I believe that everyone has drunk jujube ginger tea at some point in their daily life. When making this tea, the first thing you need to prepare is some dried dates, ginger slices, and brown sugar blocks. It is best to prepare some rose-scented brown sugar, which can nourish blood and Qi, and also reduce the heat in ginger, which is very good for the body.

Ingredients

15 dried dates, 4 slices of ginger, 20 grams of brown sugar

Preparation

1. Rinse the surface dust off the dried dates with running water, peel the ginger (ginger skin is

Pungent and cool. ‘Materia Medica of Food Therapy’

2. Take a small pot, put the dried dates and ginger slices in when it is cold, and simmer over low heat until it boils;

Continue to boil the jujube tea for 5 minutes, then add the brown sugar and turn off the heat once the brown sugar is completely dissolved.

Suggestion: Remove the ginger skin as it is pungent and cool. ① ‘Materia Medica of Food Therapy’: ‘Cold.’ ② ‘Compendium of Materia Medica’: ‘Pungent, cool, non-toxic.’

Usage

Jujube is specifically good for the spleen and stomach meridians, nourishing blood; however, if only sweet food is eaten without spiciness, it is easy to cause congestion and not be digested properly, where ginger plays a role in promoting the process.

It is very beneficial for those with cold spleen and stomach, as well as those who like to eat cold food regularly.