Digestive Mint Tea
A warming simmer of ginger and star anise met by a cooling rush of fresh mint and the soft chamomile hush. This is the tea you reach for when a meal sits heavy. It settles the stomach and clears the palate, warmth beneath and coolness above.
Method
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The chemistry
SKELETAL STRUCTURES4 compounds carry this recipe. Here is what each one does and, where we have it, what it actually looks like.
The pungent warmth of fresh ginger; it stimulates gastric motility and eases the after-meal heaviness at the heart of this tea.
The cool breath of fresh mint; it triggers the body's cold receptors and gives the tea its clean, palate-clearing finish.
The sweet-anise note from a pinch of star anise; a traditional carminative, it calms the gut and rounds the ginger's bite.
The gentle floral balm of chamomile; it soothes the stomach lining and softens the tea's warming edge into calm.