads, cocktails, in potpourris or as a natural dye.
The cornflower also has an impressive relevance in Greek mythology. As per Greek mythology when the hero Achilles was poisoned by the arrow of Heracles, cornflower was used to treat his wound. Also, in middle ages, famous Italian painters of the early renaissance used cornflowers to symbolize the Virgin Mary like the famous painting named “Birth of Venus” by Sandro Botticelli. This was due to its healing powers and soothing color and texture.
Coming back to the cornflower petals in tea, this mixture improvises digestion, cleanse the kidneys and the liver as its high on antioxidants.
Here are a few medicinal traits that the herb presents to mankind if taken in tea:
- It is a great appetite stimulant
- Helps with constipation
- Helps with fever
- Helps to strengthen hair and nails
- Helps in chest congestion and water retention
- Regulates kidney function, expectorant, and diuretic
- Helps in menstrual cramps
- Helps in conjunctivitis and eye irritation
- Helps in stimulating gall bladder and liver
Bidaj supervises cultivation of cornflower in more than 30 hectares of cultivation, in various parts of Albania. Few photos of cornflower cultivation fields in Albania:
With the production of more than 10 tons of cornflower petals a year, Bidaj brings on your table the best, handpicked cornflower petals for the herbal tea, to give you the healing experience at every sip.
You can find below a video of our hand-selecting process, where our employees remove impurities or big white particles to bring best quality of blue cornflower petals to our partners.
