Two-Seed Albizia Flower Longan Tea (Er Ren He Huan Hua Yuan Rou Cha)

Why people make this tea

Insomnia is one of the most common complaints in urban life — whether it is lying awake unable to switch off, waking in the early hours, or cycling through shallow, dream-filled sleep that leaves you exhausted the next morning. As we age, the brain naturally produces less melatonin, the hormone that regulates body temperature and signals the muscles to relax. Research suggests that adults over 60 to 65 may naturally need as little as six hours of sleep per night — but the quality of those hours matters enormously. Shallow sleep with constant dreams, or waking up feeling foggy and heavy-headed, signals that the quality is not there.

Traditional Chinese food therapy recommends eating foods naturally rich in melatonin-supporting nutrients: oats, millet, dates, longan, apples, banana, wheat grass, walnuts, sesame, and pumpkin seeds. This tea brings together six classic calming herbs — two seeds, a flower, two roots, and longan — in a formula that has been used for generations to settle an anxious mind, ease palpitations, and support the transition into deep sleep.