Dong Quai Tea

Dong quai tea has been consumed by Chinese people for more than a thousand years. In other words, it has been found, tested and accepted for medical purposes is not an accident. Everything happens for a reason, the same is true to the adoption of this menopause tea by us.

Dong quai tea benefits

The dong quai benefits have been a little over exaggerated in some advertisements. However, it is true that it can help relieve or cure a lot of female reproductive issues, such as Premenstrual syndrome (PMS), menopause and fertility. It takes time and it works in a lot of cases. Or it can not survive the harsh competition in the market.

The most common one woman can benefit from it are:

  • Balance the levels of female hormone;
  • Improve Premenstrual syndrome (PMS);
  • Relieve the symptom of night sweat from menopause;
  • Relieve the symptom of hot flashes from menopause;
  • Solve issues about reproductive system.

How to choose this herbal tea

As a popular tonic for women, dong quai tea is a quite hot item. Now you can find easily a few of big brands of it available out there. But which one should be picked is something hard to us. If you really need my opinion, I would give my tips as follows.

Firstly, collect as much information as you could about these health teas and take time to read them through. It is better to know anything more before dealing with them;

Secondary, compare these information, especially those product descriptions, to your own symptoms. The reasoning is that dong quai is not the only ingredient in a lot of brands. You’d better pay extra attention to other ingredients. These ingredients tend to target to some specific symptoms. So you have to figure out your own situation in the first place.

Thirdly, after make a decision, try it first with small dosage. If you feel good about it, you can take them on regular basis.

How to make this health tea yourself

Commercially you can buy ready-made tea out there. However it is actually something you can make at your own home. If you want to improve your skins and enrich the blood, especially feeling weak right after menses, the following recipe is highly recommended.

Ingredients of tea for health

  • A piece of dong quai root;
  • 10 pieces of stoned Chinese dates;
  • A few eggs;
  • Appropriate rock candy;
  • Three slices of ginger.

Directions for this tea for PMS

  1. Rinse the root first, place it into appropriate hot water for half an hour or an hour. Bring it out and slice it into well, the thinner the better. And remember not to discard the soaking water.

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  2. Cook eggs and remove the peel after done. Poke several holes in the eggs with a chopstick or toothpick.
  3. Pour 5 cups of cold water into the pot and bring it to the boil. After which, add the root slices, ginger slices and stoned Chinese dates and cook over a high fire for about 10 minutes.
  4. Then add eggs and continue cooking to a boil. Finally add appropriate rock candy 5 minutes before done.

When it comes to menopause tea, you can buy them out there or tailor it for yourself at home. No matter what methods you are using, do more homework about it and make a wiser decision. If you think it is beyond you to make it yourself, ready-made forms like dong quai extract, supplement, capsule and tablet can be just good. Although dong quai tea is actually a good herbal tea option especially for menopause, it is still a necessary step for you to get to know more about it before taking.