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[csb]

Thanks carebear!

[Happy Mama]

carebear:

csb:

Hi carebear, do you just boil the wolfberry with the chrysanthemum? Ned to eat the wolfberry? Thanks.

I boil a handful of chrysanthemum flowers with 1L of water.
Then turn off the fire and add in 2 teaspoon of wolfberries.
Let the tea cool and I put it in the fridge.
It is very refreshing to drink it cold.
Everyday I bring it to work in a flask.

Hi carebear, is it really so effective? I'm very keen to try. I was about to ask you how you prepare it when I saw this post. One question, after boiling for 10 mins, do you throw away the chrysanthemum before adding wolfberries? Or do you keep the 1 litre drink with the flowers.

Also, may I know what is considered good quality chrysanthemum? Not those pre-packed from Chinese medical halls? Where can we buy it from? Is it white chrysanthemum? Thanks much.

[carebear]

Happy Mama:

Hi carebear, is it really so effective? I'm very keen to try. I was about to ask you how you prepare it when I saw this post. One question, after boiling for 10 mins, do you throw away the chrysanthemum before adding wolfberries? Or do you keep the 1 litre drink with the flowers.


Also, may I know what is considered good quality chrysanthemum? Not those pre-packed from Chinese medical halls? Where can we buy it from? Is it white chrysanthemum? Thanks much.

It should be effective but as kwockwc has said, it needs to be taken long term regularly for it to be effective.
I don't think it can reverse lao hua yan, but it may help to delay further deterioration, like in my case, i must admit my eye sight is not as good as when i was young, but it has not deteriorated since 2007.

I turn off the fire after boiling the flowers, then i add the wolfberries and let it cool. Then i sieve the tea, ie throw away the flowers and the wolfberries and just drink the tea.

You can eat the wolfberries, but i find it heaty and i will get stomach discomfort if i eat the wolf berries.

Yup i get the chrysanthemum flowers from the chinese sinseh shop.
Look for the good grade ones like 朵朵香。
I personally prefer this grade, ie it looks yellow and ugly and the petals are bigger than the white ones which look pretty. The white ones have a different flavour which i don't like, but the effects are supposed to be the same.
As for the wolfberries, I go for the largest and the best grade ones, which are sweeter, hence i do not add rock sugar to my tea.
Hope you will find this useful. Cheers. :celebrate:

[Happy Mama]

Thanks carebear. :celebrate:


Just 1 more question. Is there any reason why you add the wolfberries after you turn off the fire, instead of boiling them altogether to bring out the sweetness of the wolfberries? Is throwing in the wolfberries after we turn off the fire, enough to bring out the flavor of it?

[carebear]

Happy Mama:

Thanks carebear. :celebrate:


Just 1 more question. Is there any reason why you add the wolfberries after you turn off the fire, instead of boiling them altogether to bring out the sweetness of the wolfberries? Is throwing in the wolfberries after we turn off the fire, enough to bring out the flavor of it?

Wolfberries contain lots of vitamin C, so to minimize the denaturing of Vitamin C, try not to boil it.
The wolfberries i discard after steeping it in the tea are soft, so i should think the essence has been incorporated into the tea.

[Happy Mama]

carebear:

Happy Mama:

Thanks carebear. :celebrate:


Just 1 more question. Is there any reason why you add the wolfberries after you turn off the fire, instead of boiling them altogether to bring out the sweetness of the wolfberries? Is throwing in the wolfberries after we turn off the fire, enough to bring out the flavor of it?

Wolfberries contain lots of vitamin C, so to minimize the denaturing of Vitamin C, try not to boil it.
The wolfberries i discard after steeping it in the tea are soft, so i should think the essence has been incorporated into the tea.

Ok, :thankyou: carebear! :celebrate:

[kwokwc]

Thanks WCW, when I got the time, I will go and learn that skill.


I find that yu Guo is a bit far for me. It is in the east right? I stay in the west. So if travel all the way down, not very worth it.

[kitty2]

kwokwc:

Thanks WCW, when I got the time, I will go and learn that skill.


I find that yu Guo is a bit far for me. It is in the east right? I stay in the west. So if travel all the way down, not very worth it.

i just got to know one in Clementi if you're keen to PM me the contact

[kitty2]

WCW:

yes, Yu Guo does give medicine, both in liquid and powder form, maybe fr very young DS already started taking chinese medicine, so we dnt have any problem feeding him the bitter medicine. if not medicine was given he will even request something from the doctor :lol:


depends on what illnes DS is there for, if it is his disgestion problem, usually doctor will not say anything on diet. if it is on cough or common flu or heaty, she will advice what food is not suitable.

haha, i dnt think i want to pick up the skill, already so many things to do (work, housework, DS, DH) think it is best for pay some $ and let others earn lah

btw, Yu Guo is really good in children's tui-na, heard that the yu-shi also got teach people. maybe u can ask them

I wonder how is his charges for medicine and tui na?How long is the tui na?Anyone been to Yu Ren Sheng?

[kitty2]

WCW:

U mean at yu guo? The Chinese doc is a lady

Yes,may i know her charges and how long is the tui na?

Thanks