Blue Peaflower Tea

For bedtime, I love my tisanes as opposed to regular teas which love earlier in the day.

Teas come from the Camelia Sinensis plant. They are namely Black, green, white, yellow, oolong and post-fermented teas. There is another group of tea called the herbal teas which are not really teas as they do not come from the Camelia Sinensis plant. They are called tissanes.

Now, nerdy stuff aside, when it is bedtime, I love my tisanes. Whether they have chamomile, lemongrass, rooibos, lavender, it is pretty calming to sit down, curl up with a nice book and drink something tranquilizing.

The Butterfly Peaflower Tea

This tisane has chamomile, lemongrass, lychee but most importantly the ‘butterfly’ peaflower .

The scientific name for this flower is ‘clitoria ternatea’ because it is shaped like the female genitalia hence the Latin name ‘Clitoria’ ( clitoris ). In Indian traditions, this flower is used in rituals.

Science experiment and some Tea ASMR for y’all trying to sleep on a Sunday night. The blue ‘butterfly’ peaflower tisane turns purple when citrus is added, pH is lowered and a bit more of the blue tisane is added to increase the peaflower concentration. Super cool!