What can cassia seeds be steeped with to make tea?

Cassia seeds are commonly consumed as herbal tea when steeped in water together with chrysanthemum, wolfberry, lotus leaf, green tea, hawthorn, and other ingredients.

1. Chrysanthemum: Chrysanthemum has the effects of clearing heat from the liver, improving vision, and detoxifying. When steeped with cassia seeds, it enhances the function of clearing liver heat, improving eyesight, and protecting the eyes. It is suitable for people who use their eyes for prolonged periods and suffer from dry eyes, redness, swelling, or pain in the eyes, helping to relieve eye fatigue and protect vision.

2. Wolfberry: Wolfberry nourishes the liver and kidneys and benefits the eyesight. Combined with cassia seeds, it can both clear liver heat and nourish the liver. It is particularly suitable for individuals with yin deficiency of the liver and kidney accompanied by excessive liver fire, helping to improve blurred vision, dizziness, and other symptoms. It also has health benefits and can enhance immune function.

3. Lotus Leaf: Lotus leaf has functions of clearing heat, relieving summerheat, strengthening the spleen, removing dampness, lowering lipids, and aiding weight loss. When steeped with cassia seeds, it can promote metabolism, accelerate fat breakdown and elimination, assist in weight reduction, and also improve symptoms such as body swelling and sticky stools caused by damp-heat.

4. Green Tea: Rich in tea polyphenols, green tea can refresh the mind and provide antioxidant effects. When combined with cassia seeds, it helps clear internal heat, relieve constipation, and is suitable for individuals with excessive internal heat and constipation. It can help eliminate heat toxins in the body, improve intestinal function, and also provide a mild stimulating effect.

5. Hawthorn: Hawthorn aids digestion, removes food stagnation, promotes blood circulation, and resolves blood stasis. When steeped with cassia seeds, it can lower blood lipids and blood pressure, benefiting individuals with hyperlipidemia and hypertension. It also improves indigestion and poor appetite, promotes gastrointestinal motility, and aids digestion.

Although these combinations may enhance the effects of cassia seeds to some extent, individual constitutions vary. It is recommended to consult a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner or pharmacist before use to ensure the selected combination is suitable for you. Particular caution should be exercised by pregnant women, children, and individuals with specific medical conditions.