Fresh Sauropus Leaf, Loquat Leaf, Candied Kumquat and Snow Pear Water

Why people make this water

At the herb stalls you often see fresh sauropus leaf (long li ye) and fresh loquat leaf — both gentle and clearing. Sauropus leaf is mild in nature and traditionally associated with moistening the lungs and easing cough, so it suits cold, hot or dry coughs alike with the right partners. Loquat leaf is geared more to wind-heat and dry coughs. Nourilo brews this clear, sweet water for the seasonal dry-weather cough; with candied kumquat and snow pear it tastes pleasant enough that neither children nor elders refuse it.