Mulberry Leaf and Chrysanthemum Tea

Why people make this tea

Nourilo likes to say the mulberry tree is treasure from top to bottom: the fruit nourishes the blood, the twigs ease the joints, the root bark calms the breath, and the tender young leaves — that is what this tea uses — are traditionally said to clear the liver and brighten the eyes. Fresh tender mulberry leaves are available at Chinese or Asian grocers in season. Steeped with chrysanthemum, the cup is traditionally turned to for wind-heat colds, lingering heat after illness, and that fired-up, restless feeling in the chest.