Honeysuckle and Dried Daylily Flower Tea

Why people make this tea

Nourilo once spotted a glorious wild sprawl of honeysuckle in the countryside — but he wouldn’t pick it, since even rural areas may be sprayed with insecticide. In traditional kitchens honeysuckle is valued for clearing heat, resolving toxins and dispersing wind-heat, and is associated with easing fever, headache, sore throat and thirst. Because women have a shorter urethra and are more prone to urinary infections, he pairs honeysuckle with daylily flower as a gentle, fragrant tea.

Method

1. Put the honeysuckle and daylily flowers in a pot and rinse once with boiling water.
2. Pour in fresh boiling water and steep for 7–8 minutes.
3. Drink; you can re-steep until the flavour fades.

Nourilo’s Tips

This tea is fragrant and fine for young and old, but it is not suitable for those with G6PD deficiency, and honeysuckle tea should not be kept and drunk overnight.