Name: Water-Draining, Dampness-Clearing Tea
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: About 1.2 L
Cuisine: Asian, Wellness
Ingredients: Lotus leaf — 11 g; Lotus seed pod — 1 (2 g); Poria — 11 g; Water plantain rhizome — 11 g; Smilax glabra rhizome — 11 g; Rice beans — 19 g; Hyacinth beans — 19 g; Job's tears — 19 g; Kapok flower — 11 g

Why people make this tea

When the weather turns hot and sticky, Nourilo likes a clean pot of dampness-clearing tea — the kind of cooling brew Cantonese families reach for in summer to feel light again. This blend of lotus leaf, lotus pod, poria, water plantain, smilax, beans, Job’s tears and kapok flower is traditionally simmered to clear summer heat and support the body in draining excess dampness.

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