Herbal & Flower Teas
Ginger-Jujube-Coix Seed Tea
traditionally associated with warming digestion, easing fatigue and relieving dampness
In short: Ginger-Jujube-Coix Seed Tea is a herbal & flower tea that traditionally associated with warming digestion, easing fatigue and relieving dampness. It is most often made for digestive wellness, cooling & summer heat, energy & vitality. Total time about 20 min. Key ingredients: ginger, red dates, chinese yam, coix seeds / job's tears.
Why people make this tea
If you find yourself feeling persistently tired, with a poor appetite and a thick coating on your tongue, traditional Chinese medicine often interprets these signs as a sluggish digestive system burdened with excess dampness. In Hong Kong’s humid climate, this pattern is extremely common — and especially pronounced in spring and summer when the air is thick with moisture.
Most people reach for cooling or draining herbs in this situation. But if cold hands and feet accompany the fatigue, Nourilo points out that a different approach is needed: one that warms the middle while also clearing dampness. That’s exactly what this tea does. Ginger and red dates provide gentle warmth; Chinese yam, coix seeds and lotus seeds work together to strengthen and settle the digestion.
The clever twist is the preparation: instead of boiling a pot each time, you grind or crush the ingredients, divide them into 10 individual tea bags, and steep one bag in boiling water whenever you need it. It’s a practical, make-ahead approach that fits into a busy life.
What studies say about the key ingredients
Traditional use is not the same as clinical proof. Here is the strongest human research we found for each ingredient, limitations included.
- Ginger
Overall, acute and delayed nausea and vomiting did not differ significantly between ginger and control groups. A subgroup taking 1 g/day or less for over four days had less acute vomiting (OR 0.30).Limitation: Clinical heterogeneity between trials required subgroup analyses, and the authors state that sufficiently large, high-quality RCTs are still needed.PubMed 36501010 · 3 more ginger studies - Red dates
Jujube was associated with significantly lower BMI and triglycerides, and lower fasting blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes. LDL and total cholesterol fell only in some subgroups. HDL, AST and ALT did not change significantly.Limitation: The authors state the overall quality of the evidence is limited, and results varied significantly by dose, treatment duration and disease type.PubMed 40399274 · 3 more red dates studies - Job's tears (coix)
Myeloperoxidase activity rose significantly in the placebo group after 8 weeks but showed no significant change in the adlay tea group. Vascular endothelial function improved in the adlay group, especially in those over 40.Limitation: Participants were healthy adults and the outcomes were surrogate markers, so the results say little about clinical disease outcomes. Tea is a polyphenol-rich extract, not whole grain.PubMed 38945894 · 2 more job's tears (coix) studies
From the Nourilo Research Library. Findings come from specific doses, extracts and populations and may not apply to a home-cooked recipe.
Safety first — read before you cook
This is a traditional food, not a treatment. Please check with your doctor or pharmacist before making it a regular part of your diet if you:
- are pregnant or breastfeeding, or are cooking for a young child;
- take regular medicines — especially blood thinners, blood-pressure, diabetes or immune-suppressing drugs;
- have a kidney, liver or heart condition, or a known food allergy.
Stop eating it and seek advice if you notice an allergic reaction or feel unwell. Safety notes reviewed 8 October 2026 · How we write safety notes
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