Effects of Tangerine Peel and Honeysuckle

Honeysuckle tea is a precious Chinese herbal medicine with a slightly bitter and cold taste. It has the effects of clearing away heat and fire, and relieving throat. Poria cocos is a dry and perfect exocarp with a slightly bitter and pungent taste and warm nature. It has the effects of promoting qi and strengthening the spleen and stomach, removing dampness, relieving cough and reducing phlegm. Both have no obvious toxic side effects, and there is no contradiction in the medicinal properties, so honeysuckle tea and Poria cocos can be drunk together. However, the taste of the two together is weak, and not everyone can accept this taste. Moreover, judging from the medicinal power of the two, honeysuckle tea and Poria cocos are not the best combination.

Clearing away heat and removing fire:

Honeysuckle tea and Poria cocos have the effect of promoting body fluid, clearing away heat and fire, and dredging the throat. It has a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on fever caused by febrile diseases, hot toxic bloody diarrhea, carbuncle, furuncle and other symptoms.

Eliminate dampness, relieve cough and reduce phlegm:

Poria tastes slightly bitter and spicy, and is warm in nature. It has the effects of removing dampness, relieving cough and reducing phlegm. It is a common medicine for symptoms such as damp phlegm blocking the lungs and cough with excessive phlegm. The volatile oil contained in Poria has a stimulating and expectorant effect, which can make phlegm easier to cough up.

Regulates Qi and strengthens the spleen and stomach:

Poria cocos is bitter, warm and can eliminate dampness. It can both strengthen the spleen and stomach and regulate Qi. It has a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on symptoms such as dampness blocking the middle burner, abdominal distension, dietary intake, indigestion, and loose stools with greasy tongue coating.

The steps of brewing honeysuckle tea and tangerine peel tea:

1. Wash 5 grams of Poria cocos and 10 grams of honeysuckle tea, and cut the tangerine peel into thin pieces.

2. Put Poria cocos and honeysuckle tea into the cup.

3. Pour in boiling water, cover and simmer for about 10 minutes.

4. You can consume it after it cools down slightly.

5. You can also add rock sugar or pure honey seasoning.

What is the best tea to brew with honeysuckle tea?

1. Honeysuckle tea is paired with yellow chrysanthemum. Yellow chrysanthemum tastes slightly bitter and is cold in nature. It has the effects of clearing away heat and fire, dispersing cold, clearing heat and detoxifying. Using it with honeysuckle tea can enhance its heat-clearing and detoxifying effects, and can also have a certain eye-clearing effect.

2. Honeysuckle tea with dandelion flowers. Dandelion flowers are bitter and sweet, and cold in nature. They have the effects of clearing away heat and removing fire, facilitating urination and eliminating knots. Using honeysuckle tea with them has a certain therapeutic effect on sores, swellings, acne, etc.