Chrysanthemum is bitter, sweet and slightly cold, and belongs to liver and lung meridians. Has the effects of dispelling pathogenic wind, clearing away heat, calming liver, improving eyesight, clearing away heat and toxic materials, and nourishing liver and kidney.

Chrysanthemum contains volatile oil, stevioside, adenine and other components, which can resist pathogenic microorganisms, calm down, relieve fever and enhance capillary resistance. Its petals contain a variety of amino acids, vitamins and trace elements such as iron, zinc and copper, which are beneficial to human health.

It is hot in summer, and many people will get angry, especially when the liver is hot! At this time, it is necessary to get rid of liver fire in time, and drinking some chrysanthemum tea will have a good effect of reducing liver fire. The most famous function of chrysanthemum is to clear away heat and detoxify. Angry people get angry easily, get angry easily and sweat easily. Drinking chrysanthemum soaked in water has a good effect of meditation and concentration, which will slow down irritability and make people refreshed. Therefore, drinking a cup of chrysanthemum tea in summer is still very good!

2, chrysanthemum with it, double the health care effect!

There is a folk proverb, "Two chrysanthemums and a pinch of tea, with a bright heart and bright eyes, live longer than Nanshan." Chrysanthemum tea has a fresh fragrance and can clear away heat and reduce fire. If combined with other ingredients, it can play a different role in health care.

? Add medlar-nourish the liver and improve eyesight!

Chinese medicine believes that if the liver hides blood and the liver is not good, the eyes will not be nourished, and it is easy to feel dry eyes and tired eyes.

Chrysanthemum and Lycium barbarum both enter the liver meridian. Chrysanthemum can clear liver and improve eyesight, relieve eye fatigue, nourish liver and improve eyesight, and is rich in carotene and other essential nutrients that can make eyes healthy and bright, so it is very suitable for people who often watch mobile phones and computers.

Usage: White Chrysanthemum 10g, Lycium barbarum 10g, soaked in water instead of tea.

Adding Mulberry Leaves-Assisting Blood Pressure Reduction

Shi Lao, one of the four famous doctors in Beijing and the academic inheritor of Shi Jinmo, shared the "Qingtou Drink" he drank every day. It can help patients with hypertension to lower their blood pressure, and high-risk groups of hypertension (those with bad temper, irregular life, high blood lipid, lack of exercise and staying up late for a long time) can also be used for prevention.

Shi Lao believes that hypertension is mainly due to the fact that the upper part is relatively solid and the lower part is relatively weak. Therefore, in order to clear the head, chrysanthemum and mulberry leaves are mainly selected to clear the head and improve eyesight, and a little Longjing tea is added to clear the liver.

Usage: Chrysanthemum 10g, mulberry leaf 5g, Longjing tea 10g, brewed with boiling water instead of tea.

? Adding Sophora japonica to prevent arteriosclerosis

Sophora japonica has the function of relaxing blood vessels, which helps to lower blood pressure. Sophora japonica is cool and slightly bitter, which has the function of stopping bleeding and cooling blood, and can also prevent stroke and hypertension in middle-aged and elderly people. If you use Sophora japonica with chrysanthemum to soak in water, it will help to improve the elasticity of human blood vessel wall, thus speeding up the blood circulation of human body, helping to prevent arteriosclerosis, and drinking it often will also help to lower blood pressure.

Usage: Chrysanthemum 10g, Sophora japonica 5g, brewed with boiling water instead of tea.

? Adding raw hawthorn-reducing blood lipid and promoting digestion

Raw hawthorn is dried and fresh, and its main function is to reduce blood fat, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. Patients with fatty liver and people with high blood lipids may wish to try raw hawthorn and chrysanthemum soaked in water.

Usage: Take raw hawthorn 15g and chrysanthemum 15g and soak them in water.

Adding cassia seed-relieving constipation

Many middle-aged and elderly friends are troubled by constipation, and many cases of constipation are related to dry fire and sticky intestines. For people with mild constipation, some cassia seeds can be added to chrysanthemum tea to achieve the effect of clearing fire and relaxing bowels.

Usage: Take chrysanthemum 10g and cassia seed 15g and soak them in water.

3, drink chrysanthemum tea, pay attention to these points

? Chrysanthemum varieties

The types of chrysanthemums are very complicated, mainly divided into ornamental chrysanthemums, medicinal chrysanthemums and edible chrysanthemums, and the functions of several chrysanthemums commonly used in life are also slightly different.

Huang Ju is clear of heat, strong in removing fire, and often uses a cold to evacuate the cold; Chrysanthemum, also known as chamomile, has the effect of calming the liver and suppressing yang, and can be used for the adjuvant treatment of dizziness and hypertension; Chrysanthemum morifolium can protect eyes and improve eyesight, and relieve myopia and presbyopia.

Matters needing attention

1, two kinds of people should drink less, chrysanthemum cold, deficiency-cold constitution, people who are prone to diarrhea should not drink chrysanthemum tea often, and people with low blood pressure should not quote it.

2, note: expired chrysanthemums should not be reluctant to throw, if you insist on soaking and drinking, it may hurt the gastrointestinal tract and liver and kidney.