Home Remedies: Chinese Herbal Tea

There is an old saying in China, " If you eat 3 red jujubes every day, you will never get old."

Chinese red date (Jujube fruit ) has been cultivated in China for more than 4,000 years. 

 Jujubes have been used from ancient times to enhance people's health across Asia, mainly China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and South Korea. Goji-berries and Chinese red dates both help to restore liver and kidney functions and rejuvenate the blood, improve sleep, release menstrual pain and work for general anti-aging. 

It also contains vitamin C more than grapes and apples and it is especially the best to drink in winter as it has warming properties.

 In Chinese medicine, Jujube is also often recommended as a form of treatment for anxiety.

Today, I will introduce a great tea with Chinese red dates, Goji- berries, and ginger that has been drunk very commonly in their daily life across Asia. I was introduced this tea 11 years ago by one of my Chinese friends and I am still a fan of this tea. 

【How to choose good Chinese dates 】

Unfortunately, a recent study published in the science of the Total Environment found that pesticide contamination in jujubes grown in China was high and some were exceeded the maximum pesticide residue limit for China, therefore it is best if you can find organic（有機）products as to avoid pesticides in Chinese red dates. However organic ones are not so easy to find. If you can't find organic Chinese dates, no problem, there is a way to remove pesticide residue. You can use apple cider vinegar to remove pesticide residue.

【How to remove food pesticide with apple cider vinegar】

1. Prepare apple cider vinegar. 

 2. Soak the Chinese red dates and Goji-berries in water with one tablespoon of vinegar for 20 minutes. 

 3. Rinse the fruit or vegetables well with water. 

【Delicious Chinese red dates, Goji- berries Tea Recipe】

• 1 liters water 
•  7-8 jujube 1/4 cup goji-berries
•  Sliced 4-5 pieces of ginger 

 1. Rinse the red dates, goji-berries and ginger in water. Put them in a pot with one liter of water, and bring to boil.

 2. Cook for around 25 minutes with medium heat. 

 3.Turn off the saucepan and allow to cool. Serve warm. 

 You don't need to add honey or sugar as Chinese red dates itself has natural sweet flavor.