Three Reds Digestive Tea (Chinese Medicine Digestion)

Enjoy the natural holistic supplement of Traditional Chinese Medicine Three Reds Digestive Tea with Licorice 甘草三紅茶. This Naturopathic Doctor approved recipe supercharges digestive enzymes and relieves bloating with organic herbs. Natural ingredients such as goji berries, Hawthorne berries, red dates, and organic licorice root is a healthy way to nourish Qi and blood in a delicious tea free of caffeine content.

> In This Post: Everything You'll Need For Homemade Chinese Digestive Herbal Tea

As the name suggests, there are three key ingredients. Make this herbal tea to relieve digestive issues and discomfort while naturally boosting the immune system with a blend of herbs. This well-balanced tea blend can be enjoyed hot or cold.

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Does Herbal Tea Have Caffeine

Herbal teas are beverages with herbal infusions. Compared to different types of tea, such as green tea, white tea or oolong tea, Tisanes are caffeine-free and can be served hot or cold.

Three Reds Digestive Tea 三紅茶 (sānhóng chá), despite its name, is not a black tea. It is simply a decoction of herbs characterized by their red colour. Black and red tea are the same thing. 

Three Reds Digestive Tea Benefits

This classic Chinese herbal remedy is a health-preserving tea prevalent in every household.

It supports the heart and maintains healthy cholesterol function, nourishes qi and blood, relieves physical weakness, and enhances physical fitness by breaking down fatty protein-rich and greasy foods in the digestive system. It is great for gut health.

Efficacious for women's health, especially after menstrual cycles. 

Ingredients and Substitutes

A few simple ingredients are all you need for better digestion. 

These traditional Chinese dietary supplements have many health benefits you will become obsessed with.

• Red Dates 紅棗
• Dried Hawthorn Berry 山楂
• Goji Berries 杞子粒
• Licorice Root 甘草
• Water, boiled 泡水

Optional Ingredients

• Rock Sugar 冰糖

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Health Benefits of Chinese Herbs

Regularly consuming hawthorn tea is the perfect way to balance digestive support and a healthy digestive tract and ease digestive discomfort.  

A healthy diet by eating the right foods should be a priority for overall health improvement. Incorporate more whole, plant-based foods into your diet on a daily basis for healthy digestion. Processed food are important contributors to weight gain. 

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Red Dates 紅棗 - Hóngzǎo

This ancient superfood from the Far East is rich with amino acids. 

Jujube fruits are sweet and warm and enter the heart, Spleen, and stomach meridians. It tonifies and improves the digestive system's motility. 

Choose unpitted red dates because their seeds inherently calm the mind and promote relaxation.

Ziziphus jujube's edible fruits are highly nutritious and contain plenty of vitamin C and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, iron and magnesium. This dried fruit may delay or prevent cellular damage caused by free radicals in the body.

Those with iron deficiency and anemia will find beneficial effects and improved energy levels from Red Dates.

A daily cup of tea of Red Date Longan Goji Tea is terrific for a woman's health!

Hawthorn Berry 山楂/红果捞 - Shānzhā 

Dried Hawthorn Berry is warm and targets the Spleen, stomach, heart and liver. Hawthorn berries are the most often used herb in the TCM treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Shan Zha is also a herbal remedy for digestive problems, heart issues, and high blood pressure (alleviates hypertension), lowering cholesterol levels and body fat.

Children and pregnant women or woman breastfeeding shouldn't use hawthorn. It can cause sedation and very low blood pressure at high doses. 

Goji Berries 杞子粒 - Gǒuqǐzi

Gǒuqǐzi in TCM, the Wolfberry nourishes the blood and tonifies the Yin by entering the kidney and liver channels. These unique berries are excellent antioxidants that are excellent for healthy vision.

Licorice Root 甘草 Gāncǎo

Chinese Licorice Root TCM nature is neutral and is classified under the 'Tonic Herbs for Qi Deficiency' category. 

Gan Cao targets the heart, the Lungs, the Spleen and the Stomach. The herb has the functions of invigorating the Spleen and replenishing Qi, eliminating phlegm and relieving cough, relieving spasms and pain, clearing away Heat and detoxification.

High doses of Glycyrrhiza Uralensis should not be used for those who retain water with excess dampness. Potential side effects of ingesting large amounts of licorice can increase blood pressure. 

The sweet taste of Licorice also has a tonic effect to slow down acute reactions and detoxify the body.    

Instructions

Soak the herbs for 5-10 minutes in a small bowl to remove traces of impurities. This will help remove dust and debris. Rinse and set aside in a small bowl.  

Add all the herbal ingredients into a Buydeem Health Beverage Maker. Fill with water and set to Tea Mode. 

Although not all Chinese herbs react with metal, it is best not to use a metal pot when making Chinese medicinal herbal soups.

Alternatively, add all ingredients into a small pot, fill it with water, and boil for at least 15 minutes.

Add rock sugar to your desired sweetness. Stir until dissolved.

Serve and enjoy while hot or chilled.

During a hot summer's day, chill the brewed herbal digestive tea in the refrigerator for a refreshing beverage in a large mason jar pitcher.

This delicious tea with potent anti-inflammatory properties can be kept fresh in an airtight container for up to 2 to 3 days in the refrigerator.

Other Nourishing Chinese Soups

• Ba Wong Fa Soup for Cough and Phlegm 霸王花無花果瘦肉響螺湯
• Moisturizing Chinese Apple Sea Coconut Soup 雪梨蘋果海底椰玉竹無花果湯
• Chinese Papaya Soup with Black Eyed Peas (Easy) 木瓜花生眉豆雪耳雞腳湯 
• Si Shen Tang Herbal Soup Adrenal Fatigue 四神湯
• Silkie Chicken Cordyceps Fish Maw Conch Soup 蟲草花花膠响螺煲烏雞湯

What To Serve With Hawthorn Berry Tea

Make a big batch of this delicious tea in a teapot and enjoy it throughout the day. A cup of this tea is soothing and a great way to warm up, absorb nutritious vitamins, and improve immune functions.

Enjoy a cup of this Three Reds Digestive Tea as a nonalcoholic beverage after-dinner aperitif digestifs:

• Steamed Chicken with Chinese Mushrooms and Sausages Claypot Rice 臘腸冬菇滑雞煲仔飯
• Instant Pot Braised Chinese Mushrooms 髮菜炆冬菇食譜
• Microwave Soy Sauce Chicken Wings 豉油雞翅微波爐
• Chinese Tomato Egg Stir-fry 番茄炒蛋

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