Nowadays, everyone is either constantly using their smartphones or sitting in front of a computer for work or gaming. Constantly looking at screens can cause dry eyes and vision problems, especially for those who spend a lot of time in front of a computer. It is important to learn how to take care of our eyes. So, what should we eat to improve our eye health? Traditional Chinese medicine recommends using herbal recipes to protect and improve our eyesight.
Five herbal recipes for eye health
1. Goji Chrysanthemum Tea
Ingredients: 5g of goji berries, 6g of chrysanthemum flowers, a little rock sugar.
Method: Boil 1500cc of water with the goji berries, simmer on low heat for 20 minutes. Add the chrysanthemum flowers, boil for another 5 minutes, remove the flowers, and sweeten with rock sugar.
Benefits: Clears liver heat, nourishes yin, and improves eyesight. It effectively relieves visual fatigue.
2. Goji Mulberry Porridge
Ingredients: 5g of goji berries, 5g of mulberries, 5g of Chinese yam, 5 red dates, 100g of glutinous rice.
Method: Cook all the ingredients together to make porridge.
Benefits: Goji berries and mulberries nourish blood and improve eyesight. Chinese yam and red dates nourish the lungs and kidneys, invigorate qi, and strengthen the spleen. If consumed twice a day, this porridge can alleviate eye dryness and fatigue and enhance overall health.
3. Pig Liver Mung Bean Porridge
Ingredients: 100g of fresh pig liver, 60g of mung beans, 100g of rice, salt, and MSG to taste.
Method: Cook the mung beans and rice together until 80% cooked. Then add sliced or shredded pig liver and cook until done. Season with salt and MSG.
Benefits: Nourishes the liver and blood, clears heat, improves eyesight, and promotes beautiful skin. It is especially suitable for those who experience eye discomfort, yellowish complexion, decreased vision, and blurred vision due to weak constitution.
4. Dodder Seed Stewed Quail Eggs
Ingredients: 9g of dodder seeds, 12g of red dates, 12g of goji berries, 400g of quail eggs, 1 cup of yellow wine, salt to taste.
Method: (1) Wash the dodder seeds and put them in a cheesecloth bag, tying the bag tightly. Wash the red dates and goji berries.
(2) Put the dates, goji berries, and cheesecloth bag into a pot, add enough water to cover them, then add the quail eggs. Bring to a boil with yellow wine, then simmer on low heat for about 60 minutes. Season with salt and serve.
Benefits: Nourishes the liver and improves eyesight, replenishes essence, nourishes the marrow, invigorates qi, and nourishes the blood. It also moisturizes the skin.
5. Goji Chrysanthemum Rehmannia Wine
Ingredients: 500g of chrysanthemum flowers, 300g of raw rehmannia, 100g of goji berries, 100g of Chinese angelica, 3000g of glutinous rice, wine yeast.
Method: (1) Put the flowers, raw rehmannia, goji berries, and Chinese angelica in a clay pot, add enough water to cover them by 5cm, and simmer until a concentrated liquid is obtained.
(2) Wash the glutinous rice and cook it. Let it cool, then put it in a wine jar. Add the concentrated liquid and wine yeast, mix well, seal the jar, and store it in a warm place for 7 days.
Benefits: Nourishes yin, clears heat, nourishes the liver, and improves eyesight.
