Chrysanthemum

According to "Natural Health" magazine, traditional Chinese medicine practitioners have historically used chrysanthemum tea to treat "hot colds," or colds accompanied by fevers, swollen glands and headaches. They add that chrysanthemum helps with fevers because it has a cooling effect. Combine 1 heaping tsp. each of dried chrysanthemum flowers, dried honeysuckle flowers and dried peppermint. Pour 1 quart of boiling water on the herbs and let the concoction steep until it cools to room temperature. Drink this chrysanthemum tea every two hours to help alleviate your cold symptoms.

Treat Heat Rash

Chrysanthemum tea can also treat heat rash. "Natural Health" magazine reports that traditional Chinese medicine practitioners believe that heat rash is a symptom of internal temperature imbalances. If you are suffering from heat rash, make a cooling tea by combining 2 tbsp. of dried chrysanthemum flowers, 1 tbsp. of peppermint leaves and 1 quart of boiling water. Let the tea steep for about 20 minutes, strain it and allow it to cool. Drink about 1/2 cup of the chrysanthemum tea every two or three hours until your heat rash is gone. "Natural Health" magazine also suggests that you avoid consuming sugary or spicy foods that might generate more heat in your body.

Improve Eye Health

Chrysanthemum tea might also be effective in treating eye problems, including improving the sight acuity of those who have faltering vision. Herbs 2000 reports that chrysanthemums have a long history of being used to treat blurred vision, spotty vision and watering eyes. Try sipping on chrysanthemum tea if you have sore, dry or red eyes from reading a lot or from working at a computer for long stretches of time.

Other Benefits

According to Herbs 2000, clinical research has discovered that the active constituents in chrysanthemums have antibiotic effects. These natural antibiotics appear to help fight several types of bacteria, particularly streptococcus and staphylococcus. Chrysanthemum tea can also ease tension headache pain, remedy bad breath and soothe dry mouths or throats. Chrysanthemum tea can help you relax by calming your nerves and clearing your mind.

2. Chinese Wolfberry - 100g/pack

The Chinese wolfberry also is known as the goji berry, and according to "The Herbal Medicine-Makers Handbook," is one of the most nutritionally dense plants on the planet. Chinese wolfberry contains many vitamins, minerals, proteins, essential and nonessential amino acids and fats. Chinese wolfberry has many purported health benefits, but clinical research does not support all of them.

Traditional Uses

The Chinese have used the Chinese wolfberry as an herbal supplement for thousands of years. According to "The Herbal Medicine-Makers Handbook," Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners believe that Chinese wolfberry has a balancing effect on the chi because the berry does not warm or cool. Traditional Chinese uses of the berry include improvement of eyesight, kidneys, liver, blood and lungs. Additionally, many Chinese practitioners claim the berry can prolong life. Currently available clinical evidence does not support these traditional uses of the Chinese wolfberry.

Nutrients

The wolfberry contains vitamins A, B-1, B-2, B-5, C and E. Additionally, the Chinese wolfberry has protein, essential fatty acids including polyunsaturated fats, and carbohydrates. The carbohydrates in this berry are complex carbohydrates essential for sustainable energy. Further, the berry offers polysaccharides and dietary fiber. The minerals available in Chinese wolfberry include iron, phosphorus, copper, calcium, germanium, manganese, magnesium and zinc.

Dosage

The Food and Drug administration does not offer daily recommended guidelines for Chinese wolfberry, but "The Herbal Medicine-Makers Handbook" recommends a daily dosage between 10 and 15 g. You can purchase Chinese wolfberry supplements in pill, powder and liquid form. The best source for Chinese wolfberries, however, is the actual berry. Processing the fruit through grinding or liquidation might decrease the health benefits of the berry. Additionally, the Chinese wolfberry can spoil, and you should avoid consuming any Chinese wolfberry that smells like alcohol.

How to Take Wolfberries

The traditional preparation method for the wolfberry is to boil the berries in hot water. After boiling the berries for approximately five minutes, you will consume the beverage eating any wolfberries that have not dissolved in the water. You also can eat the Chinese wolfberry in its raw form.

3. Red Dates - 100g/pack

SUPPER BIG RED DATES

The Benefits of Red Dates

Red dates, known as hongzao, are labelled by the Chinese as 'the king of nuts' for their super nutritional value. Dried Chinese red dates are soft and moist with a sweet smell. Heralded as a superfood, red dates are often present in traditional chinese medicine (TCM) prescriptions and brewed herbal tonics. Local Chinese kitchens frequently use red dates to cook with porridge, soups, desserts and even decorate buns.

What's so good about red dates?
If you think your daily intake of grapes and apples are good sources of Vitamin C, think again. Chinese red dates have 70x to 80x higher levels of Vitamin C!

Red dates also contain loads of Vitamin A, B1, B2, protein, calcium, phosphorous, iron and magnesium. This makes them great for people suffering and recovering from serious health conditions. In particular, red dates help to stimulate the production of white blood cells - which improves immunity and protects the liver. It is believed that they also suppress cancer-causing cells and reduce cholesterol. In all ancient traditional Chinese herbal text books, red dates are always mentioned for strengthening the spleen and stomach Qi (energy) - which in turns helps to digest food, tonify blood and tranquilize the mind.

