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Herbal tea, called Idhazh, is brewed with hibiscus flowers grown astatine the State horticulture workplace astatine Athur successful Chengalpattu district.
Five to six kilograms of caller flowers are converted to 900-950 grams of dried petals by prima drying them successful the star drier for 24 hours
Soon, you volition beryllium capable to portion herbal tea, called Idhazh, brewed with hibiscus flowers grown astatine the State horticulture workplace astatine Athur successful Chengalpattu district. The workplace has lone precocious begun accumulation of the beverage connected a tiny scale.
Blending sun-dried integrated autochthonal hibiscus petals with herbs, including adust ginger and pepper, the workers astatine the workplace are packing beverage successful tiny packets that volition beryllium sold astatine beverage shops and Tanhoda outlets, said an authoritative source.
Over 4,000 saplings planted successful March 2025 signifier the ground of the task successful which hibiscus beverage is being made successful 2 variants. One assortment of beverage has greenish tea, cardamom, amla, achromatic pepper, cinnamon, fennel seeds and of people hibiscus — and the different contains cardamom, cloves, achromatic pepper, adust ginger, fennel seeds and hibiscus. "Hibiscus helps boost metabolism, assistance digestion and calms down the body," said an official.
Five to six kilograms of caller flowers are converted to 900-950 grams of dried petals by prima drying them successful the star drier for 24 hours. The 32-acre workplace has parent plants of mangoes, amla, acerb lime, jamun, fig and prima gooseberry. It besides has roses, crossandra and Jasmine. "Apart from the autochthonal assortment of hibiscus, hybrid varieties excessively person been planted connected different 2 acres. A mist chamber, drip irrigation, tractors, and star drier are facilities created to cultivate hibiscus plants," said different official.
