Jasmine, Poria and Dried Tangerine Peel Tea

Why people make this tea

Many people find that unpleasant breath persists no matter how carefully they clean their teeth. Bad breath can be embarrassing, but more importantly, Nourilo notes that it may not always be simply an oral issue.

In traditional Chinese food-therapy thinking, unpleasant breath is associated with internal imbalances such as stomach heat, accumulated heat in the heart and spleen, kidney-yin deficiency or constipation, and is considered closely connected with the body’s internal organs. Nourilo recommends this fragrant jasmine, poria and dried tangerine peel tea to freshen the breath and clear damp-heat. It is especially suited, in traditional food-therapy terms, to sour-smelling breath associated with “damp turbidity obstructing the spleen” and turbid qi rising upward.