How to Make a Chinese Herbal Tea for Clearing Heat, Moisturizing Lungs, and Dispelling Toxicity
Tea Name: Qi Replenishing Tea to help with Fatigue and Calm the Spirit
Traditional Chinese Name: 清熱茶 (qīng rè chá). The direct translation is very simple for this because I didn’t know how to directly translate something this, but “clear heat tea” is the base for this tea.
Nature: Cooling in nature as to dispel heat (wind-heat) from the body.
Targets: Lungs, Spleen, Liver
Taste: Sweet
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I had such a heart-warming message come in last night requesting something to help with the hot and toxic air quality in and around the LA area where the fire is burning this year (early 2025).
This is really something I can help with and will continue to make suggestions on teas and soups, although for quick, effective, and daily recipes, I would suggest teas. They are easy to make, can be stored in the fridge for a few days, and suitable for any time of the tea (not just as a soup for dinner).
Let’s start with this heat and toxicity clearing tea that is perfect for dispelling wind-heat and helps moisturize the lungs and throat. You can use any of these ingredients to mix and match in any soup or tea!
What’s involved?
Prep time: 2 mins
Cook time: 10 mins
Total time: 12 mins
Serves: 3 cups
Ingredients
- 6 small slices of dried licorice root
- 2 teaspoons of dried chrysanthemum flowers
- 2 teaspoons of dried honeysuckle flowers
- 1 teaspoon of dried apricot kernals
- 10 dried goji berries
- 1 small piece of rock sugar (optional) or
- 1 teaspoon of honey (optional)
- 4 cups of water
- 1 stove top friendly teapot
Prep Instructions
- Add all the dried ingredients into a stove top safe teapot
- Add in your 4 cups of cold water
- Set on a stove top on high heat
- Allow that to come to a full boil for 10 minutes
- Let it cool and then add in your rock sugar or honey
- Serve and enjoy
- You can keep leftover in the fridge to continue consuming throughout the day
What you’ll need:
I have this stove top safe glass tea pot that can strain the ingredients and keep them separate. Perfect for a quick tea with minimal cleaning!
Alternatively, I also use these single use eco friendly recyclable teabags to put in my dried ingredients and steep in boiling water. Perfect for on the go!
Licorice root is another staple in my pantry used for soups and teas! It’s neutral and perfect for Qi deficiency!
These dried goji berries (or wolfberries) are perfect for both teas and soups!
You can use both large chrysanthemum or baby buds. They are both amazing to cool the body, clear toxicity and moisten lungs.
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