Honeysuckle, Chrysanthemum and Dandelion Root Tea

Why people make this tea

In sweltering summer weather many people lose their appetite and reach for spicy food to perk it up, which can leave breath stale; add in late nights and “liver fire” rises, bringing a dry mouth, sore throat, even mouth ulcers and unpleasant breath. That’s when a cooling drink helps. Nourilo steeps this honeysuckle, chrysanthemum and dandelion-root tea to clear heat, resolve toxins and calm that summer heat.

Method

1. Put all the ingredients in a teapot and rinse once with boiling water.
2. Pour in fresh boiling water and steep, covered, for about 7 minutes. Drink.
3. Re-steep until the tea runs pale.

Nourilo’s Tips

This tea is light and fragrant and can help calm bodily inflammation and itchy skin; young and old can drink it. But those with a cold, weak digestion (spleen-stomach deficiency cold) and pregnant women should not take it.