Chrysanthemum is a perennial herb of Compositae, and it is one of the commonly used Chinese herbal medicines in China. Has the effects of expelling pathogenic wind, clearing away heat, clearing liver-fire, improving eyesight, detoxicating and diminishing inflammation. It has certain curative effect on dry mouth, excessive internal heat, dry eyes or numbness of limbs caused by wind, cold and dampness. Mainly used for treating common cold, wind-heat and headache. Can be used for preventing and treating dizziness, headache and tinnitus.
The efficacy of chrysanthemum tea is also recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica. Sweet and slightly cold, it has the effects of expelling wind and clearing heat, calming the liver and improving eyesight. According to Shennong's Herbal Classic, chrysanthemum tea can control dizziness, swelling and pain, decreased vision, skin and muscle necrosis, aversion to rheumatism and joint pain. Long-term use of chrysanthemum tea can benefit qi, lose weight, work hard and prolong life.
If you drink too much water before going to bed, your eyes will swell like pandas when you get up the next morning. At this time, we can dip cotton in chrysanthemum tea juice and apply it around our eyes, which will soon eliminate this swelling phenomenon. In addition, you can drink a cup of chrysanthemum tea at ordinary times, which can relieve the symptoms of eye fatigue. If you drink three or four cups of chrysanthemum tea every day, it will also help to restore your vision. People with allergies should drink chrysanthemum tea by soaking one or two flowers first. If there is no problem, they will soak more.
In addition, because chrysanthemum is cold, people who are weak, spleen deficiency, stomach cold and prone to diarrhea had better not drink chrysanthemum, which will do some harm to your body, but it will not pay off.