Enhancing Wellness: A Guide to Chinese Herbal Teas

April 15, 2024

Twenty-one, Eucommia Tea

Ingredients: Eucommia leaves, green tea in equal amounts.

Usage: Brew with boiling water and drink.

Benefits: It has the effect of strengthening yang and enhancing immune function.

Twenty-two, Three-Infusion Tea

Ingredients: Green tea, dried longan, raisins, apricot kernel, hawthorn, ginseng in appropriate amounts.

Usage: Brew with boiling water three times and drink.

Benefits: It has the effects of strengthening yang and nourishing the kidneys, invigorating the spleen and benefiting the stomach, clearing the throat and moistening the lungs, and relieving heat and producing body fluids.

Twenty-three, Ligustrum and Jujube Tea

Ingredients: 60-80g of tea leaves, 10-20g of ligustrum, 10-20g of dried jujube.

Usage: Dry and crush the tea leaves, ligustrum, and dried jujube, and brew with boiling water.

Benefits: It has the effect of promoting longevity and health.

Twenty-four, Atractylodes and Licorice Tea

Ingredients: 15g of atractylodes, 3g of licorice, 600ml of water, 3g of green tea.

Usage: Boil atractylodes and licorice in water for 10 minutes, then add green tea. Drink in 3 doses, re-brew and consume, once a day.

Benefits: It invigorates the spleen, nourishes the kidneys, and nourishes qi and blood.

Twenty-five, Ginseng Tea

Ingredients: 20g of schisandra, 10g of ginseng, 30g of longan flesh, 15g of tea leaves.

Usage: Crush schisandra and ginseng, cut longan flesh into thin shreds, mix with tea leaves, brew with boiling water for 5 minutes, and drink as desired.

Benefits: It nourishes the brain and strengthens the body, tonifying the middle and benefiting qi.

Twenty-six, Codonopsis and Red Date Tea

Ingredients: 20g of codonopsis, 10-20 red dates, 3g of tea leaves.

Usage: Wash codonopsis and red dates with water, then boil with tea leaves and drink.

Benefits: It strengthens the spleen and stomach, nourishes qi and produces body fluids. It is suitable for weakness, reduced food intake after illness, loose stools, physical weakness, palpitations, restlessness, and women with irritability.

Twenty-seven, Hair-Blackening and Anti-Aging Tea

Ingredients: Prepared polygonum multiflorum (steamed and dried slices), raw rehmannia (washed with wine), and green tea in equal parts, decocted and drank.

Usage: Pay attention to diet, lifestyle, and mood should be pleasant, avoid eating blood and scale fish, onions, garlic, radishes, etc.

Benefits: It treats premature aging and young anemia. If there are symptoms of cold, cough, indigestion, diarrhea, thin stools during the period of taking, the use should be suspended.

Twenty-eight, Red Tea and Osmanthus Soup

Ingredients: 2-3g of osmanthus, 150ml of water, 1g of red tea.

Usage: Boil osmanthus in water first, then add red tea. Drink 1 dose a day, take small sips and swallow slowly.

Benefits: It has the function of dispersing stasis and relieving pain, aromatic and purifying, and detoxifying. It has good effects in treating toothache, bad breath, dysentery, etc.

Twenty-nine, Chrysanthemum Tea

Ingredients: 3-4g of high-quality green tea (or pu-erh tea), 10g of Hangzhou chrysanthemum.

Usage: Brew with boiling water and drink regularly.

Benefits: It has the effects of clearing liver and brightening eyes, calming and relieving fever, dilating arteries and increasing coronary blood flow, slowing heart rate, and lowering blood pressure. Therefore, long-term consumption of this tea can achieve the effects of dispersing heat, improving eyesight, promoting blood circulation, and delaying aging. It also prevents early hypertension and headache caused by liver fire.

Thirty, Three Lives Tea

Ingredients: Raw tea leaves, raw rice, raw ginger in suitable amounts.

