Orange bellflower is a perennial herb that grows on slopes, grasslands, and rock crevices. Many of them are now artificially cultivated. It is best to use wild ones when making tea, as they have better effects. The roots can be eaten or used as medicine. Let's take a look at the methods of making several orange bellflower teas below.
1. Orange Bellflower Honey Tea
Ingredients: 10g orange bellflower, honey as needed.
Method: Put orange bellflower in a teacup, add honey, pour in a suitable amount of hot water, and let it steep for 5 to 10 minutes before drinking. Take one dose daily.
Effects: Helps to dissolve phlegm and relieve sore throat. Suitable for chronic pharyngitis, throat discomfort, and dry cough.
2. Orange Bellflower Lung-Opening Tea
Ingredients: 3g orange bellflower, 3g licorice, 2g green tea.
Method: Put orange bellflower and licorice in a cup, add green tea, and steep in boiling water for 10 minutes.
Effects: Opens the lungs and relieves qi, dispels wind, and clears heat. Indications include cough with wind-heat, yellow phlegm, and swollen and painful throat.
3. Orange Bellflower Licorice Tea
Ingredients: 100g orange bellflower, 100g licorice.
Method: Grind orange bellflower and licorice into coarse powder, mix well and sift, and divide into packets, each containing 10g.
Usage: Steep in boiling water when needed, use one packet each time, and drink instead of tea.
Effects: Tonifies the spleen and boosts qi, clears heat and detoxifies, dispels phlegm and stops coughing, and opens the lungs and benefits the throat. Used to treat bronchitis. Source: Folk remedy.
4. Honeysuckle Licorice Orange Bellflower Tea
Ingredients: Appropriate amount of honeysuckle, licorice, orange bellflower, and green tea.
Method: First, pick and clean the honeysuckle, licorice, and orange bellflower, and dry them in the shade or sun. Slice the licorice and orange bellflower, and put them together with the honeysuckle in a sand pot. Add a suitable amount of water, boil over high heat, add green tea, and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes. Filter with a clean gauze, collect the juice in a container. Take twice a day, or drink instead of tea, and consume it multiple times throughout the day until finished.
Effects: Suitable for acute phase of tonsillitis.
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