Our traditional ginger tea paste is our oldest and best known product, and we just made a new batch! Made in small-batches over 72-hours, it uses fresh ginger, jujube, goji berry, and black sugar. / This is an immunity boosting, inflammation reducing, digestion boosting, and anti-aging tonic beloved in Chinese medicine. It is a nourishing drink for everyday consumption, with fat burning, pain reducing, and anti-nausea benefits. / Why does Chinese medicine rarely recommend consuming ginger by itself, and so often pairs ginger specifically with jujube? / Ginger Tea with Jujube traces its roots to Guizhi Tang, the āfirst formula under heavenā and a creation of Yi Yin, a Shang Dynasty (1600-1000 BC) Prime Minister and culinary master who thought deeply about the need to balance herbs. / Ginger and jujube are two herbs often paired together because of their ability to create a perfect balance. Ginger strengthens circulation and is warming (a 2017 study by Yang, et al showed consuming ginger created a slight rise in temperature of 2.4 degrees F at the Zhiyang acupoint). However, a rise in body temperature can affect electrolyte imbalances, so jujube, a superfood fruit rich in electrolytes, is added to balance the effects of ginger. / Jujube is an antioxidant rich superfood with anti-aging and anti-anxiety effects. However, too much jujube can cause some stomach discomfort, but by adding ginger, these side-effects are completely mitigated. Ginger and jujube are both mutually enhancing and mutually balancing, resulting in a holistically balanced formula which is much greater than the sum of its parts. / We also use medicinal black sugar in our recipe. Unlike white or brown sugar, black sugar is unrefined: it is sugar made by slow-cooking sugarcane juice. It also has a powdery texture, with a deep, complex flavor. Black sugar retains trace minerals including potassium, iron, and calcium, and studies show black sugar has a strong antioxidant profile and an inhibitory effect on blood glucose levels. Black sugar is grouped as a āwarmingā food in Chinese medicine and is widely used therapeutically. . .
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