Office workers who stare at computers for long hours every day, and relax by watching TV after work, and even browse Weibo on their phones before bed... Over time, their eyes become increasingly dry, and eye drops seem to make them even drier, which is very distressing. What are some good ways to relieve eye dryness?
Professor Zhang Hude from the Health Preservation Room of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine: Many modern urban people overuse their eyes, leading to eye fatigue and symptoms like dryness and soreness. I recommend a "Three Red Soup": Take 3-4 hawthorns, 5-6 red dates, and 10 goji berries. Break the hawthorns and red dates into pieces, and steep these "Three Reds" in boiling water just like making tea. Hawthorn can aid digestion, dispel stasis, strengthen the heart, and improve microcirculation, acting to dilate blood vessels, lower blood pressure, and reduce cholesterol; red dates can tonify the spleen and stomach, nourish the blood to calm the spirit, replenish qi and promote fluid production, and nourish the liver and stomach; goji berries have excellent effects for nourishing yin and improving eyesight. The "Three Red" soup made from steeping these three ingredients in water has the combined effects of replenishing qi, nourishing yin, and dispelling stasis. Drink it daily as tea, and with long-term persistence, it can effectively relieve symptoms of eye dryness.
In addition, dried chrysanthemum tea can also clear the liver and improve eyesight. Take 10 grams of dried chrysanthemums, steep them in boiling water for a moment, and it's ready to drink. Chrysanthemum tea can treat dryness and soreness of the eyes caused by yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity, so it's worth a try.