Uncaria, Hawthorn, and Chrysanthemum Tea

Why people make this tea

Traditional Chinese medicine recognises several patterns of high blood pressure, ranging from what it calls “liver-fire rising” (characterised by a flushed face, headaches, and a hot temper) to a more deficiency-based pattern with ear ringing, fatigue, and dizziness. What this tea targets is the symptom cluster that tends to appear across many of these patterns: dizziness, headaches, ear ringing, irritability, and poor sleep. The three herbs work together — uncaria to calm nervous tension and lower pressure, hawthorn to support circulation and clear fats from the blood, and chrysanthemum to cool heat and clear the head.