{"product_id":"rhododendron-buransh-flower-tea-50-g","title":"Rhododendron (Buransh) Flower Tea · 50 g","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e50 g · dried whole petals · caffeine-free\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach spring, the slopes of the Garhwal Himalayas turn red with buransh, \u003cem\u003eRhododendron arboreum\u003c\/em\u003e, Uttarakhand's state tree. For generations, hill families have gathered its flowers in season for a cooling summer drink. We dry the petals whole, so the cup tastes as it always has: bright, tart and gently floral.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in the cup\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuransh flowers are naturally rich in flavonoids and phenolic compounds, including quercetin glycosides, hyperoside and epicatechin. Diets rich in flavonoids have been associated with wellbeing in large studies of midlife women. We describe buransh as tradition and good food, not as a treatment: most research on the flower itself is still at the laboratory stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhy this moment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfternoon.\u003c\/strong\u003e A cooling, caffeine-free cup for the part of the day when warmth and skin oil peak and energy dips. Lovely iced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFollicular phase and ovulation.\u003c\/strong\u003e As oestrogen rises, energy and mood often lift. A bright, floral cup suits the most outward-facing days of the month.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to brew\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e1–2 teaspoons of petals in 200 ml of water just off the boil. Steep 5–10 minutes. For iced buransh, brew double strength and pour over ice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNTFDP\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGathered in season from the Garhwal Himalayas, and identified carefully at source: \u003cem\u003eR. arboreum\u003c\/em\u003e has a long history as a food, unlike some other rhododendron species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeveloped using the Endo Neutral framework: a caffeine-free cup, deliberately free of the phytoestrogens found in soy and red clover.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Himalyan Naturals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50532922228788,"sku":"HNT-RHODO-50","price":499.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/himalyannaturals.com\/products\/rhododendron-buransh-flower-tea-50-g","provider":"Himalyan Naturals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}