Honeysuckle has the effect of clearing heat and detoxification, and tangerine peel can dry dampness and transform phlegm. I think both of these are suitable for consumption. Can I drink honeysuckle and tangerine peel together?
Can I Drink Honeysuckle and Tangerine Peel Together?
Yes, you can.
Honeysuckle is a precious traditional Chinese medicine with a bitter and cold taste. It has the effects of clearing heat, detoxification, and relieving throat discomfort. Tangerine peel is a dried and mature fruit peel with a bitter and pungent taste, and a warm nature. It has the effects of regulating qi, invigorating the spleen, and drying dampness to transform phlegm. Both honeysuckle and tangerine peel have no significant toxic side effects and their medicinal effects do not conflict with each other. Therefore, honeysuckle and tangerine peel can be consumed together. However, the taste of brewing both together may not be pleasant for everyone, and from the perspective of their medicinal effects, honeysuckle and tangerine peel are not the best pairing.
The Health Benefits of Drinking Honeysuckle and Tangerine Peel Infusion
Clearing Heat and Detoxification
Honeysuckle has a sweet and cold nature, with the effects of clearing heat, detoxification, and relieving throat discomfort. It has certain adjuvant therapeutic effects on conditions such as fever, heat toxin dysentery, and abscesses.
Drying Dampness and Transforming Phlegm
Tangerine peel has a bitter and pungent taste, with a warm nature. It has the effects of drying dampness and transforming phlegm. It is commonly used for conditions such as damp-phlegm stagnation in the lungs and excessive phlegm coughing. The volatile oil in tangerine peel also has a stimulating and expectorant effect, making it easier to expectorate phlegm.
Regulating Qi and Invigorating the Spleen
Tangerine peel has a bitter, warm, and drying nature. It can invigorate the spleen and regulate qi. It has certain adjuvant therapeutic effects on conditions such as dampness obstructing the middle burner, distension and fullness in the epigastrium, reduced appetite, indigestion, and greasy stools.
Specific Steps for Brewing Honeysuckle and Tangerine Peel Infusion
Steps:
1. Wash 5 grams of tangerine peel and 10 grams of honeysuckle, and cut the tangerine peel into thin strips.
2. Put the tangerine peel and honeysuckle into a cup.
3. Pour boiling water and cover it for about 10 minutes.
4. Let it cool slightly before consuming.
5. You can also add rock sugar or honey for flavoring.
What is a Better Combination for Brewing Honeysuckle and Tangerine Peel Infusion?
1. Honeysuckle with chrysanthemum. Chrysanthemum has a bitter and cold taste, with the effects of clearing heat, detoxification, and dispersing wind-heat. Using it together with honeysuckle can enhance its heat-clearing effect and also have certain benefits for eye health.
2. Honeysuckle with dandelion. Dandelion has a bitter and sweet taste, with a cold nature. It has the effects of clearing heat, detoxification, and diuresis. Using honeysuckle with dandelion has certain therapeutic effects on conditions such as abscesses, acne, etc.
3. Honeysuckle with peppermint. Peppermint has the effects of clearing heat, detoxification, and reducing excessive internal heat. Using it together with honeysuckle has strong adjuvant therapeutic effects on conditions such as colds, sore throat, rubella, and measles.
What is a Better Combination for Brewing Tangerine Peel Infusion?
1. Tangerine peel with magnolia bark. Magnolia bark has a pungent taste, with a warm nature. It has the effects of promoting qi circulation, invigorating the spleen, relieving pain, and aiding digestion. Using tangerine peel with magnolia bark can enhance the original qi-regulating and spleen-invigorating effects, and is beneficial for conditions such as lung qi stagnation, chest and diaphragm distension, and spleen and stomach qi stagnation, epigastric fullness, etc.
2. Tangerine peel with Atractylodes. Atractylodes has a pungent and bitter taste, with a warm nature. It has the effects of drying dampness, invigorating the spleen, dispelling wind, and dispelling cold. Using tangerine peel with Atractylodes can enhance the drying dampness and transforming phlegm effects, and is commonly used to treat conditions such as damp-phlegm stagnation in the lungs and excessive phlegm coughing.
3. Tangerine peel with white Atractylodes. White Atractylodes has the effects of eliminating dampness, invigorating the spleen, and replenishing qi. Using tangerine peel with white Atractylodes is suitable for conditions such as spleen and stomach weakness, reduced appetite, indigestion, and diarrhea.
