Hawthorn, Sophora Flower and Cassia Seed Tea

Why people make this tea

Nourilo once helped a relative’s helper who, after too much spicy, heaty food, had bleeding hemorrhoids and would not see a doctor — three days of sophora-flower tea and it settled, since sophora flower traditionally clears heat and cools the blood. The shops mostly sell the flower buds, called “huai mi,” lightly fragrant. Paired with hawthorn and dry-roasted cassia seed, this tea is traditionally well suited to caring for a fatty liver.

Method

1. Put all ingredients in a pot and rinse once with boiling water.
2. Pour in fresh boiling water and steep for 8–10 minutes, then drink.

Nourilo’s Tips

This tea is slightly tart; it is traditionally said to lower blood lipids and pressure and to soothe a stagnant liver. But it is not for use during pregnancy.