Rose and Albizia Phlegm-Clearing Tea

Why people make this tea

Have you ever felt like something is lodged in your throat — not painful, not itchy, just persistently there — that you can neither swallow nor cough up? In traditional Chinese medicine this is called mei he qi (plum-stone qi), and it is thought to arise when emotional stress causes qi to stagnate and fluids to congeal into phlegm along the throat. It is particularly common in people under heavy work pressure, those prone to emotional fluctuation, and women approaching menopause. This simple flower tea uses herbs traditionally valued for their ability to gently move liver qi and dissolve phlegm, making it easy to prepare daily in a tea bag.