Types of Chrysanthemum Tea in TCM: White, Yellow, and Wild
White, yellow, and wild chrysanthemum tea in TCM: eyes, wind-heat, and physician-strength cooling. Caffeine-free. If there's any chance of pregnancy, don't use this.
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PULSE Tea Series is a catalogue of TCM herbal tea recipes for everyday patterns such as wind-heat, dry eyes, low energy, and post-meal heaviness. Each recipe is educational kitchen care from our Singapore clinics. It does not replace a physician consult when symptoms persist or worsen.
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Series guide
Start with chrysanthemum tea
White, yellow, and wild chrysanthemum are used differently in TCM: eyes, wind-heat, and stronger cooling. Read the types guide before you pick a kitchen steep.
Kitchen basics
How to steep
Most Tea Series recipes follow the same kitchen rhythm. Exact amounts and stop rules live on each recipe page.
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Measure
Use the herb weights on the recipe. Kitchen scales beat guesswork.
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Cover and steep
Pour boiling water, cover, and steep for the time on the recipe.
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Sip warm, then stop
Drink while warm when the signs match. Cool-natured teas are not for every day. If there's any chance of pregnancy, follow each recipe stop.
Recipes
Cold, cough & throat
Wind-heat, wind-cold, and summer-heat kitchen steeps when the throat feels hot or a cold is coming on.
Mild heaty sore throat? Simmer this honeysuckle pot
Honeysuckle and Xuan Shen decoction for mild sore throat
Jin Yin Hua, Ye Ju Hua, Xuan Shen, Mai Dong, Jie Geng, Niu Bang Zi, and Gan Cao simmered for a mild heaty sore throat.
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Heaty head after a jab? Steep this cooling cup
Honeysuckle, wild chrysanthemum, and peony tea
Jin Yin Hua, Ye Ju Hua, Bai Shao, and Gan Cao steeped five minutes for mild heaty head. Skip if G6PD deficient.
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Post-COVID heatiness? Steep Huang Qi with honeysuckle
Huang Qi, honeysuckle, and patchouli tea after COVID
Huang Qi with Jin Yin Hua and Huo Xiang when immunity needs support and residual heatiness still sits after COVID.
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Heaty flu coming on? This cooling pot
Japanese honeysuckle and wild chrysanthemum tea
Honeysuckle, wild chrysanthemum, and rock sugar for heatiness and an approaching flu. Physician-strength; skip in pregnancy.
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Sinus mucus after a chill? Steep Xin Yi Su Ye tea
Magnolia flower and perilla leaf tea (辛夷苏叶茶) for sinus mucus
Xin Yi and Su Ye steeped 15 minutes for sinus mucus after a chill. Wrap Xin Yi; kitchen wind-cold nasal tea.
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Runny nose? Steep magnolia mint Bai Zhi tea
Magnolia mint and Bai Zhi tea for runny nose
Xin Yi, mint, and Bai Zhi steeped five minutes for a runny or stuffy nose. Wrap Xin Yi; kitchen tea, not Cang Er Zi San.
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Dry, scratchy throat? Steep Mai Dong and Xuan Shen
Mai Dong and Xuan Shen tea for sore throat
Mai Dong, Xuan Shen, Jie Geng, and Gan Cao steeped five minutes for a dry or heaty sore throat.
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Scratchy throat after CNY snacks? Try honey lemon
Manuka honey lemon drink for a scratchy throat
Warm lemon and Manuka honey for a dry festive throat. Kitchen support, not an immunity cure.
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Dry, scratchy throat? Steep Mu Hu Die and Mai Dong
Mu Hu Die and Mai Dong tea for dry throat
Mu Hu Die, Mai Dong, and Gan Cao steeped five minutes for a dry or scratchy throat. Optional honey.
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Sore throat and yellow phlegm? Try this tea
Mulberry chrysanthemum tea for wind-heat cough
Mulberry leaf and chrysanthemum tea for wind-heat cough with thick yellow phlegm and a sore throat. Peppermint last; pregnancy caution.
