Chinese Herbal Tea for Period Cramps

This Chinese herbal tea helps relieve period cramps. Even better, it is made with natural ingredients that benefit your body and overall health. Each component plays a role, and when simmered into a Chinese herbal tea for period cramps, it also becomes quite flavorful from the sweetness of the jujube, goji berries, and honey, spice from the ginger, and tartness from the apple slices.

What is a Jujube?

A jujube, also known as a Chinese date, has a flavor and texture that closely resembles an apple when fresh. It comes from the Ziziphus jujuba tree. Due to its numerous health benefits, it is often used as an ingredient in herbal teas and soups

Herbal Tea Benefits

Jujube:

• Contains potassium and magnesium which help with relaxing muscles
• contains flavonoids, saponins which can provide calming effects helping improve sleep and reduce stress
• High in vitamin C
• Supports gut health

Goji Berries:

• Improve mitochondrial function which helps reduce fatigue
• Adaptogenic properties help regulate hormones
• Rich in anti-inflammatory properties

Ginger:

• Helps reduce bloating by helping digestion
• Improves blood circulation

Honey:

• Prebiotic properties that help with gut health
• Helps with digestion

Chinese Herbal Tea for Period Cramps Ingredients

• 1 whole apple, sliced
• 5-6 slices fresh ginger
• 8 Dried Jujubes (red dates)
• 1 tbsp goji berries
• 5 cups water
• Honey (to taste)

I bought the jujubes and goji berries at my local Asian market but you can also purchase it online.

Instructions

Rinse the jujubes and goji berries, then soak them in water for 10 minutes to remove any impurities.

Add the water, apple slices, ginger slices, jujubes, and goji berries in a pot.

Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and let it simmer for 20 minutes.

Sweeten with honey to taste.

Enjoy your Chinese herbal tea!

This portion is enough for around 3 servings.

If you enjoyed this Chinese herbal drink for periods, you might also want to check out this healthy strawberry tofu smoothie recipe.