☀️ Summer Tea Blends ☀️ 
🫖 Ruby Refresher
Hibiscus
Lavender 
Lemon 
Raspberry
☀️ Formulation Theory: In Chinese Medicine, the summertime is when yang is abundant. Because yang qi is abundant, yin also needs to be preserved. Due to the heat, it’s easier to lose yin through fluids via sweat. 
When we sweat, we also not only lose fluids but also nutrients and electrolytes. During the summertime, it’s important to stay hydrated to support our yin so it’s an easier transition to autumn.
The sour flavor is related to the wood element (representative of spring) which generates fire (representative of summer). Sour is astringent, tends to be more cooling and helps prevent excess leakage in the body (especially from losing too much body fluid).
This tea blend is very hydrating with a more sour, slightly sweet and aromatic flavor to help you stay cool this summer ☀️
Considerations:
🔹If you are pregnant or chest feeding, it is best to avoid hibiscus as it lowers blood glucose and blood pressure.
🔹Those taking blood pressure medications or antimalarial medications may also consider avoiding hibiscus as it has been known to cause interactions.
🫖  Restore Tea
Oat Tops
Mulberry 
Schisandra Berries
Wood Betony
☀️ Formulation Theory: In Chinese Medicine, summer is related to the fire element with its primary emotion being anxiety. In a time when yang is abundant, we may have more energy to make plans, take on extra projects, meet more with people. The excitement in longer days and more energy can also leave our nervous systems feeling overwhelmed. 
As water controls fire within the five phase theory. Water relates to the winter and is associated with the kidneys (also relate to the nervous system). Incorporating herbs that are supportive of the nervous system during this time of year can be especially helpful like schisandra berries and mulberries.
The taste is sweet and aromatic.
Considerations:
🔹If you are taking diabetic or blood pressure medications, rose hips may be contraindicated as they help to lower blood glucose and blood pressure levels.
🔹If you are taking sedatives, blood thinners, MAOI’s or Mao inhibitors or pregnant and chest feeding, it is best to avoid passionflower.
🔹It is recommended to use passionflower for up to two months at a time and then take a break for awhile before taking it again.
🫖 Summer Seasonal Digest Ease Tea
Patchouli 
Thoroughwort
Mint
Tangerine Peel
☀️ Formulation Theory: Similar theory principles to Blend 1 but this blend focuses more on cooling and protecting the digestive system from exposure to turbid filth. Turbid filth is a term I’ve come across in Chinese Medicine that can relate to food spoilage (even slightly), food that has been left out too long or not cooked properly that then is exposed to heat or also exposure to poor air quality from the heat especially in the summer. This formula helps with transforming phlegm and heaviness in the gut that can happen during the summer along with helping with quenching thirst.
The taste is aromatic.