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特級 扬州 金桂花#1138
桂花（学名：Osmanthus fragrans，英文别称「sweet olive」）,桂花味香，持久，可制糕点（桂花糕）、糖果，并可酿酒。此外，亦常制成桂花糖、桂花湯圓、桂花釀（與蜂蜜泡制而成）、桂花酱等。
桂花味辛，可入药。有化痰、止咳、生津、止牙痛等功效。
古人认为桂为百药之长，所以用桂花酿制的酒能达到「饮之寿千岁」的功效。像是汉代时，桂花酒就是人们用来敬神祭祖的佳品，祭祀完毕，晚辈向长辈敬用桂花酒，长辈们喝下之后则象征了会延年益寿。该酒香甜醇厚，有开胃醒神、健脾补虚的功有。桂花酒尤其适用于女士饮用，被赞誉为“妇女幸福酒”。祖国医学中有花疗的理论实践，桂花酒就是典型的实例。
Supreme Osmanthus Flower#1138
Sweet-scented osmanthus has a long-lasting fragrance. It has been used in baking (osmanthus cake), candy- and wine-making. In addition, it is often made into osmanthus sugar, sweet-scented osmanthus glutinous rice balls, osmanthus sauce, and so on.
Osmanthus is pungent and can be used as medicine. It is traditionally used in
- Resolving phlegm
- Relieving cough,
- Promoting body fluid
- Relieving toothache.
The ancients believed that the osmanthus flower improves longevity so drinking tea or wine made with osmanthus is like "drinking a thousand years of life." During the Han Dynasty, osmanthus wine was used to worship the gods and honor ancestors. The younger generations offered the osmanthus to their elders to encourage long happy life.
The flower tea is sweet and mellow, appetizing and refreshing, invigorating the spleen, improving mood, and reducing deficiency.
