Chicken Gizzard Lining and Sanqi Powder Tea

Why people make this tea

Modern diets are over-rich, and middle-aged and older adults are especially prone to high cholesterol — which can in turn raise the risk of fatty liver and cardiovascular trouble. The everyday key is more vegetables, less meat. There’s a well-known folk food-therapy for cholesterol support: grinding chicken gizzard lining and raw sanqi (tienchi) into powder and taking it daily. Traditionally, milder cases see a difference after about 10 days, and stubborn cases after about 20. This powder-tea is traditionally credited with invigorating the blood, resolving stasis and easing swelling and pain — and is well regarded by those minding their cholesterol.