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Flu or tickly dry cough? Boil mulberry and chrysanthemum
Mulberry leaf and chrysanthemum tea for flu and dry cough
Mulberry leaf and chrysanthemum boiled for early flu signs or an occasional dry cough. Short cooling kitchen tea.
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Stuck sinus mucus? Steep Cang Er Zi tea
Siberian Cocklour Fruit tea (苍耳子茶) for sinus mucus
Processed Cang Er Zi with Bai Zhi, Xin Yi, and mint. Cang Er Zi San-shape kitchen steep for yellow sinus mucus.
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Sticky thirst? Simmer sour plum tea
Sour plum tea (乌梅汤) for summer heat
Sour plum with osmanthus or hawthorn and licorice. Warm kitchen drink to clear heat and quench thirst on humid days.
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Chills and clear runny nose? Warm onion-ginger brown sugar tea
Spring onion ginger brown sugar tea for early wind-cold
Spring onion with roots, ginger, and dark brown sugar simmered 10 minutes for early chill with clear nasal discharge and mild ache.
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Chills and clear runny nose? Warm this onion-ginger tea
Spring onion ginger perilla leaf tea for early wind-cold
Spring onion with roots, ginger, and perilla leaf simmered 10 minutes for early chill with clear nasal discharge and mild ache.
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Early cold with light yellow phlegm? Try this tea
Wind-Cold Tea with mulberry leaf and chrysanthemum
Mulberry leaf, yellow chrysanthemum, and licorice steeped ten minutes for early cold signs with light yellow phlegm or a mild sore throat.
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Scratchy throat coming on? Try this tea
Yellow chrysanthemum and honeysuckle tea for wind-heat
Yellow chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, and malva nut tea for wind-heat cold with sore throat. Short steep; skip in pregnancy.
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Eyes & screens
Cooling steeps used when the eyes feel dry, tired, or strained after long screen time.
Irritated dry eyes? Steep Ju Hua with Mai Dong
Chrysanthemum, Mai Dong, and Mu Hu Die tea for dry eyes
Ju Hua, wolfberry, Mai Dong, and Mu Hu Die tea for dry, irritated eyes. Cooling four-herb steep from the dry eyes Insight.
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Screen-tired eyes? Steep Dry Eye Alleviation Tea
Dry Eye Alleviation Tea for screen-tired eyes
Dry Eye Alleviation Tea: chrysanthemum and wolfberry for dry, fatigued eyes after screens or study. Cooling Tea Series kitchen steep.
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Dry screens? Steep Vision Brightening Tea
Vision Brightening Tea for dry, strained eyes
Vision Brightening Tea: Shi Hu, Yu Zhu, and wolfberry for Yin-linked dry eyes after screens. Moistening kitchen steep from the Tea Series.
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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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Sleep & calm
Heart-fire and stuck-Qi kitchen steeps when the mind will not settle.
Hard to fall asleep? Simmer Bai He & Fu Shen tea
Difficulty Falling Asleep Tea for Blood, Qi, and calm mind
Lily bulb, Fu Shen, dried longan, and seedless red dates simmered 30 minutes. Kitchen TCM tea for Blood, Qi, and calm mind.
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Mind racing at bedtime? Steep Dreamful Sleep Tea
Dreamful Sleep Tea for a restless mind
Polygala, ophiopogon, and spine date seeds steeped for Heart-Shen calm when falling asleep feels hard. Skip in pregnancy.
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Stress on the cycle? Steep jasmine rose dates
Jasmine rose red date tea for stress and cycle load
Rose, jasmine, and two pitted red dates steeped five minutes when stress sits with menstrual tension.
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Irritable and stuck? Steep jasmine rose tea
Jasmine rose tangerine tea for Liver Qi patterns
Jasmine, tangerine pith, and rose for Liver Qi stagnation patterns that can sit with erectile concerns.
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Forehead heat? Try bitter lotus plumule tea
Lotus plumule tea for Heart fire
Bitter Lian Zi Xin tea with licorice for Heart fire and forehead heat patterns. Kitchen habit from the acne face map, not a cure.
