Daidai Flower and Licorice Tea

Why people make this tea

Daidai flower (also written dai dai hua) comes from a citrus tree called the ‘returning green orange’ in Chinese — a poetic name for the fact that the fruit can stay on the tree through winter, and by the following year when the tree blooms and sets new fruit, the old fruit’s skin turns from yellow back to green. The flowers are white, deeply fragrant, and mildly bitter-sweet. This gentle floral tea is particularly effective for the uncomfortable feeling of gas and bloating that so many people experience — especially after stress, eating too quickly, or eating irregular meals. Paired with licorice root, which moderates the slightly bitter edge of the flower and adds harmonising digestive support, this tea is something you can keep on your desk and sip whenever the stomach feels tight or gassy.