Speaking of gardenia, we may think of a song. And gardenia is also very popular in daily life, especially gardenia tea, which has many benefits to human body. So, what are the benefits of drinking gardenia tea?

What are the benefits of drinking gardenia tea?

Gardenia is a very common plant in our daily life. Gardenia is not only ornamental, but also edible. Drinking gardenia tea can reduce phlegm and relieve cough. The effective components of Gardenia jasminoides Ellis can inhibit the growth of bacteria, eliminate phlegm and dredge collaterals, and have the function of eliminating phlegm and relieving cough, which can be used as a good food therapy for people with hot phlegm and cough. Clearing heat and cooling blood: Gardenia is bitter in taste and cold in nature, which can divide blood and clear away pathogenic heat. It is an adjuvant therapeutic food for sores, intestinal wind, diarrhea and blood heat. Relaxation: Gardenia contains cellulose, which can promote large intestine peristalsis, help defecate and prevent hemorrhoids.

In addition, Gardenia is also effective for some common external diseases, such as exogenous fever, heartache, high fever and irritability. It is also suitable for lower energizer due to damp-heat in liver and gallbladder, stagnation of damp-heat in liver meridian, irritability, hypochondriac pain, bitter taste, jaundice due to damp-heat, downward flow of damp-heat, and stranguria due to heat. It also has the effect of lowering blood pressure for the elderly. Generally, the blood pressure of the elderly is easy to rise in the morning, which is a high incidence period of sudden death, myocardial infarction and stroke. Drinking a cup of gardenia tea in the morning is good for lowering blood pressure, so it is advisable for the elderly to replace the first cup of tea with gardenia tea in the morning.