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Wake at 1–3am? Steep Mind Relaxing Tea
Mind Relaxing Tea for 1–3am waking
Chrysanthemum, mulberry leaf, and Prunella (Xia Ku Cao) steeped five minutes. Kitchen TCM tea for Liver-linked 1–3am waking.
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Chest tight and restless? Steep rose buds tea
Rose buds Fu Xiao Mai tea for stuck Qi
Rose buds with Fu Xiao Mai and red dates for Qi and Blood circulation and mild chest tightness. Pregnancy caution.
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Energy & Qi-Blood
Qi and Blood support for low energy, thin pulse patterns, and everyday fortifying steeps.
Pale and tired? Simmer ginseng date longan
American ginseng red date longan tea for Qi and Blood
American ginseng with red dates and dried longan for Qi and Blood deficiency patterns.
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Drained after a jab? Steep this daytime Qi cup
American ginseng, Huo Xiang, and Chen Pi tea
Xi Yang Shen with Huo Xiang and Chen Pi for daytime Qi support when fatigue sits after vaccination.
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Tired and pale? Steep Blood Nourishment Tea
Blood Nourishment Tea for tiredness and thin Blood
Dried longan and red dates steeped 5–10 minutes. Kitchen TCM tea for tiredness and thin Blood patterns.
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Cold limbs and low drive? Steep cuscuta goji tea
Cuscuta goji tea for Kidney Yang patterns
Cuscuta, palmleaf raspberry, goji, magnolia berry, and plantain seed for Kidney Yang patterns linked with erectile concerns.
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Dark tongue patches? Try danshen pith tea
Danshen tangerine pith tea for Qi-Blood blockage
Red sage (丹参) with tangerine pith for Qi and Blood blockage patterns.
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Post-viral fatigue? Ask about Fang Feng Huang Qi Bai Zhu
Fang Feng, Huang Qi, and Bai Zhu tea
Short three-herb Wei Qi tea for lingering fatigue after a viral illness in children. Physician-adjusted dosing.
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Low energy? Brew Huang Qi tea
Huang Qi tea for low energy and Wei Qi support
Huang Qi (Astragalus) for easy fatigue and thin resistance: 5 g boiled 15–20 minutes, optional dates and wolfberries. Ask before use in pregnancy.
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Drained after mild viral load? Steep this Wei Qi cup
Huang Qi, Xi Yang Shen, and Yuan Zhi tea for post-viral fatigue
Huang Qi with Xi Yang Shen, Yuan Zhi, Chen Pi, and Huo Xiang when Wei Qi feels thin after mild illness.
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Catch colds easily? Simmer Immunity Booster Tea
Immunity Booster Tea for Wei Qi and thin resistance
Huang Qi, Bai Zhu, Fang Feng, and Chai Hu simmered 15–20 minutes. Kitchen Yu Ping Feng cousin for Wei Qi support.
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Low and pale? Try red date longan tea
Red date longan tea for Blood and Qi
Simmered red date and longan tea to replenish Blood and Qi. Kitchen habit often paired with cold-womb and cycle care.
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Low energy? Steep Revitalising Tea
Revitalising Tea for Qi, Blood, and everyday energy
American ginseng and red dates steeped 5–10 minutes. Kitchen TCM tea for Qi and Blood support when energy runs thin.
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Easy breathless on stairs? Try Sheng Mai Yin
Sheng Mai Yin (Restoring Pulse Tea)
Dang Shen, Mai Dong, and Wu Wei Zi simmered as Restoring Pulse Tea for Qi and Yin support after lingering post-viral breathlessness.
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Sick again after COVID? Steep this Wei Qi cup
Yu Ping Feng with Mai Dong tea after COVID
Huang Qi, Bai Zhu, Fang Feng, and Mai Dong steeped 5–10 minutes when colds return easily after COVID.
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Digestion & damp
Post-meal heaviness, damp load, and lipid-pattern kitchen steeps. Not a weight-loss programme.
