Red Date Longan Goji Tea 紅棗桂圓杞子茶 is excellent Traditional Chinese Medicine for women's health. Chinese dates and goji berry tea benefits include nourishing the blood, promoting energy, balances mood and spirit. This supreme blood replenisher promotes restful sleep quality, boosts the immune system and has anti-inflammatory effects. The best part is this classic herbal mix has a soothing sweet taste.
紅棗桂圓杞子茶: 養血安神 、 調節睡眠 、心神安寧平靜。
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This Chinese herbal tea is perfect for winter months when the temperature drops. The three key ingredients are sweet and warm in nature and balance the Yin. Those with a heaty constitution can also add dried chrysanthemum flowers to this tea to reduce the yang. I find the floral addition particularly pleasing!!
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Ingredients and Substitutes
- Red Dates 紅棗
- Dried Longan 桂圓粒
- Goji Berries 杞子粒
Optional Ingredients
Most dry goods ingredients, tools and supplies can be purchased at your local Asian markets or Chinese grocery stores or Amazon Online.
Health Benefits of Chinese Herbs
There are a lot of health benefits when it comes to Chinese herbs.
Medicinal herbs have been used for thousands of years in Asian culture as health tonic beverages. A daily cup of tea is the perfect way to balance energy levels naturally.
TCM practitioners often add acupuncture and acupressure treatments to further address one's health problems.
Red Dates 紅棗 - Hóngzǎo
Jujube fruits are sweet and warm and enter the heart, spleen, and stomach meridians. It tonifies and improves the digestive system's motility. Choose unpitted red dates because their seeds inherently calm the mind and promote relaxation.
Ziziphus jujube's edible fruits are highly nutritious and contain plenty of vitamin C and minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, iron and magnesium. That's why you also see many marketing products that promote relaxation and reduce stress highlight magnesium.
During that special time of the month, a woman's period, Ziziphus jujuba has positive effects. Red date tea helps restore the disharmony of hormones in those that are blood deficient (poor blood circulation) with a painful menstrual cycle.
New mothers typically exhibit a drastic drop in both progesterone and estrogen levels. I was SO tired and moody after giving birth to Emily. Red dates replenish blood deficiency, malnourished and disturbed heart-mind, and repair broken sleep.
This tea also benefits postmenopausal women. If you are wondering if you can eat Chinese red dates during pregnancy? The answer is yes. Red dates are high in iron and help prevent anemia in pregnant women and improve the nutritional quality of breast milk.
"一日吃三枣，青春不显老。" 紅棗甘甜、溫熱，可進入心脾胃經，養血安神，治療失眠。
A daily cup of tea of Three Reds Digestive Tea is terrific for a woman's health!
Dried Longan - 桂圓肉/ 龍眼, Guìyuán ròu
Longan meat is an edible fruit used to address blood deficiency in the heart and spleen. The heart controls a person's mental well-being, including sleep quality. Blood deficiency can give rise to Qi deficiency. In TCM, blood produces Qi, and Qi promotes blood circulation. Rich in calcium, phosphorus, iron and organic acids.
桂圓肉味甘，開胃健脾，補虛益智 保心血，潤五臟，治怔忡。滋補養血安神。女性在產後調補也很適宜。
Organic Goji Berries 枸杞子 , Gǒuqǐzi
Gǒuqǐzi in TCM, the Wolfberry nourishes the blood and tonifies the Yin by entering the kidney and liver channels.
Lycium Chinense is rich in polysacharides, betaine, sesquiterpenes, vitamin A, B-1,2, C, calcium, phosphorus, iron, zeaxanthin, physalein, and linolein acid. Warm-type constitutions.
A ¼ cup serving of fresh goji berries is only 111 calories. Goji berries are high-antioxidant superfruits that prevent free radicals from damaging DNA, lipids and proteins. There are 18 amino acids in goji berries, while apples only have 16.
Known as Matrimony Vine Fruit for its aphrodisiac effect, this wonderful tonic herb promotes longevity and youthfulness, brightens the eyes and moistens the lungs.
If you love organic goji berries, try adding goji berries to your oatmeals or Energy Raw Bars.
