Hawthorn, Tangerine Peel and Red Date Tea

Why people make this tea

Back when Nourilo was teaching postnatal-care classes, lunches out were unavoidable. At a quick noodle shop one day, a man sat down, ordered wonton noodles, and — never minding how scalding hot it was — wolfed down soup and noodles in moments and was gone, while Nourilo wasn’t even half done. He saw it happen more than once. Bolting food like that not only risks burning the throat, it loads up the digestive system and leads to indigestion. The real fix is to chew slowly and well. But for people with lingering indigestion — bloating, even nausea, no appetite, eating little yet feeling full fast — a tea built around hawthorn, which helps digestion and breaks up food stagnation, can be a good support.