1, coffee is also a good "Chinese medicine"
1. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, coffee has a special aroma and bitterness. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that aromatic substances have a refreshing effect, and bitter taste enters the heart meridian. Drinking coffee regularly has the function of refreshing the brain and eliminating fatigue, which is very suitable for office workers. Modern medical research also believes that coffee can easily pass through the blood-brain barrier, stimulate the central nervous system, make the brain more awake, responsive and improve work efficiency.
2, coffee is pungent and warm, pungent can dispel dampness, warm can help yang, so it can help kidney yang and diuresis, which can increase urination and improve bloating and edema. Its effect is similar to that of Cistanche deserticola isothermal Chinese medicine, so modern Chinese medicine combined with coffee (daily drinking) has a better effect on damp-heat dysentery or damp-heat prostatic hyperplasia. Especially for patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia, drinking coffee often has analgesic and anti-proliferative effects.
3, coffee can also accelerate metabolism, and has the effect of calming the wind and stopping convulsions. Stroke, Parkinson's disease and other diseases characterized by syncope, tremor and paralysis belong to the category of wind syndrome and spasm syndrome in traditional Chinese medicine, so you can drink coffee in moderation. Modern Chinese medicine research believes that taking broad beans with coffee can effectively control tremor and prevent Parkinson's disease.
2. The benefits of coffee
1. Coffee has the function of diuresis and dehumidification. Caffeine can promote renal function, expel excess sodium ions from the body, increase urine output, improve abdominal distension and edema, and help to lose weight.
Coffee can be used as an appetizer. Caffeine can stimulate sympathetic nerve, stimulate gastrointestinal secretion of gastric acid, promote digestion, prevent abdominal distension and gastroptosis, and promote gastrointestinal hormones and peristalsis hormones, thus quickly relieving constipation.
3. The whitening effect of coffee. So drinking a cup of black coffee after a meal can effectively whiten the skin. In addition, black coffee also has diuretic effect. Black coffee can also promote cardiovascular circulation. For women, black coffee has a cosmetic effect. Drinking it often will make you radiant and radiant. People with low blood pressure can get better by drinking a cup of black coffee every day. In the process of brewing coffee at high temperature, it will also produce an antioxidant compound, which is helpful for anti-cancer, anti-aging and even prevention of cardiovascular diseases, and can be comparable to fruits and vegetables.
4. Coffee can relieve wind and spasm. Coffee can increase high-density cholesterol, accelerate the metabolism of bad cholesterol, reduce coronary atherosclerosis and reduce the probability of stroke.
Coffee contains some nutrients. Nicotinic acid in coffee contains vitamin B, and roasted coffee beans have higher content. But also free fatty acids, caffeine, tannic acid and so on.
6. Coffee is good for the skin. Coffee can promote metabolic function, activate digestive organs and play a great role in constipation. Bathing with coffee powder is a kind of hyperthermia, which has the function of losing weight.
3. Drink coffee in moderation.
It is recommended to drink 1 cup every morning. Excessive drinking will affect normal sleep, reduce women's chances of pregnancy, and may also cause osteoporosis. In addition, it is best to add a little milk when drinking coffee, especially for middle-aged and elderly people, which can not only dilute the taste, but also prevent bone calcium loss and osteoporosis.