Usage: Grind in a bowl, brew with boiling water, and drink as tea.

Benefits: It has the functions of clearing heat and detoxifying, regulating the meridians, and managing the lungs. It can prevent disease, promote health, and prolong life.

Thirty-one, Green Tea and Bai Zhi Soup

Ingredients: High-quality green tea, Angelica dahurica.

Usage: Boil 5g of Bai Zhi and 10g of licorice in 600ml of water for 5 minutes, then add 2g of green tea. Drink 1 dose a day, divided into 3 doses after meals.

Benefits: It has the functions of dispelling wind and relieving pain, reducing inflammation and relieving pain. It is effective in treating colds, toothaches, abscesses, and pain.

Thirty-two, Chrysanthemum and Locust Flower Tea

Ingredients: 3g of green tea, 3g of chrysanthemum, 3g of locust flower.

Usage: Brew with boiling water and drink regularly.

Benefits: It improves capillary function and prevents bleeding caused by increased capillary fragility and high permeability. It can lower blood pressure and prevent bleeding in patients with hypertension. Therefore, regular consumption of this tea has a good effect in regulating liver, dispelling wind, improving eyesight, and clearing fire, especially in preventing and treating hypertension caused by liver fire.

Thirty-three, Three Treasures Tea

Ingredients: Pu-erh tea, chrysanthemum, monk fruit in equal amounts, ground into powder.

Usage: Use 20g each time, brew with boiling water and drink.

Benefits: It is suitable for treating hypertension and hyperlipidemia. It lowers blood pressure, reduces weight, and reduces fat.

Thirty-four, Orange Flower Tea

Ingredients: 3-5g of red tea, 3-5g of orange flower.

Usage: Brew with boiling water and drink as tea.

Benefits: It warms the middle and regulates qi and stomach. It is suitable for stomach cold and pain.

Thirty-five, Green Plum Blossom Tea

Ingredients: 6g of green tea, 6g of green plum blossom.

Usage: Brew with boiling water and drink as tea.

Benefits: It soothes the liver, regulates qi, and relieves pain. It is effective for liver and stomach qi pain, discomfort, and reduced appetite.

Thirty-six, Cyperus and Ligusticum Tea

Ingredients: 3g of green tea, 3g of ligusticum, 3g of cyperus, ground into fine powder.

Usage: Brew with boiling water.

Benefits: Regular consumption has the function of soothing the liver, promoting qi circulation, and relieving pain. It is suitable for chronic headaches caused by liver qi stagnation.

Thirty-seven, Fitness Tea

Ingredients: Boil 10g of codonopsis and astragalus each in 600ml of water for 10 minutes, remove residue and take the liquid, then brew with boiling water.

Usage: Take 1 dose a day, drink as tea.

Benefits: Tonify qi and solidify essence. Used for qi deficiency, weakness, dizziness, and palpitations.

Thirty-eight, Yang-Strengthening Tea

Ingredients: Put a small piece of alum the size of a corn kernel into 30g of red tea, brew with boiling water for 1 bowl, cover tightly and steep for 10 minutes.

Usage: Take 1 dose every night, finish in one serving.

Benefits: Strengthen yang. Used for impotence accompanied by mental fatigue, weakness, and cold limbs.

Thirty-nine, Salvia and Polygonatum Tea

Ingredients: 5g of tea leaves, 10g each of salvia and polygonatum, grind into coarse powder.

Usage: Brew with boiling water, cover and steep for 10 minutes, then drink. Take 1 dose daily.

Benefits: Used for anemia and reduced white blood cells. Activates blood circulation, nourishes blood, and fills essence.

Forty, Ginseng Beard and Jingchang Tea

Ingredients: 3g each of ginseng beard, Jingchang, and tea leaves.

Usage: Brew with boiling water, drink as tea, with a mild taste.

Benefits: Used for weakness, decreased hearing, and tinnitus. Tonify qi, fill ears.

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