The Ampelopsis Tea is popular among people for its remarkable relieving effect on sore throat caused by chronic pharyngitis. When drunk alone, the taste of Ampelopsis Tea is slightly astringent in the first bite, but in the second, it will become sweet. In addition to drinking Ampelopsis Tea alone, you can also brew it with other herbals to make blend tea.
Here presents four Ampelopsis Tea recipes, each with its own taste and efficacy. You can try by yourself and communicate with us if you have new recipes.
Brew and drink Ampelopsis Tea with ginger tea and chrysanthemum. It has various efficacies of invigorating the kidney to increase sperm, nourishing the liver to improve visual acuity, tonifying blood to tranquilize the mind, promoting the generation of fluid to quench thirst, and moistening the lung to stop cough. However, it should be noted that ginger tea, chrysanthemum and Ampelopsis Tea are bitter and cold, and people with cold constitution are not suitable for drinking.
Brew and drink Ampelopsis Tea with rose tea. Ampelopsis Tea has the efficacies of reducing pathogenic fire and clearing away lung-heat, with the rose tea of beautifying and decreasing skin pigmentation. Since there is no pharmacological conflict between them, it’s safe to drink together. Nevertheless, the taste may not be very fresh, depending on personal preference.
Brew and drink Ampelopsis Tea with Barbary Wolfberry Fruit. It not only has Ampelopsis tea’s original efficacy, but also has the functions of Barbary Wolfberry Fruit in lowering blood sugar, reducing blood lipid, delaying aging and protecting the liver. At the same time, it is of great benefit in improving eyesight, protecting memory and improving hematopoietic function.
The following are the recipe and efficacies of Citri Exocarpium Rubrum Ampelopsis Tea.
Citri Exocarpium Rubrum Ampelopsis Tea contains six more Chinese herbals, such as Citri Exocarpium Rubrum, Lily Bulb, Boat-fruited Sterculia Seed, Liquorice Root, Grosvenor Momordica Fruit and Ampelopsis Tea. Refined by modern tea making process, Citri Exocarpium Rubrum Ampelopsis Tea could transform phlegm and stop cough, and relieve symptoms like pharyngitis, sore and swelling throat, as well as chronic pharyngitis. The components of Citri Exocarpium Rubrum and Ampelopsis Tea are very special, containing unique flavonoids. These two Chinese herbal medicines, combining with other ingredients, complement each other really well, and have good efficacy of relieving chronic pharyngitis and chronic bronchitis
Ingredients: Citri Exocarpium Rubrum 10g, Lily Bulb 10g, Boat-fruited Sterculia Seed 10g, Ampelopsis Tea 5g, Liquorice Root 3g and Grosvenor Momordica Fruit 3g.
Citri Exocarpium Rubrum — According to Compendium of Materia Medica, Citri Exocarpium Rubrum can dissipate cold, promote QI, eliminate phlegm, and treat wind-cold cough, bronchitis, pharyngitis and other diseases. The clinical efficacy of Exocarpium Citri Grandis polysaccharide on chronic bronchitis and chronic obstructive emphysema was good, and the effective rate was up to 81%.
Ampelopsis Tea — Old Ampelopsis grossedentata is the best choice, which is mild in nature. Ampelopsis tea is not a tea family, but an herb belonging to Ampelopsis grossedentata. According to Chinese Materia Medica, it can clear away heat and promote diuresis, resist bacteria and diminish inflammation, and reduce summer-heat and promote body fluid production. Drinking it in long-term has good curative effect on wind-heat cold, laryngopharynx swelling and pain, acute conjunctivitis and pharyngitis.
Lily Bulb — Pharyngitis is caused by YIN deficiency and excessive fire, while Lily Bulb has the functions of nourishing YIN and moistening the lung, and reducing fire and relieving cough. Eating it can alleviate dry throat, cough, pulmonary tuberculosis, aphtha of the mouth and tongue, dry mouth, and halitosis caused by chronic pharyngitis.
Boat-fruited Sterculia Seed — Boat-fruited Sterculia Seed is commonly used for pharyngitis, which has the efficacies of clearing lung-heat, benefiting voice and throat, as well as removing toxic substances. It can be used for hoarseness caused by lung-heat, sore throat, constipation due to heat accumulation and hoarseness caused by excessive use of throat.
Liquorice Root — Liquorice Root has the efficacies of invigorating spleen and QI, clearing away heat and toxic materials, eliminating phlegm and stopping cough, relieving spasm and pain, as well as harmonizing various pharmaceutical ingredients to relieve drug intoxication.
Grosvenor Momordica Fruit — Grosvenor Momordica Fruit has the efficacies of clearing lung-heat and relieving sore-throat, eliminating phlegm and relieving cough, and loosening bowel to relieve constipation.
Brew Citri Exocarpium Rubrum Ampelopsis Tea in boiling water for 3-5 minutes before drinking. It can be brewed repeatedly for several times.