Strengthen spleen and remove dampness with this warming Chinese herbal tea
Tea Name: Spleen strengthening damp removing herbal tea
Traditional Chinese Name: 健脾祛濕茶 (jiàn pí qū shī chá) – direct translation here is “spleen strength remove damp” tea. This is also quite a generic name in terms of the function of the tea rather than the ingredients and variations of this exist, it just depends on what herbs are being used.
Nature: Slightly warming
Taste: Sweet and slightly bitter
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It’s quite common to consume damp reducing teas and soups in the Spring in Traditional Chinese Medicine and in Asia.
What’s involved?
Prep time: 2 mins
Cook time: 5 mins
Total time: 7 mins
Serves: 1 cup
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon of cooked barley
- 1 teaspoon of fried raw rice
- 2-3 slices of dried mulberry root
- 2-3 slices of dried astragalus root
- 2-3 dried red dates
- 1 small slice of dried tangerine peel
- 1 cup of boiling water
Cooking Instructions
- In a cup, add all the ingredients together.
- You can use a disposable tea bag to keep all the ingredients together. This is because the barley will float and sometimes get in the way!
- Add in boiling water, cover, and steep for 5 minutes
- Serve and enjoy!
Any benefits?
- This tea is slightly warming and ideal to keep the body warm (which is ideal to support replenishing Qi) with the red dates, astragalus root, and tangerine peel
- The astragalus root and red dates help replenish Qi in the body
- This tea is diuretic, meaning it helps dispel water from the body, supported by the barley and the mulberry root (which helps with urination and reduced swelling from water)
- You can drink this daily
- It is ideal for the whole family
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