Chrysanthemum Tea for the Summer Heat!
Chrysanthemum is a great tea to drink for its many healing properties. It is a great strengthener to our bodies Yin energy and it also clears wind and heat and benefits our eyes. It has a Cold Temperature and a Sweet/Bitter flavor.
If you have ever been feeling overheated and exhausted from high outside temperatures then it is definitely a good idea to give Chrysanthemum a try. This excellent flower is a great medicine for helping us harmonize with the outside weather. In many parts of Asia and China, Chrysanthemum has always been the go to tea for hot summer weather.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the term “wind” refers to a pathogenic force that can invade the body from outside or be generated internally. It is one of the causes of many diseases and it can disrupt your bodies Qi flow (energy flow) which can affect the organs and body functions. So drinking Chrysanthemum is a great cure to preventing any type of “wind” problems.
Chrysanthemum is called “Ju Hua” in TCM and the textbooks give it these benefits: Nourishes Yin, disperses ascending false Yang, disperses wind and minor, occasional irritation (especially from the face, head and upper body), and calms and cools the liver in normal healthy individuals. It goes to these Meridians: Lung and Liver (LU, LI).