It wasn't until I was an adult and living in Lima did I first encounter emoliente peruano. Once I found it, I obsessed about it not only while I was there but after I came back to the U.S. Emoliente is a tea, served either hot or lukewarm, made of medicinal herbs and seeds (flax seed, toasted barley, cola de caballo), cane sugar and lime juice at its base but can contain pineapple, and other types of fruit, herbs (alfalfa, uña de gato), sometimes spices (like cinnamon), or ex