Chrysanthemum Tea with Goji and Longan (菊花杞子龍眼茶)

This traditional Chrysanthemum Tea with Goji and Longan is a soothing herbal brew handed down from my mother to help relieve eye fatigue and promote overall wellness. Perfect for those long days spent working at a computer or reading under artificial lights, this gentle drink naturally calms dry eyes while offering a delicate, floral taste.

This Chinese tea, handed down from my mum, can help promote eye health. If browsing computer or reading a book for a while, we might feel our eyes itchy or dry.

Making this homemade Chinese tea is wonderfully simple and requires just three natural ingredients. By steeping chrysanthemum flowers, goji berries, and dried longan together in a vacuum flask, you extract maximum flavor and nourishment with zero effort, making it ideal for a balanced, health-conscious lifestyle.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

• Promotes eye health: Goji berries and chrysanthemum work together naturally to soothe dry, tired eyes after long screen sessions.
• Naturally sweet flavor: Dried longan adds a warm, gentle sweetness without needing any added refined sugar or artificial sweeteners.
• Effortless vacuum steeping: Brews completely hands-free in a thermal flask, keeping your tea hot and fragrant throughout the day.

Key Tips for Success

• Rinse ingredients briefly: Flash-rinse the dried ingredients with boiling or cold filtered water to ensure clean preparation without losing delicate juices.
• Preheat your flask: Swirl boiling water inside your vacuum flask first to warm the interior, ensuring optimal temperature retention during steeping.
• Steep for full duration: Allow the full 40 minutes for the floral notes and natural sweetness to infuse into the liquid thoroughly.

In Chinese herbal medicine, Goji is a healthy food for eyes, Chrysanthemum flowers for cleaning our body heat, and longan for soothing our nervous system. This tea is very fragrant and gives a mild sweet taste.

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Chrysanthemum Tea with Goji and Longan Recipe

(Printable recipe)
By Christine’s Recipes
Course: Drinks, Goji
Cuisine: Chinese
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 40 mins
Yield: 2 to 3 cups (prepare a vacuum flask)

Ingredients:

• 5 gm (2 Tbsp) dried chrysanthemum flowers
• 10 gm (3 tsp) goji berry (aka wolfberry)
• 15 gm (1½ Tbsp) dried longan
• 375 ml (1½ cup) boiling water + plus more to rinse

Method:

1. Rinse the dried chrysanthemum flower, goji berry and longan with cold tap water. Lastly, use boiling water to rinse. Drain well.
2. Pour boiling water into a vacuum flask, then discard it. This will warm up the flask. Put in chrysanthemum flower, goji berry, longan and 1½ cups of boiling water. Close the lid and set aside for 40 minutes. Drain through a sieve. Enjoy.

Notes：

• Dried chrysanthemum flower is widely used to brew Chinese tea, available at Asian grocers.
• For the sake of hygiene, use boiling water to rinse dried chrysanthemum flower, goji berry and longan, you’ll be very sure that all the ingredients are very clean. Yet make sure to rinse briefly, not to soak, because you don’t want all the tastes to be gone.
• Or you might use boiled water that is completely cooled down to rinse the ingredients. Then you don’t need to consume any tap water.