枸杞子有养阴补血、滋补肝肾、益精明目清火的功效。養血安神、治療失眠、养肝护肝、 补肾。枸杞性质比较温和，食用稍多无碍，但进食过多也会令人上火。
Dried Chrysanthemum Flowers 乾菊花, Qián júhuā
Qián júhuā is one of the four gentlemen among flowers "plum blossom, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum." There are many benefits of drinking it properly.
Chrysanthemum tastes sweet and bitter, slightly cold in nature; it has the functions of dispelling wind and clearing heat, clearing the liver and improving eyesight, detoxification and anti-inflammatory. It has a specific curative effect on diseases such as dry mouth, excessive liver fire, astringent and dry eyes, cold, and dampness.
Chrysanthemum has the effects of lowering blood pressure and eliminating sore throat, wind-heat cold, headaches and high blood pressure. Long-term drinking can help lower cholesterol.
菊花味甘苦，性微寒；具有疏風清熱、清肝明目、解毒消炎等功效。菊花對肝火旺盛、用眼過度引起的眼睛乾澀也有很好的療效。
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Instructions
Soak the herbs for 5-10 minutes in a small bowl to remove traces of impurities. This will help remove dust and debris. Rinse and set aside in a small bowl.
Add all the herbal ingredients (red dates, dried longan, organic goji berries and dried chrysanthemums) into a Buydeem Health Beverage Maker. Fill with water and set to Tea Mode.
Although not all Chinese herbs react with metal, it is best not to use a metal pot when making Chinese medicinal herbal soups.
Alternatively, add all ingredients into a small pot, fill with water, and boil for 5-10 minutes.
If you wish to steep this in a French Press, fill the glass container with boiling hot water and let steep for at least 15 mins.
Pro Tip: Ensure you use boiling hot water and not lukewarm water.
Serve and best to enjoy while hot.
Other Nourishing Chinese Soups
- Ba Wong Fa Soup for Cough and Phlegm 霸王花無花果瘦肉響螺湯
- Moisturizing Chinese Apple Sea Coconut Soup 雪梨蘋果海底椰玉竹無花果湯
- Chinese Papaya Soup with Black Eyed Peas (Easy) 木瓜花生眉豆雪耳雞腳湯
- Si Shen Tang Herbal Soup Adrenal Fatigue 四神湯
- Silkie Chicken Cordyceps Fish Maw Conch Soup 蟲草花花膠响螺煲烏雞湯
What To Serve With Goji Berry and Red Date Jujube Fruit Tea
Make a big batch of this delicious tea in a tea pot and enjoy it through the day. A cup of this tea is a great way to warm up and absorb nutritious vitamins and minerals.
Make a complete meal with these delicious recipes:
- Steamed Chicken with Chinese Mushrooms and Sausages Claypot Rice 臘腸冬菇滑雞煲仔飯
- Instant Pot Braised Chinese Mushrooms 髮菜炆冬菇食譜
- Microwave Soy Sauce Chicken Wings 豉油雞翅微波爐
- Chinese Tomato Egg Stir-fry 番茄炒蛋
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PrintRed Date Longan Goji Tea 紅棗桂圓杞子茶
Red Date Longan Goji Tea 紅棗桂圓杞子茶 is excellent several reasons. This tea is a supreme blood replenisher, promotes restful sleep by calming the mind, it tonifies the digestive system, aids heart health, regulates Qi, spleen, and stomach meridians. It also brightens and moistens the eyes and lungs.
紅棗桂圓杞子茶: 養血安神 、 調節睡眠 、心神安寧平靜。
- Prep Time: 1
- Cook Time: 15
- Total Time: 16 minutes
- Yield: 2 cups 1x
- Category: Tea, Chinese Medicinal Food Therapy
- Method: Boil
- Cuisine: Chinese, Chinese Medicinal Food Therapy
Ingredients
- 6-8 Red Dates unpitted, halved 紅棗粒
- 6-8 Dried Longan 桂圓粒
- 6-8 Goji Berries 杞子粒
- 6-8 Dried Chrysanthemums (optional) 菊花粒
- 1L Water, boiled 泡水
Instructions
- Soak the herbs for 5-10 minutes in a small bowl to remove traces of impurities. This will help remove dust and debris. Rinse and set aside in a small bowl.
- Add all the herbal ingredients (red dates, dried longan, organic goji berries and dried chrysanthemums) into a Buydeem Health Beverage Maker. Fill with water and set to Tea Mode.
- Although not all Chinese herbs react with metal, it is best not to use a metal pot when making Chinese medicinal herbal soups.
