Many people like to drink tea to refresh themselves in their daily lives, and the types of tea are dazzling. In fact, there is another kind of pine needle tea, which many people may not have heard of, but in ancient China, there was a habit of eating pine needles, and pine needle tea was very healthy.

Method for making pine needle tea

1, picking pine needles:

Attention should be paid when collecting pine needles in the field: do not pick pine trees with a height less than 3 meters and a growth period less than 6 years. This is a juvenile pine tree. Before flowering and fruiting, the nutrients are incomplete. It is best to plant pine needles with a height of more than 3 meters in cities. The content of vitamin C is high when picking male branches in spring and summer, and the content of vitamin E is high when picking pine needles at the roots of female branches in autumn and winter. And we must pay attention to protecting pine resources and collecting pine needles legally.

2. Clean pine needles:

Pine needles are oily plants, which are easily contaminated with dirt and difficult to clean. Use greasy detergent and clean it carefully. Brush with a soft brush, or wrap pine needles with a soft cloth and dip them in detergent for washing. After washing, soak in water for a while.

3. Boil pine needles:

First of all, boiling water method: cut the washed and soaked pine needles into three sections, put them in a casserole or stainless steel vessel and add 600 ml of water to boil. 10-15min and boil 300ml. Secondly, the soaking method: cut the washed pine needles into three sections, pour boiling water into a thermos bottle and stew for half an hour. Generally, pine needles can be boiled several times, and the taste and ingredients are different each time. Usually, it can be used on behalf of tea, for the purpose of health care, without frying it very thick, and the dosage is similar to that of tea.

What effect does pine needle tea have?

1, Improving Immunity The most impressive fact about the efficacy of pine needle tea is that it contains 4-5 times as much vitamin C as orange juice, which is usually regarded as having immunity promoting performance. This high dose of vitamin C can stimulate the production of white blood cells, promote systemic antioxidant activity, reduce the risk of chronic diseases, accelerate healing and collagen production. 、

2. Protecting eyesight health Although the content of vitamin C is not as high as that of vitamin C, it is found that the concentration of vitamin A in pine needle tea is very high. This antioxidant vitamin is especially beneficial to vision health, which helps to prevent oxidative stress around eye tissues, slow down cataract attacks and prevent macular degeneration. ?

3. Improve breathing. Pine needle tea is often used by local culture to eliminate phlegm and relieve congestion. It can force mucus and phlegm to be discharged, effectively eliminating pathogens such as bacteria living there. A decongestant helps to clear your sinuses and relieve stress and sinus headaches. ?

4. Oxidative stress in obese people may be a fatal combination, which may lead to a high incidence of atherosclerosis, heart attack and stroke. Antioxidants in pine oil, such as carotenoids, sterols and polyphenols, can help reduce inflammation and blood pressure in the cardiovascular system and protect the body from these potentially fatal health conditions. ?

5, promote wound healing As mentioned above, pine needle tea contains a lot of vitamin C, which is a key component of collagen production. Without collagen, we can't regenerate tissues, muscle fibers, bones, tendons, organ tissues or skin, so if you are sick or injured, a large increase of vitamin C in your body is necessary. ?

6. Prevention of chronic diseases The effects of pine oil on chronic diseases, such as cancer, heart disease and even autoimmune diseases, have been studied. The high concentration of antioxidants in tea has been proved to counteract the effects of free radicals and protect the human body from these conditions. ?

7. Improving blood circulation Some volatile components in pine needle tea are necessary for erythropoiesis (including vitamin A). This helps to promote the production of red blood cells, thus improving blood circulation and providing essential nutrition for human limbs. ?

8. Improving cognitive function Early studies on the effects of this powerful tea on Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases showed promising early results. Antioxidants in pine needle tea can reduce the level of amyloid β protein deposition, which is a plaque in the brain that destroys nerve connections and damages memory.

Why can't you drink more pine needle tea?

The reason why it is not recommended to drink more pine needle tea is because pine needle tea has the function of lowering blood pressure, which may easily lead to large fluctuations in human blood pressure and may also cause dizziness. It is not suitable for people who are weak and sick to drink too much. In addition, pine needle tea can promote blood circulation, so it is not suitable for pregnant women to drink, and pine needle tea is cold, so people who are cold and weak are not suitable for eating.

Matters needing attention in picking pine needle tea

1. Don't collect pine needles on the roadside casually, because the pine needles here are polluted by automobile exhaust for a long time and are harmful to your health after taking them. Don't pick young pines within 5 years and pine needles with a height of less than 3 meters.

2, boiled pine needle soup as tea, you can also drink it on an empty stomach in the morning and evening. Patients with hypertension should not stop using antihypertensive drugs without authorization. After the blood pressure returns to normal, the dosage of drugs can be gradually reduced under the guidance of a doctor.

3, pine needles are oily plants, easily contaminated with dirt, and must be cleaned. Wrap pine needles with a soft brush or a soft cloth dipped in detergent. After washing, soak in clear water.