Dry, tired eyes? Steep white chrysanthemum
White chrysanthemum and wolfberry tea for tired eyes
White chrysanthemum and wolfberry tea for dry, tired eyes after screen time. Cooling, caffeine-free kitchen steep.
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In TCM, waking between 1am and 3am with irritability or a restless mind may lean Liver and Gallbladder disharmony. Mind Relaxing Tea uses 5 g chrysanthemum flowers, 5 g mulberry leaf, and 5 g Prunella (Xia Ku Cao) with boiling water for five minutes. Sip warm through the day. Educational food therapy for heat-linked thin sleep, not a substitute for an insomnia consult.
Recipe
The method
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Measure
Place 5 g chrysanthemum flowers, 5 g mulberry leaf, and 5 g Prunella in a heatproof cup or small teapot.
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Steep
Pour boiling water over the herbs. Cover and steep for five minutes.
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Sip
Sip warm through the day. Top up with warm water as the cup cools or the flavour fades.
Try today Steep one cup today and sip it warm through the afternoon or evening.
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Kitchen recipes are educational, not personal medical advice. Book a consult for ongoing insomnia, waking with fear, or sleep that does not improve with home habits.
FAQs
Quick questions
Why do people wake between 1am and 3am in TCM?
Those clock hours are classically linked with Liver and Gallbladder circulation. Waking then with irritability, sighing, or a restless mind may lean heat or disharmony in that axis. A physician still reads pulse and tongue before naming a pattern.
What is in Mind Relaxing Tea?
Equal parts dried chrysanthemum flowers (Ju Hua), mulberry leaf (Sang Ye), and Prunella / selfheal spike (Xia Ku Cao), 5 g each, steeped five minutes in boiling water.
Can I drink this every day?
Occasional use when 1–3am waking sits with heat signs is the usual educational habit. It is not a daily medicine dose. Stop if you feel chilled, thirsty in a cold way, or stools loosen.
How is this different from lotus plumule or rose buds tea?
Lotus plumule tea clears Heart fire and is notably bitter. Rose buds with Fu Xiao Mai move stuck Qi for chest tightness and restless mood. This cup is chrysanthemum, mulberry leaf, and Xia Ku Cao for Liver-linked heat and 1–3am waking.
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