(1) Clearing away heat and quenching thirst

Camellia is cool, has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, and contains total saponins, which can strengthen the heart, resist fatigue, expel pus and reduce swelling, relieve sore throat and relieve pain. Therefore, the tea made of camellia chrysantha is suitable for drinking when it is hot and thirsty in summer.

(2) moistening lung and relieving cough

Flavonoids contained in Camellia japonica Thunb. are unique components in Camellia japonica Thunb., which have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, lung moistening, cough relieving, expectorant and detumescence effects. Therefore, camellia chrysantha can be used for cough, asthma and excessive phlegm caused by lung heat.

(3) lowering blood lipid

Camellia contains tea polyphenols and vanadium. Tea polyphenols can resist fat deposition on the inner wall of blood vessels, enhance lipid metabolism and prevent atherosclerosis. Vanadium can improve hematopoietic function, enhance lipid and cholesterol metabolism and significantly reduce plasma cholesterol.

(4) lowering blood sugar

Camellia is rich in polysaccharides and tea pigments. Polysaccharide can effectively control postprandial blood sugar rise, improve glucose tolerance and improve lipid metabolism disorder. Tea pigment can reduce insulin resistance and achieve obvious hypoglycemic effect.

(5) lowering blood pressure

Honeysuckle is rich in potassium and total flavonoids of camellia chrysantha. Potassium can maintain the osmotic pressure in cells, maintain the normal contraction of the heart and promote the excretion of blood sodium, thus lowering blood pressure. The total flavonoids of Camellia japonica Thunb can enhance cardiac contraction, dilate coronary vessels, and achieve the effect of lowering blood pressure.

(6) Beauty and skin care

Camellia is rich in vitamin B 1, vitamin B2 and vitamin C, which can resist oxidation and melanin production, help skin resist sun damage and promote skin cell regeneration, thus preventing skin roughness and whitening skin, and has the effects of beauty and skin care.

Step 2: Drinking method

Dietotherapy is the best way. When making soup, you can put a bag of bubble or add 1-2 dry tea, so camellia can not only be used as tea, but also be a precious medicinal food material. Secondly, it can be drunk like ordinary tea, and it can be brewed with water at 80℃ for 3-5 minutes.

3. Camellia is a kind of flower of Camellia in Theaceae, which is edible, medicinal and very precious. Tea brewed with camellia chrysantha is not only golden and noble in color, but also nutritious and healthy.