Black Mulberry, Goji and Black Bean Tea

Why people make this tea

Dried mulberries come in white, black and red, and Nourilo always points people toward the black ones — they carry the most anthocyanins and the strongest antioxidant character. In the food-therapy tradition, black mulberry is used to nourish yin and blood and to moisten dryness, the sort of support associated with easing dizziness and premature greying that trace back to under-nourished liver and kidney. Paired with goji, black bean, lotus seed and red date, it makes a gentle, dark, faintly sweet tea.

Method

1. Soak and rinse the ingredients separately; pit the red dates.
2. Add everything to 1.8 L of water and simmer for 40 minutes, reducing to 600–900 ml. Serve.

Nourilo’s Tips

This tea is traditionally taken to support against anaemia-type tiredness, greying, hair fall and dull, blotchy skin. Taken regularly it is said to help the complexion look brighter and more luminous, and to ease dizziness linked to insufficient liver qi.