In the eyes of many friends from other provinces, Cantonese people not only eat Fujian people, but also eat Fujian people and drink Fujian people. Especially when it comes to herbal tea, the first reaction is Guangdong herbal tea. In the eyes of Cantonese, herbal tea is absolutely indispensable in daily life, and even some friends can't understand it. Why do Cantonese people like it so much that it is hard to swallow? In fact, there is a reason for this.

Why do Cantonese people only like to drink herbal tea?

Herbal tea can be said to be the characteristic of the whole Guangdong province. Guangdong people like to drink herbal tea because Guangdong is located in Lingnan and its climate is hot and humid all the year round. Living in such an environment, people can easily absorb the heat in summer and become hot and humid. Herbal tea has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, so that people can drive away summer heat in the body and restore nature.

According to different functions, there are mainly the following types of herbal tea on the market at present:

1, clearing heat and purging fire

This kind of herbal tea is suitable for exogenous wind-heat syndrome and endogenous heat syndrome, such as high fever, red eyes, sore throat and toothache. The main formula is honeysuckle, wild chrysanthemum, dandelion, mulberry leaves, cogongrass rhizome and licorice, which is mild in nature, clearing away heat and promoting fluid production.

2. Clearing heat and promoting diuresis

This herbal tea is suitable for damp-heat syndrome, such as heavy mouth, loss of appetite, sticky mouth and greasy fur. The main formula is honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, Sophora japonica, pueraria lobata and kapok. This herbal tea can also relieve alcoholism, eliminate dampness, strengthen stomach and eliminate food stagnation.

Step 3 clear away heat and toxic materials

This herbal tea has a good effect on wind-heat, bloody dysentery and swelling and furuncle. Honeysuckle tea can be selected from honeysuckle, wild sesame and chrysanthemum.

Step 4 clear away heat and relieve summer heat

This herbal tea is suitable for summer heat syndrome such as sweating and thirst in dog days. This herbal tea can choose Liuyi Powder, that is, 6 portions of talc and 0/portion of licorice/kloc boiling water, which has the miraculous effect of cooling and relieving summer heat, and is very suitable for workers in construction sites and iron works.

Step 5 clean up the outside and inside

This herbal tea is suitable for cold fire, aversion to cold without sweat, stuffy nose and clear nose. You can also choose onion soup, that is, boiled water with black beans and onions.

Not everyone is suitable for drinking herbal tea. Three principles should be followed.

Drink herbal tea if necessary. There are several specific principles.

1, depending on season and weather.

In general, it needs to be decided according to the season and weather at that time. If it is in the dog days or when it is hot and humid, it is suitable for drinking herbal tea. At other times, try to drink less or no herbal tea.

2, look at personal physique

Herbal tea is not suitable for people who usually engage in outdoor activities or manual labor, nor for women, the elderly and infants who have less exercise, poor spleen and stomach, physical weakness, chronic gastroenteritis, arthritis, menstrual period and puerperium.

3. See if you feel uncomfortable after drinking.

In fact, not everyone is suitable for drinking herbal tea. Drinking herbal tea will cause diarrhea, or you don't want to eat it. Obviously, it is not suitable for drinking herbal tea. If there is no problem after drinking, the symptoms of getting angry will be alleviated, so it is no problem to drink herbal tea occasionally.

At the same time, there are "four don 'ts" when drinking herbal tea.

1, don't treat herbal tea as water or health drink.

Herbal tea is actually a kind of medicine. Even if it is bought in the supermarket, its medicinal properties are only a little mild and certain, so we should be cautious and not blindly drink it, let alone drink it as water or health drink. If necessary, it's best to consult a doctor or buy materials for cooking herbal tea from a drugstore.

Don't drink too much herbal tea

If you are used to staying up late and like to eat fried food, it is no problem to drink one or two cups of herbal tea on fire, but don't drink too much, because herbal tea is medicinal after all, and drinking too much may hurt the spleen and stomach. In addition, if there are no symptoms, there is no need to drink, otherwise it will cause weakness.

Don't think that the bitter and darker the herbal tea, the better the effect.

Many people think that the bitter and darker herbal tea is, the better the effect will be. Actually, it is not. Bitterness and color are only related to the materials used, but have little effect on efficacy. On the contrary, the more bitter herbal tea is, the easier it is to hurt Yang. In addition, if you often cook herbal tea at home, you can add some salt or sugar to the herbal tea appropriately, and the taste will be better.

Don't think that the more materials in herbal tea, the better.

Many people think that the more the same material is added, the better the effect will be. Actually, it is not. For today's people, it is best to drink herbal tea simply and effectively, as long as one or two or three commonly used herbs for clearing away heat and toxic materials are soaked in water, without putting too much.

Although herbal tea is Guangdong people's favorite, it is not drunk all year round, so don't get me wrong. As for those who like to drink herbal tea, don't drink too much, especially the above three principles and four principles, which need special attention.