Bloated after meals? Steep hawthorn and chen pi
Anti-bloating tea with hawthorn and chen pi
Hawthorn, dried mandarin peel, and brown sugar steeped five minutes for post-meal bloating from food accumulation.
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Spleen damp sitting heavy? Steep cassia and hawthorn
Cassia, Ze Xie, Bai Zhu, and hawthorn tea
Fried cassia, Ze Xie, Bai Zhu, and hawthorn steeped 5–10 minutes for Spleen-Stomach and damp support.
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Heavy after meals? Steep chen pi and hawthorn
Chen pi hawthorn jasmine tea for indigestion
Mandarin peel, hawthorn, jasmine, and brown sugar steeped for food accumulation and stress-linked indigestion.
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Festive drinks catching up? Steep Ge Hua tea
Ge Hua tea after festive drinking
Kudzu flower (葛花) steeped five minutes after festive drinking. Educational food therapy, not a blood-alcohol remedy.
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Queasy after a heavy meal? Steep ginger tea
Ginger tea for post-meal nausea
Fresh ginger or ginger powder steeped five minutes when indigestion brings nausea.
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Damp cholesterol habit? Steep gynostemma tea
Gynostemma tea (绞股蓝茶)
Steep 10 g gynostemma for 10 minutes. Cool kitchen tea when damp and cholesterol patterns sit together.
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Greasy meal sitting heavy? Steep hawthorn green tea
Hawthorn green tea for post-meal indigestion
Green tea and dried hawthorn steeped five minutes for indigestion after a greasy meal.
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Heavy after meals? Steep hawthorn, malt, and lotus leaf
Hawthorn, malt, and lotus leaf digestion tea
Cassia, hawthorn, malt, tea leaf, and lotus leaf steeped 5–10 minutes for digestion and damp-lipid load.
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Damp lipid load? Steep lotus leaf cassia tea
Lotus leaf cassia seed tea (荷叶决明子茶)
Lotus leaf 6 g and cassia seed 10 g steeped 10 minutes. Cool kitchen tea when damp and lipid load sit together.
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Heaty after CNY snacks? Steep Luo Han Guo tea
Luo Han Guo tea for festive heat
Monk fruit (罗汉果) steeped when festive heat sits with thirst or dry stools. Cooling kitchen tea, not a laxative drug.
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Pineapple tarts stacked up? Steep mulberry leaf tea
Mulberry leaf tea after sugary CNY snacks
Dried mulberry leaf (桑叶) steeped five minutes after sugary festive snacks. Not a diabetes drug.
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Heavy after meals? Brew this weight-management tea
Weight management homemade tea for post-meal digestion
Hawthorn, chrysanthemum, chen pi, and Chinese barley simmered for post-meal digestion and damp load. Drink about 30 minutes after eating.
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Heavy and puffy? Steep hawthorn and roselle
Weight reduction tea with hawthorn and roselle
Hawthorn, roselle, and licorice steeped 5–10 minutes for digestion and water retention. Brown sugar optional.
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Phlegm-damp heaviness? Steep Ze Xie and Cang Zhu
Ze Xie, Cang Zhu, Bai Zhu, and Fu Ling tea
Ze Xie, Bai Zhu, Cang Zhu, and Fu Ling steeped 5–10 minutes for phlegm-damp clearance.
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Face & skin
Cooling kitchen steeps when facial heat or damp-heat shows on the skin.
Heaty acne-prone skin? Steep this cool cup
Chamomile, chrysanthemum, and wolfberry tea for acne-prone skin
Chamomile, chrysanthemum, and wolfberry tea for heatiness that can show as acne. Long kitchen steep; educational, not a cure.
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Damp-heat flare? Simmer Chinese barley tea
Chinese barley tea (薏米水) for damp-heat
Chinese barley / Job’s tears tea, not pearl barley. A cool-natured drink for damp-heat gout flares, two or three times a week.
