Maidong and Smoked Plum Tea

Why people make this tea

Come summer, the body loses fluid through constant sweating, and it’s easy to feel drained and thirsty. Nourilo has long noticed that sweet fizzy drinks only make thirst worse — the high sugar load spikes and crashes, leaving you more fatigued. This old two-ingredient tea takes a different approach: smoked plum and ophiopogon root gently work together to replenish body fluids and ease that relentless dry, parched feeling. It is also a comfort drink after a bout of loose stools has left you dehydrated. The taste is pleasantly tart-sweet, and children take to it readily.