Black Bean, Floating Wheat & Southern Jujube Tea

Why people make this tea

Some people sweat easily — especially those carrying extra weight, women going through menopause, or women feeling depleted after childbirth. In traditional thinking, sweating heavily during the daytime without exertion is called “spontaneous sweating” and is usually linked to qi deficiency; sweating at night that stops once you wake is called “night sweats” and is more often linked to yin deficiency. Nourilo offers this warming little tea for the night-sweat type.

Method

1. Soak and rinse the black soybeans and floating wheat separately; rinse the jujubes.
2. Add everything to 1.5 L of water.
3. Simmer about 45 minutes until reduced to 600 ml. Drink warm.

Nourilo’s Tips

The green-fleshed black soybean works better than the yellow-fleshed type. If you are too busy to simmer a pot, you can dry-roast the rinsed black soybeans in a pan for about 12 minutes and the floating wheat for about 5 minutes, then store them in a glass jar. Steep 15–20 minutes whenever you want a quick cup.