A cup of chrysanthemum tea has many benefits.
Chrysanthemum is bitter and sweet, slightly cold in nature, and belongs to lung and liver 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, also known as "Yanshouke", has a good effect on wind-heat cold, headache, dizziness, red eyes, swelling and pain, blurred eyes and sores.
Moreover, from the point of view of modern medicine, chrysanthemum contains volatile oil, inulin, adenine and other components, which can resist pathogenic microorganisms, calm down and 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.
Second, chrysanthemum uses it, and its health care effect is many times that of chrysanthemum.
There is a folk saying that "two chrysanthemums and a pinch of tea can clear the heart and improve eyesight and prolong life". 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.
1, adding Lycium barbarum: nourishing liver and improving 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 medlar enter the liver meridian, and chrysanthemum can clear liver and improve eyesight and relieve eye fatigue; Lycium barbarum nourishes the liver and improves eyesight, and is rich in carotene and other essential nutrients that can make the eyes healthy and bright. Very suitable for people who usually watch computers and play mobile phones.
Usage: white chrysanthemum 10g, medlar 10g soaked in water instead of tea.
2. Adding Mulberry Leaves: Auxiliary Pressure Control
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 deficiency in the upper body, so in order to clear the brain, chrysanthemum and mulberry leaves are mainly chosen to clear the brain and improve eyesight; Add a little Longjing tea to clear the liver fire.
Usage: Chrysanthemum 10g, mulberry leaf 5g, Longjing tea 10g, brewed with boiling water instead of tea.
3, add raw hawthorn: lipid-lowering and digestion.
Raw hawthorn is dried and fresh, and its main functions are reducing blood fat, promoting blood circulation and removing 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.
4, add cassia seed: relieve 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 clear away heat and relieve constipation.
Usage: Take chrysanthemum 10g and cassia seed 10g and soak them in water.
Third, drink chrysanthemum tea and pay attention to these points.
1, chrysanthemum variety
The species of chrysanthemums are very complicated, which are mainly divided into three categories: ornamental chrysanthemums, medicinal chrysanthemums and edible chrysanthemums. Several kinds of chrysanthemums commonly used in life have slightly different effects.
Huang Ju has a strong ability to clear away heat and fire, and often evacuates wind and heat with a 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.
2, three strokes to buy a good chrysanthemum
1 Look at the color: chrysanthemums with dumb colors or too bright colors cannot be used. The dark color is old, while the bright color may be smoked with sulfur.
(2) Touch by hand: Good chrysanthemum, touch by hand, not hard or damp, loose and smooth.
3 smell: chrysanthemum fragrance. If it is sour, it may be sulfur smoked. Please don't buy it.
3. Preventive measures
Both groups should drink less. People with cold chrysanthemum and diarrhea due to deficiency and cold constitution should not drink chrysanthemum tea often; People with low blood pressure should not drink it.
Don't be reluctant to throw expired chrysanthemums. If you insist on soaking and drinking, it may hurt the gastrointestinal tract, liver and kidneys.