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Colored Chrysanthemum Honey Tea (Cai Ju Mi Cha)

traditionally associated with clearing liver heat, supporting eye comfort, and calming the mind

In short: Colored Chrysanthemum Honey Tea (Cai Ju Mi Cha) is a herbal & flower tea that traditionally associated with clearing liver heat, supporting eye comfort, and calming the mind. It is most often made for skin & natural beauty, liver wellness, sleep & calm. Total time about 10 min. Key ingredients: honey.

By · Published under our editorial policy · Research library

Prep
5 min
Cook
5 min
Total
10 min
Makes
1 cup
Skin & Natural BeautyLiver WellnessSleep & CalmEye Wellness
Colored Chrysanthemum Honey Tea (Cai Ju Mi Cha)

Why people make this tea

Tibetan colored chrysanthemum is a naturally multicolored, wild-harvested bloom from the plateau — not the dyed variety sometimes encountered in the market. One steep produces a fragrant, lightly sweet tea with a gentle, refreshing quality. Traditional wisdom associates chrysanthemum broadly with dispersing wind and clearing heat from the liver channel — the liver being the organ most closely linked, in Chinese medicine, with the health of the eyes. So a cup of chrysanthemum tea is something people reach for when their eyes feel hot, tired, or strained after a long day. The honey addition softens the slightly bitter edge and makes it more soothing.

This is also a pleasant tea to have before bed if your mind is a little wired — its calming quality can support a smoother transition to sleep.

What studies say about the key ingredients

Traditional use is not the same as clinical proof. Here is the strongest human research we found for each ingredient, limitations included.

  • Chrysanthemum · Randomized controlled trial, 37 participants · 2023
    Compared with the high-fat meal alone, the extract group had lower postprandial glucose at 1 hour and higher antioxidant markers (T-AOC, SOD, GSH), with lower MDA. Incremental area under the curve did not differ significantly between groups.Limitation: Small sample of healthy young adults given a single high-fat meal, so longer-term effects and effects in people with metabolic conditions are unknown.PubMed 36677639 · 1 more chrysanthemum study
  • Honey · Meta-analysis, 14 studies · 2021
    Compared with usual care, honey was associated with lower combined symptom scores, cough frequency and cough severity. In two pooled placebo-controlled studies, the difference in combined symptoms was not statistically significant.Limitation: Only two studies compared honey with placebo, with high heterogeneity (I2=91%); the review calls for higher-quality placebo-controlled trials.PubMed 32817011 · 3 more honey studies

From the Nourilo Research Library. Findings come from specific doses, extracts and populations and may not apply to a home-cooked recipe.

Safety first — read before you cook

This is a traditional food, not a treatment. Please check with your doctor or pharmacist before making it a regular part of your diet if you:

  • are pregnant or breastfeeding, or are cooking for a young child;
  • take regular medicines — especially blood thinners, blood-pressure, diabetes or immune-suppressing drugs;
  • have a kidney, liver or heart condition, or a known food allergy.

Ingredient notes for this recipe

Stop eating it and seek advice if you notice an allergic reaction or feel unwell. Safety notes reviewed 8 October 2026 · How we write safety notes

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