Our Story | One More Cup of Tea – TCM Herbal Teas in Nanaimo

More Than a Tea. A Daily Ritual for Natural Balance

At One More Cup of Tea, we believe that profound wellness is built not in a single moment, but through small, consistent, daily acts of care.

Our Origins—From the Clinic to Your Teacup

One More Cup of Tea was born from a simple, powerful idea in the treatment room: the most effective healing happens when patients are empowered to care for themselves at home.

Founded by Shirley Liang Brown, R.TCMP/R. Ac, a registered Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner / acupuncturist based right here in Nanaimo, this brand is an extension of her clinical practice.

In our clinic, Shirley helps patients restore balance. With these teas, she wanted to bring that same principle of balance directly to your cupboard. Each blend is more than a beverage; it’s a practical, accessible form of TCM wisdom, designed to seamlessly integrate into your modern life.

Our philosophy: Small rituals, big changes

Our name reflects our core philosophy. Just as one more step leads to a long journey, and one more stitch creates a strong fabric, one more cup of tea is a gentle, yet powerful, commitment to your well-being.

We see health as a dynamic journey. Our goal is not to offer a quick fix, but to be your supportive companion, providing the simple, natural tools you need to nurture your body’s innate ability to find its center—day by day, and cup by cup.

Quality Commitment – ​​The Profound Meaning of Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescriptions

Every ingredient in our teas is chosen with purpose and precision. Shirley draws upon her formal TCM training, her deep cultural heritage, and her clinical experience to create blends that are both effective and harmonious.

This means you can trust that every tea:

• Is Based on TCM Principles: Each formula addresses specific patterns of imbalance, just as a custom herbal prescription would, but in a gentle, accessible format.

• Uses High-Quality Ingredients: We source pure, potent herbs because we believe the quality of the ingredient is directly linked to its effectiveness.

• Is Safe and Thoughtful: As a regulated health professional, Shirley formulates with safety and contraindications in mind.

This is more than our business; it’s our way of sharing a timeless tradition of natural health.

Ready to bring the wisdom of TCM into your daily routine?

Explore Our Collection of TCM Herbal Teas

P.S. Looking for personalized one-on-one care? Learn about Shirley’s acupuncture and TCM clinical practice in Nanaimo here.

Wu xing tea is a dedicated herbal tea which can enhance your tea-drinking experience, also keeping healthy daily. A cup of bean powder supplement daily, easy and enough to complement enough energy for a certain organ.

Establish strong immunity just simple and easy as drinking one more cup of tea daily keeping balance the whole energy level.

Wu xing tea is a herbal tea with high-quality tea selection.

Building a remarkable tea starts with the selection of high-quality herbal teas. Look for organic, loose-leaf teas made from the finest herbs. Choose a variety of flavors and blends to achieve different organs need and mood preferences. Some popular herbal tea choices include seasoning o’oolong, pu er, wolfberry and chrysanthemum.

Complementary health care in tea and herbs Nanaimo

It is usually called tea which came from flowers, fruits, leaves, or roots.

Flower tea such as jasmine tea, rose tea, chamomile tea, lavender tea, chrysanthemum tea, etc.

Leaves tea such as Green tea, Black tea, Pu’er, Tie Guan yin, etc. Fruits tea such Wolf Berry tea, Hawthornor tea, Lemon tea, Monk Fruit tea, Fig tea, Schisandra Chinensis tea,ect.

Even roots tea such Ginseng tea，(Isatidis Radix) Ban Lang Geng tea, (Rhizoma Imperatae) Bai Mao Geng tea,  Cichorium Intybus tea, (Ge Geng) kudzu root tea, etc.

Different types of drinking tea have different function for different constitutions. You will learn more tea knowledge and its function simply clicking on the individual tea name above mentioned.

Different types of plants are bred in the great nature which are not only providing us food but also healing us when we are sick.

One more cup of tea also introduce you some bathing herbs for your daily maintenance. Usually those herbs have to be cooked with water before using it as a bathing soup.

Those herbal bathing soups helps for calming mind, relaxing, killing parasites, reliving skin rash, clearing body odor, relieving cold limbs by dispelling cold and dampness,etc.

Herbal bathing including foot herbal bathing, body herbal bath. You will learn more about herbs for different usage from the News page.

We also provide Chinese 5-tone music,moxibustion,acupuncture,tuina,cupping,guasha,herbal aromatherapy to arise up whole body energy level.

Read more to find more complementary alternative health care to keep healthy in daily maintenance.

Visit our shop located at #2-B 2220 Bowen Road, Nanaimo, B.C.