🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Madam Wang, aged 62, still has excellent eyesight. She reads and writes without reading glasses, threads needles without help. Her secret? Drinking chrysanthemum and goji berry tea daily.
Madam Wang recalls suffering from recurrent conjunctivitis (red eye) as a child—four consecutive summers, each time the eyes nearly blinded. Later, she met an old TCM doctor who gave her this remedy. She’s used it for decades—never suffered another episode, even avoiding major red-eye outbreaks. Her husband’s “TV eye strain” and her son’s driving-induced eye fatigue were also cured by this tea—truly miraculous.
Chrysanthemum and goji berry tea isn’t actually tea—it’s simply brewed like tea using chrysanthemum and goji berries. Use Hangzhou chrysanthemum; Madam Wang grows them in her yard—harvest and dry them in autumn. Use Ningxia goji berries—small, bright red. Each time, use 10 grams chrysanthemum, 10 grams goji berries, place in a large teapot, pour in hot water, steep for 10 minutes before drinking.
Why does this tea have such powerful effects?
First, chrysanthemum: It clears wind, reduces heat, detoxifies, and improves vision. Modern studies show chrysanthemum contains chrysanthemum glycosides, adenine, amino acids, betaine, stachydrine, flavonoids, and vitamin B1. It inhibits Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Shigella dysenteriae, influenza virus, and skin fungi. High doses lower blood pressure. One study treated 61 coronary heart disease patients with chrysanthemum preparations—total effectiveness rate was 80%—with marked improvement in chest tightness, palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, headaches, and limb numbness. Among hypertensive patients, two-thirds saw reduced blood pressure.
Now, goji berries: They nourish yin, replenish blood, enrich essence, and improve vision. *Treatise on Drug Properties* states: “Supplements deficiencies in essence and Qi… Brightens eyes, calms the spirit.” *Shennong Bencao Jing* says: “Long-term use strengthens tendons and bones.” Scientific research confirms goji berries reduce blood glucose, lower blood cholesterol, and prevent atherosclerosis—helping prevent coronary heart disease.
Thus, chrysanthemum and goji berry tea prevents and treats various eye diseases, benefits diabetes, hypertension, and coronary heart disease—ideal for the elderly. Those with weak spleen and stomach should add a few jujubes during preparation to enhance spleen-strengthening effects.