Something for women
Renown for enriching and replenishing blood, many Chinese women eat red dates during their special time of the month. But that is not the only draw for ladies - red dates have also been labeled as the herbal elixir of life as people claimed it guarantees youthful looking skin. For women who are trying to conceive, some swear by red dates! Apparently, drinking red dates regularly for a few months can help to re-balance the body's Qi and blood deficiency. This allows for period regularity and higher chance for pregnancy!

...and new mommies
Red dates and longan tea is a one of the most common confinement drinks. Dried longan is 'warm' and extremely beneficial to the heart and kidneys. Combined with the superpower of red dates in nourishing the blood, this drink is brewed to revitalize overall body and health wellness.

I have had many versions of red date tea over the years. And I have not been much of a fan. But it was not until recently, I tasted red dates and longan tea at a local Peranakan restaurant. Their version of the red date and longan tea was divine! I must have had six cups within the hour. I asked for the recipe: red dates, dried longan, brown sugar and pandan leaves.

4. Rose - 50g/pack

The Health Benefits of Roses

Rose is a kind of precious medical materials,can beautify and improve the skin,dredge the channels,soften the blood tube.It works on CCVD,high blood press,heart diseases,and gynaopathy effectively.It coordinate liver and spleen,regulate vital energy and stomach.

“It has been used in traditional Chinese herbal medicine to treat conditions influenced by female hormones, including menopause and dysmenorrhea. No clinical trials to evaluate the effectiveness of rose tea have been done previously.
In the current study, 109 adolescent girls between 15 and 18 years old with dysmenorrhea were randomly assigned to either a drink rose tea or not (control group). None of the girls had underlying health problems that would account for their dysmenorrhea. The girls in the tea group were instructed to drink 2 cups of rose tea every day from one week before the onset of their menses until the fifth day of their menses, a total of about 12 days per month, for six cycles. A cup of tea was prepared by steeping 6 dried rosebuds in 10 ounces of hot water for 10 minutes. Pain, distress, anxiety, perceived stress, and well-being were assessed using questionnaires given to all of the girls at the beginning of the study, and after one month, three months, and six months of treatment. Those drinking rose tea had significantly lower levels of menstrual pain, distress, anxiety, and perceived stress and higher sense of well-being than the control group after one month of treatment; well-being, pain, distress, and anxiety, continued to improve during the course of the study and were at their best after six months.
These findings suggest that rose tea can be effective for relief of dysmenorrhea in adolescent girls. In this study, it specifically reduced pain and emotional symptoms and increased well-being. The benefits of drinking rose tea appear to be both immediate and cumulative, though how it works is still unknown. Further research is needed to confirm the results of this study and to determi ne the properties of rose that might account for its beneficial effects. ”

ROSE TEA AND THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

The presence of organic acids and the rich nutrient contents of rose hip tea can help to strengthen the digestive tract and the stomach lining to help prevent digestive problems as well as aid in eliminating toxic wastes and substances in the small and large intestines. These benefits will help the body reinforce gastrointestinal functions and prevent or reduce the symptoms of diarrhea, dysentery, constipation and gastroenteritis. The tea can also help establish and maintain the intestinal bacterial flora in the digestive tract to help aid digestion according to HealthMad.com.

KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACTS

HealthMad.com and RoseMagazine.com cite several medicinal properties of rose tea including the ability to assist in the clearing of toxic nitrogenous wastes from the bladder and kidneys, thus reducing the potential risk of urinary tract infections (UTIs). Rose tea can also aid in the removal of blockages caused by small-sized kidney stones in the urinary tract according to TeaBenefits.com. Depending on the condition and the method for brewing or making the rose tea infusion or decoction, one or two cups a day should give some health benefits to the drinker.

5. HoneySuckle - 50g/pack

According to the Healthline website, Japanese honeysuckle has traditionally been used in Chinese medicine to treat a number of health conditions. Naturopathy Digest writes that different parts of honeysuckle are used to treat different health conditions. Honeysuckle flowers were traditionally used in Chinese medicine to treat fevers, inflammation, diarrhea and skin infections.

SKINCARE BENEFITS

According to the Healthline website, honeysuckle can be used to treat skin rashes, such as poison oak, cuts and abrasions on the skin. Honeysuckle stems are the preferred part of the plant to use in the treatment of skin care. Apply an infusion of honeysuckle to treat skin care conditions that are subject to infection. Be aware that some individuals may experience skin irritation from the application of honeysuckle.

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY BENEFITS

Honeysuckle has antibiotic properties, and Healthline advises that Japanese honeysuckle can be used to treat infections caused by streptococcal bacteria. You can treat other types of inflammations and infections with honeysuckle, as well.

RESPIRATORY AND BACTERICIDAL BENEFITS

Honeysuckle is believed to be an expectorant. Julia Lawless, in "The Aromatherapy Garden," writes that an infusion of European honeysuckle flowers can be drunk as a tea to treat coughs and colds. Honeysuckle can also be used to treat upper respiratory tract infections and asthma. Health Line advises combining honeysuckle with chrysanthemum flowers to treat a cold.

OTHER BENEFITS

Jeanne Rose, in "The Aromatherapy Book: Applications and Inhalations," writes that honeysuckle can be used as a massage oil, as it is relaxing and calming. Although there are no known side effects in the use of honeysuckle, consult a health professional before using honeysuckle as a herbal medicine, tincture, oil or remedy to treat any health conditions.

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