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Dry, dull skin? Steep rose, dates, and longan
Herbal drink for dry and dull skin
Rose, red dates, and dried longan steeped 20–30 minutes for Blood nourishment when skin looks dry and dull.
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Dull, uneven tone? Steep this skin-brightening drink
Herbal drink for skin brightening with jasmine and calendula
Jasmine, calendula, and cranberries steeped 20–30 minutes. Kitchen TCM tea for dull, pigmented skin patterns.
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Facial heat after spicy food? Steep this tea
Honeysuckle, white chrysanthemum, and tangerine peel tea
Honeysuckle, white chrysanthemum, and tangerine peel tea for diet heat on the face. Short steep; skip in pregnancy.
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Women’s health
Cycle ease and cold-womb kitchen steeps. Pattern care still starts with a consult.
Cold low belly? Warm cinnamon ginger tea
Cinnamon ginger tea for cold-womb patterns
Warming cinnamon, ginger, and red-date tea for cold-womb patterns. Kitchen recipe with TCM framing, not a fertility cure.
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Crampy and tense? Try motherwort rose tea
Motherwort rose buds tea for cycle ease
Motherwort and rose buds steeped for stress-linked menstrual discomfort. Clear pregnancy caution; educational food therapy.
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Pain & head
Circulation-support teas used when joints or the head feel stuck.
Mild flu headache? Simmer Bai Zhi and Man Jing Zi
Bai Zhi and Man Jing Zi decoction for mild headache
Bai Zhi, Bai Ju Hua, Man Jing Zi, and Gan Cao simmered for a mild frontal or wind-heat headache.
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Migraine week? Steep cassia goji chrysanthemum
Cassia, goji, and white chrysanthemum tea
Cassia seed 10 g, goji 6 g, and white chrysanthemum 6 g steeped five minutes. Twice a week; half dose ages 5–7.
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Heaty head ache? Steep chrysanthemum and Bai Shao
Chrysanthemum and white peony tea for headache
Steep Ju Hua, Bai Shao, and Gan Cao five minutes for a Liver-linked headache kitchen tea.
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Joint flare settling? Steep mulberry twig tea
Mulberry twig tea (桑枝茶) for joint circulation
Steep 10 g of mulberry twig for 10 minutes to support joint circulation.
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Liver heat migraine? Steep mulberry Apocynum tea
Mulberry, chrysanthemum, Apocynum, and Prunella tea
Mulberry leaf, white chrysanthemum, Apocynum, and Prunella 5 g each. Twice a week; half dose ages 5–7.
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Tea Series, explained
Straight answers before you brew or book.
What is the PULSE Tea Series?
It is our catalogue of TCM herbal tea recipes for common patterns. Each recipe page has ingredients, steps, and cautions. Longer chrysanthemum education lives in our types of chrysanthemum tea guide.
Are these teas a substitute for seeing a TCM physician?
No. Kitchen teas are educational food therapy. Book a consult if symptoms are new, severe, lasting, or you need a personalised pattern assessment and prescription.
Can I drink cooling herbal tea every day?
Many cooling steeps are for short use when heat signs are present, not as a daily habit. Follow the caution on each recipe. If you run cold, ease off cooling herbs.
Where do I find the full ingredients and method?
Open any recipe. The page has yield, time, ingredients, steps, and stop rules. This catalogue only helps you browse by concern.
Is chrysanthemum tea safe in pregnancy?
Strong cooling chrysanthemum blends often carry a pregnancy stop. If there's any chance of pregnancy, do not use those recipes. Ask your physician before brewing medicinal herbs while pregnant or breastfeeding.
Can I buy these herbal teas ready-made at PULSE?
Tea Series recipes are kitchen food therapy you brew at home. Clinic visits focus on pattern diagnosis and prescribed care. Ask your physician if a retail formula or custom herbs fit your case.
What herbs are used in TCM herbal tea?
Common kitchen herbs include chrysanthemum, wolfberry, astragalus, red dates, and lotus leaf. Each recipe lists exact herbs, amounts, and when not to use them. Nature (hot or cool) matters as much as the ingredient name.
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