American Ginseng and Dendrobium Flower Tea

Why people make this tea

In autumn and winter, many people — especially children, older adults, night owls, and women going through menopause — develop what Chinese food-therapy tradition calls “deficiency heat”: a dryness and inner warmth that comes not from excess but from a lack of nourishing fluids. Symptoms can include a scratchy throat, warm palms, restless sleep, or tired, dry eyes after long hours of screen time. Rather than reaching for cooling herbs that could further weaken the system, the traditional approach is to replenish what is missing. This gentle tea, using only two ingredients, is one of the quieter, more everyday ways to do that.