Summer Tea Drinks & Mixes

In hot summer days, it’s advisable to drink more tea and adopt healthier ways to cope with the heat in a relaxed manner. Here, we recommend five teas for the summer with detailed explanations to help you beat the heat.

Mint Leaves + Green Tea/White Tea

• Mint leaves have numerous health benefits, including freshening breath, relieving stomach pain, and aiding digestion.
• They also possess antibacterial properties, act as a diuretic, and help with phlegm.
• Brewing mint leaves with green tea or white tea makes for a refreshing and thirst-quenching combination.
• To prepare, take fresh mint leaves and 3 grams of white tea, and brew them with boiling water.
• Note: Consuming a large quantity of mint may cause insomnia, but a small amount can promote sleep. Pregnant women should avoid excessive mint consumption.

Monk Fruit + Green Tea

• Working outdoors in the summer often leads to excessive sweating and potential heatstroke.
• Monk fruit can help clear the lungs, alleviate coughing, quench thirst, and even act as a laxative.
• Combining sweet-tasting monk fruit with refreshing green tea creates a delicious and thirst-quenching beverage.
• Boil one monk fruit and take 3 grams of green tea to brew with the boiled monk fruit water.
• Notes: Sensitive individuals with a cold body constitution should avoid monk fruit. Prolonged consumption is not recommended due to its extreme sweetness.

Red Dates + Aged White Tea:

• The summer heat can lead to excessive sweating, and red dates can help nourish the blood and alleviate the effects of medicines.
• Red dates can be consumed as snacks, but excessive consumption in summer can lead to fever blisters.
• Preparing a beverage with aged white tea is beneficial for blood nourishment.
• Take 7 grams of aged white tea and one red date, and brew them with boiling water after cutting the red date into pieces.
• Note: Red dates have a high blood sugar content, so diabetic patients should avoid excessive consumption.

Tangerine Peel + Tieguanyin/Ripe Pu-erh

• High summer temperatures can reduce appetite and lead to decreased digestive enzyme activity.
• Tangerine peel can stimulate appetite and help with phlegm.
• Sliced tangerine peel can be used with Tieguanyin or ripe Pu-erh tea to brew a delightful beverage.
• Slice the tangerine peel for faster flavor diffusion, then take 7 grams of ripe Pu-erh and brew it in boiling water together.
• Notes: Tangerine peel is relatively drying. People with symptoms like dry cough without sputum, dry mouth, and tongue should not consume it excessively.

Lemon + Black Tea

• Summer often brings humidity, which can affect appetite.
• Lemon can alleviate thirst and phlegm, and lemon peel is particularly effective in reducing phlegm.
• When your throat feels uncomfortable in the summer, you can use lemon juice with warm water and a pinch of salt to help clear phlegm.
• Combining fresh lemon with black tea can help cool down in the summer.
• Simply slice the lemon, take one slice with 3 grams of black tea, and brew them with hot water.
• Note: Lemon is sensitive to sunlight and can tan or potentially cause skin issues if exposed to the sun.