百子櫃THE HUNDRED DRAWERS
Plumeria / frangipani (dried)
雞蛋花
clears heatdispels dampnessmoistens the lungssoothes cough清熱利濕潤肺解毒消暑止咳
The dried flower of the frangipani tree, its cream-and-yolk-yellow petals curling to parchment as they dry. Delicately floral and faintly sweet, it is one of the five flowers of the classic cooling tea and suits light brews rather than heavy soups.
TCM properties
Nature · cooling Flavour · sweet Meridians · lung、large intestine
Traditional food therapy
A five-flower-tea regular: Cantonese tradition brews it in humid weather to clear heat, ease damp, moisten the lungs and cool the summer.
Cautions: read first
- Not for a weak spleen with loose stools
- Not much of it in the dry seasons of autumn and winter
Preparation
Soak and rinse the dried flowers.
Origin
Guangdong, Hainan and Guangxi (native to tropical America, brought into Lingnan and taken up as a herb)
Availability in Australia
Herbal shops / specialists