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Japanese Honeysuckle is a species of honeysuckle native to eastern Asia. Highly valued in Traditional Chinese medicine, where it is known as ren dong teng ("winter enduring vine") this cooling herb is used to balance excessive heat in the throat and strengthen the lungs. It is also used as an overall support to the immune system.

Jasmine is a large genus of flowering shrubs in the Olive family. In herbal medicine, jasmine is an astringent, antibacterial, antiviral, cooling and bitter herb. It is used to help to calm nerves and has been used as an aphrodisiac for women. Jasmine flowers are often brewed as an herbal infusion, but are more often combined with green tea or sometimes an oolong tea. Jasmine's mystic properties include bringing luck in wealth and love.

Jiao Gu Lan grows in the wilds of China and throughout Asia, where it has been used as a beverage and traditional health aid in the southeastern provinces of China for many centuries. As a folk herb, it was used to support the healthy function of the liver and lungs. In Chinese herbal terms, jiao gu lan "clears heat and toxins." In contemporary practice, herbalists use jiao gu lan for enhancing the immune system, obesity, dyspepsia, promoting strength and endurance, balancing cholesterol and blood pressure, reducing stress and as an anti-aging support.

A juniper berry is not a true berry, but is a seed cone with unusually fleshy and merged scales that give it a berry-like appearance. Used as a spice in European cuisine, juniper berry has been used in herbal medicine to support healthy kidney and urinary tract function, and to promote healthy blood pressure. The essential oil is stimulating to the kidneys, acting as a diuretic. The warming and bitter properties aid digestion and ease intestinal gas. Juniper berry is also warming for the joints.

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