Thursday 14 January 2010

Thai herb in Thai beverage.



In the first article we talked about Thai herb in Thai cuisine, but not only used in cuisine. Herb is used as composition in various products such as medicine desserts and drinks. Thai drinks may not be as famous as Thai food, so not many people around the world know about its properties and tastes.
In Thailand herbs have been using as one of ingredients for a long time.
At former time, herbal beverage was used only in order to cure patients. It was cooked simply by boiling. But at present, when technology and evolution is getting better, the method to make a good beverage is increasing, too. There are many worth drinking herbal beverage in Thailand. Here are some examples.









Centella asiafic (Linn) Urban juice
Taste: This one might be too better, if it was not cook properly.
Medical properties: restraining some types of cancer cell such as Ehnlich
ascites and Dalton's Lymyhoma ascites. Curing internal bruised wound. Maintain tiredness. And recreasing inflaming.








Lemon grass juice
Taste: quite spicy, pungent taste and pungent smell. But delicious.
Medical properties: decreasing internal heat. Restraining some king of bacteria’s progress. Curing flatulence.








Pandanus Odorus juice
Taste: good taste with refreshing feel.
Medical properties: enriching heart. Refreshing from tiredness.








Aegle Marmelos juice
Taste: guarantee that must be loved by people who like sweet.
Medical properties: curing flatulence. Decreasing phlegm. Adding food requirement.







Ginger juice
Taste: quite spicy, pungent taste and pungent smell. But delicious.
Medical properties: Curing flatulence. Relieving coughing.







Star gooseberry juice
Taste: sour and sweet.
Medical properties: full with vitamin C. good to when thirsty.


If you are interested in these herbal beverage, you can buy to make it simply by yourself from Thai convenience store.


Here are some of the instant and readymade products.



Instant Centella asiafic (Linn) Urban juice





Inatant Ginger juice






Instant Aegle Marmelos juice





Instant Lemon grass juice




Instant Pandanus Odorus juice

3 comments:

  1. Shizuka Nakazawa20 January 2010 at 17:00

    These beverages' colors are clear and fresh!
    I know some kinds of herbs like ginger and Lemon grass but I don't know others.
    It's interesting!
    Sometimes we drink ginger tea or hot ginger water in Japan because it is good for health.

    Do you usually drink these herb beverages?

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