Herbs for Tea R esearch and tradition have much to tell us in how Chinese herbs can be used.
Chinese medicine indicates that a different organ system is vulnerable each season.
The Liver and Gallbladder are felt to be most suceptible to problems in the Spring. Certain herbs are felt to benefit these Organs and make pleasantly flavored teas for this time of year. C hinese herbs are usually administered in combination formulas customized for each person, but herbs can also be used on the basis of their individual characteristics, and in simple combinations. The basis for their use lies not only in modern research, but in thousands of years of experience. On the basis of these descriptions, a pleasant tea to drink in the Spring could be a mixture of Dandelion, Chrysanthemum, and Lycii.