- Alternatively, add all ingredients into a small pot, fill with water, and boil for 5-10 minutes.
- If you wish to steep this in a French Press, fill the glass container with boiling hot water and let steep for at least 15 mins.
- Pro Tip: Ensure you use boiling hot water and not lukewarm water.
- Serve and best to enjoy while hot.
紅棗桂圓杞子菊花一起泡水15分鐘喝。
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- If you like to sweeten this tea, consider adding 50g of rock sugar. However, all 3 ingredients is inherently sweet, I find it is not necessary to dissolve additional sugar.
- This drink is great for those who work in front of a computer prolong provides of time. It helps improves and moisten the eyes.
- 常喝紅棗桂圓枸杞茶的女性朋友，皮膚白皙，美容效果不錯。
- 不但補氣血，還能明目，特別適合長期待在電腦前的辦公一族。
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 L
- Calories: 108
- Sugar: 8.2 g
- Sodium: 143.2 mg
- Fat: 1.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Protein: 5.8 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
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Katie says
Love this tea! It is so nourishing, and comforting!
Nancy says
It's perfect for women's health!
Erin says
Such a nice tea. Will be making it again ... thanks for the great recipe!
Nancy says
You're welcome Erin!
Cindy says
Love the medicinal qualities! Tea is amazing!
Nancy says
Perfect for us ladies!
Shelby says
I love goji berries but never thought to make them into a tea, this is so refreshing!
Nancy says
It's one of the easiest way to consume goji berries and get its benefits!
Sam says
This is absolutely delicious! Will definitely be making this again soon.
Nancy says
I just made a new pot too!
Camilla says
Lovely soothing beverage! I love dates and goji berries. Never thought of making tea out of them before but this will be a regular drink for me now. Thanks for sharing!
Nancy says
Enjoy the sweet taste of goji berries and red dates!
Judith says
Sounds a delicious! Looking forward to trying this tea when I have the ingredients.
Nancy says
Hope you are able to find all these herbal ingredients. They shouldn't been too hard to find!
Tavo says
Loved that Goji tea! I am adding it to my tea rotation!
Nancy says
Horray!
Freya says
I’d love to try this as I love the idea of a medicinal tea before bed. I need to visit my local Asian supermarket!
Nora says
This tea is so delicious! Amazing! Enjoyed every sip of it!
Kay says
We love tea in our family home and we can't wait to try this recipe out 🙂
Jerika says
I can't wait to try this tea!:) Love it. Thanks!:)
Marcellina says
Thanks for such a detailed post that full of useful information!
Alexandra says
This tea sounds so delicious and lovely!
Jeannie says
I love longans, this tea is so delicious and the sweetness is just right.
Anai says
Love everything in this tea! The health benefits are a huge bonus
Amy says
Such a great idea! I always have these leftover in my pantry but never thought to make tea!
Katrina says
I can’t wait to try this recipe!!
Marinela says
This red date goji tea is such a warming and comforting drink perfect for these cold winter days, thank you for the recipe!
Nancy says
Perfect drink for woman's health!
Choclette says
I could definitely do with some restful sleep. Sounds delicious too.
Nancy says
Me too! Who knew a dessert could help right?
Luca says
Very informative, thank you for sharing!
Ana says
I love the fruit and the floral notes in this tea! Such a great way to reap all of these amazing health benefits.
Joshua says
What an incredible amount of health benefits packed in one drink! I really enjoyed all of the flavors.
Colleen says
This is a healthy, comforting, and delicious tea! Thanks for the recipe and all of the great info on different herbs.
Nancy says
High Five* Glad you like it!
Nicoletta De Angelis Nardelli says
Thank you so much, this was very informative. The tea sounds amazing, and I have some fresh goji berries in the fridge we bought at the farmers market.
Nancy says
Oh I love fresh goji berries! We love to freeze them to make smoothies with toO!
Wanda says
Loads of great information here, thanks for being so thorough! I've never heard of longan in a tea before and I'm really intrigued and want to try this tea!
Nancy says
Longan is sweet inherently so this will be a wonderful sweet tea just before bed! Actually I love it throughout the day and brew it in my glass water bottle all the time too!
Vanessa says
I love all types of tea and would love to try this!!
Nancy says
let me know how it goes! I'm sure you will love it!