Prunella Chrysanthemum Tea (Xia Ku Cao Ju Hua Cha)

Why people make this tea

If you stay up late often, Nourilo says you can get the signs of “liver fire flaring up” — red, sore eyes, headache, dizziness. Steeping prunella (xia ku cao) with chrysanthemum makes a perfect everyday tea for that. In traditional thinking the liver “opens into the eyes,” so liver fire shows up as sore, inflamed eyes; prunella is associated with calming early inflammation, while chrysanthemum clears upper-body “wind-heat” and brightens the eyes year-round. Together they are said to drain liver fire, ease swelling and discomfort, and support healthy blood pressure.