Apple, Chrysanthemum & Dried Fig Tea

Why people make this tea

As the air turns drier in autumn, many people notice their skin, throat, and nose feeling parched. In traditional food therapy, autumn is the season most associated with the lungs, and dryness is considered the characteristic challenge of the season. This quick four-ingredient tea is one of Nourilo’s go-to autumn preparations — simple enough to make on a weekday morning, yet genuinely pleasant to drink. Keeping the apple skin on is intentional: apple skin contains quercetin, a natural antioxidant that is thought to help protect lung tissue from environmental irritants. Just make sure to soak the apple briefly in hot water first and scrub it clean, since the skin may carry wax or residue.