Eucommia (Du Zhong) Tea

Why people make this tea

In traditional Chinese medicine, one common pattern associated with high blood pressure is called “liver-yang rising” — a state in which the liver’s yang energy, normally kept in check by sufficient yin, surges upward and causes symptoms like headaches (particularly at the top or sides of the head), dizziness, irritability, difficulty sleeping, and a sense of fullness or tension in the flanks. This three-ingredient tea is a classic response to that pattern. Nourilo describes it as one of the simpler, more accessible food-therapy teas he recommends — easy to prepare and gentle enough for regular use by those with this kind of headache profile.