The invention relates to a method for harvesting and
processing apocynum venetum tea, which comprises the following steps: harvesting the whole
apocynum venetum
plant with the height of 0.8-1m in a tender
shoot and tender leaf state, spreading for cooling for 12-72 hours in a shade place without direct
sunlight or withering when the
apocynum venetum
plant loses water by 8-12%, rolling for 1-2 times, flattening the stem of the
apocynum venetum plant, and
drying the
apocynum venetum plant in the shade for 1-2 hours to obtain the
apocynum venetum tea. The method comprises the following steps: continuously spreading for cooling for 12-48 hours at a shade place without direct
sunlight, or continuously losing water by more than 8%, carrying out secondary re-rolling, then continuously spreading for cooling for 2-5 days at the shade place without direct
sunlight, airing or
drying until the plants are fully dried, or enabling the
water content of stems and leaves of the plants to be lower than 10%, and defoliating: slightly shaking and vibrating the plants which are dried until the plants are fully dried, so that the dried folium apocyni veneti leaves can be separated from the stems of the folium apocyni veneti. Compared with the prior art, the method has the advantages that the harvesting and
processing cost is greatly reduced, a large amount of
electric heating stir-frying cost and equipment
investment cost are effectively saved through the sun-
drying process, particularly, the quality of the apocynum venetum tea leaves is greatly improved, and the apocynum venetum tea leaves have the characteristics of high-quality tea products such as golden yellow and clear tea soup, rich tea fragrance, mellow taste and no grass taste; and moreover, the
mechanization degree can be improved, so that large-scale agricultural planting is realized.