Bitter Melon Green Tea，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,It clears heat, promotes urination, improves eyesight, aids weight loss, and lowers blood sugar. Suitable for all types of diabetes; particularly beneficial for those with diabetes complicated by obesity, retinopathy, or skin conditions.
Bitter Melon Green Tea
Herbal Tea Name: Bitter Melon Green Tea
Chinese Name: 苦瓜绿茶
Formula
1 fresh bitter melon, 50 grams of green tea.Main Ingredients
How To Make
Cut off the top third of the fresh bitter melon, remove the seeds, fill it with tea leaves, secure the opening with a bamboo skewer, and tie it tightly with fine string. Hang it in a well-ventilated area to air-dry. Once the bitter melon is dry, wipe the exterior clean with clean gauze dipped in warm water. Chop it up along with the tea leaves and mix thoroughly. Take 10 grams each time, place it in a covered cup, pour boiling water over it, cover, and let it steep for 30 minutes before drinking.
Efficacy
It clears heat, promotes urination, improves eyesight, aids weight loss, and lowers blood sugar. Suitable for all types of diabetes; particularly beneficial for those with diabetes complicated by obesity, retinopathy, or skin conditions.
Usage
Drink this as a tea substitute frequently; it can be steeped 3–5 times in a row.
Commentary
Taking fresh bitter melon (Ku-gua) as the leading herb, the formula draws on its bitter flavor and cold property: its action follows the Heart, Spleen, Stomach meridians and works to clear heat and resolve dampness. Finally, green tea (Lu-cha) stands as the harmonizing envoy; its role is to clear heat, resolve dampness and refresh the mind and coordinate the herbs. In sum, the prescription clear heat, promote urination, improves eyesight, aid weight loss, lower blood sugar, aimed squarely at the diabetes pattern rather than at isolated symptoms.