A health preserving therapy derived from the traditional Chinese medicine and it refers to the matching of roots stems, leaves and flowers of herbal plants with tea.
Master Hui was born into a traditional Chinese Medical family and her mum started to teach her recipes of Chinese Medicine when she was 7. She said that the traditional Chinese Medical study is the study of love and kind deeds, which needs to start with personal practice.
The purpose of running a meditation tea club is to use the family’s secret Chinese herbal recipes to mix herbs, flowers and tea to bring health to more people.
Tea can be used as medicine – this was already mentioned in Li Shizhen’s famous pharmacopeia《Compendium of Materia Medica》back in the late 16th century.
Tea used for the Tao’an therapy is coming from the WuYi Mountain, the older the tea tree the stronger the power and impact of healing, tree used from shrub or tree older than 3 years are said to be good as medicine.
For Tao'an tea, we only use tea from the tea tree that are older than 40 years and also tea need be kept for certain years to wait for the contained substance gradually change as only then they develop the special effect to benefit the body.
We have developed our own specific standard to store the tea. We actually use handmade jars where the tea can breath in the jar. After putting the tea in the jar, one layer of top class rice paper is placed above the tea before sealing the jar. Flower is an ingredient to enhance the effectiveness of the medicine. We usually select 3 to 7 difference kind of flowers and we also use the spring water from the Wuyi Mountain.
The calmness of the tea, mixed with the fragrants of the flowers, the freshness of the spring water and the sweetness of honey put into one pot of flower tea is just a wonderful taste which brings balance and health to our body.
Drinking tea based on Zun Hui’s ancient recipes will not only benefit your heath but will also enable you to do more good deeds.
How to use?
Tea pack with Jun dates
Step 1: Take a pack of tea
Step 2: Put in the flower tea pot, add 1.5L of water and 5-7 Jun dates.
Step 3: Select flower tea function to boil, when it’s boiling leave it boiling for 3 minutes.
Step 4: Add some honey if you like, drink when it’s hot or warm.
1 pack of tea can boil 2-3 times.
Tea bathing
Step 1: Take a pack of tea
Step 2: Put into cold water and start to boil until it reaches 100 °C, then leave it boiling for 5 minutes
Step 3: Pour the boiled tea into the bathtub and add hot water, suggested temperature of 38 °C-42 °C
Step 4: Foot/ body bath suggested within 30-40 mins; for the foot bath, water level must be over Zusanli; for the body bath, water levels should be over the stomach; if water cools down, you may add hot water during the bath.
Special Tips:
1. If you feel dizzy during the bath, you can drink some honey water. 2. Within 30 minutes after the bath, do not use air conditioning or fan. 3. Within 40 minutes after the meal, do not bath in any case. 4. The temperature should be less than 42 °C at the body bath for people aged 60 years or older.
Body reactions (side effects) that may occur during the tea therapy:
1. Hiccup, flatulence, sweating
It shows that the stomach and the pores are going through a cleaning process, detoxing the body.
2. Increased volume and frequency of urine and bowel movements
Explains that the excretion system is being cleaned up
3. Watery eyes, runny nose, coughing
Explains that the respiratory system is being cleaned up
4. Skin rashes and pustules
Shows that the corresponding organs are dehumidifying toxins
5. Easy to get sleepy, desire to just sleep
Shows that the immune system needs to recovery
The above mentioned conditions of the body are caused by long-term unhealthy living habits. Therefore, it takes some time for the tea therapy to assist the recovery of body functions.
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