Daylily & Fresh Cogon Root Sweet Drink

Why people make this drink

Young children have very delicate nasal membranes. When a toddler or school-age child takes a tumble and bumps their nose, the thin membrane can be easily damaged and may bleed again every few weeks until the child is around ten years old, when the lining thickens naturally. For parents watching their child have yet another nosebleed, it can be worrying and frustrating. This simple, sweet drink is something Cantonese families have long made during these years as a gentle supportive measure. Daylily buds and fresh cogon root are both traditionally associated with cooling “heat in the blood” — the Chinese medicine framework used to describe the internal environment that makes these nosebleeds more likely. The drink is mild in taste and children rarely refuse it.