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darjeeling black tea  | aka: camellia sinensis
🌿 Darjeeling tea is derived from the plant camellia sinesis, and goes through an oxidation process. It is grown in eastern India in the darjeeling district; its name translates to “land of the thunder bolt”.
🌿 Theaflavins, thearubigins, and catechins in black tea help with heart health and provide a good dose of antioxidants. Additional benefits of this thunder horse are aiding in weight loss and boosting brain function.
 
mint leaf | aka: bo he
🌿 Belonging to the labiatae (lamiaceae) family, with a reputation as an astringent, antiseptic, antibacterial, antifungal, decongestant, and expectorant.
🌿 In traditional chinese medicine it is classified as having aromatic, pungent, and cool properties. It is used for expelling wind heat, addressing rashes, eliminating liver qi stagnation, clearing the head and eyes, and aiding in digestion.

cardamom  | aka: yi zhi ren
🌿 The queen of spices, known as ela in sanskrit, it has numerous functions in ayurvedic medicine and traditional Chinese medicine, and contains potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, and phosphorus.
🌿 Known to help with weak digestion, bloating, flatulence, indigestion, intestinal pain, asthma with wheezing, cough with mucus, nausea, loss of appetite, mouth ulcers, infections of throat/mouth, halitosis (bad breath), increases sexual potency, and as a diuretic to help detoxify the kidneys, bladder, and urinary tract!