1, suggestions for drinking health tea
Efficacy of health tea
1, reduce the travel.
A Dutch study of 15 years found that drinking black tea without milk can reduce the risk of stroke. American studies have found that tea polyphenols in black tea can reduce bad cholesterol 1 1%, thus reducing the risk of stroke and heart disease. Tea polyphenols can also improve vascular function.
Step 2 promote digestion
Green tea (unprocessed) helps to stimulate intestinal peristalsis and promote food digestion. Green tea can also prevent 30% fat absorption, with weight loss effect. Peppermint tea can promote digestion, ginger tea can cure nausea (especially pregnancy reaction), and fennel tea can prevent constipation, flatulence and abdominal cramps.
3. Enhance immunity
Harvard University research found that people who drink 5-6 cups of tea every day will significantly improve their immunity, metabolism and skin health. Drinking tea also helps the human body identify and fight bacteria and parasites. Ginger tea has anti-inflammatory, analgesic and circulatory stimulating effects, and can relieve migraine.
Step 4 treat insomnia
Black tea has a high caffeine content, so it is best not to drink it before going to bed. But most herbal teas do not contain caffeine. Tryptophan and amino acids in chamomile tea can play a calming role, and another substance, chrysin, can relieve anxiety, promote sleep and treat insomnia. In addition, lavender scented tea can relieve and relax. Basil leaf tea has sedative effect.
5. Protect your teeth
Although drinking tea can lead to tooth discoloration, tea polyphenols can resist bacteria and prevent dental calculus, dental diseases and dental caries. Both white tea and green tea have this effect. Fruit tea is acidic and will destroy enamel.
Unique effects of various health-care teas.
★ Ginseng tea
Efficacy: American ginseng has the effects of benefiting qi, nourishing yin, promoting fluid production, cooling and relieving summer heat, platycodon grandiflorum has the effect of resolving phlegm and resolving hard mass, and together with licorice, it has the effect of clearing throat.
Prescription: Radix Panacis Quinquefolii 10g, Radix Platycodi 10g, and Radix Glycyrrhizae 5g, washed with warm water and taken with boiling water.
Applicable people: suitable for people who sweat a lot and have symptoms of deficiency of both qi and yin such as thirst, polydipsia, fatigue and upset; Chronic pharyngolaryngitis belongs to deficiency of both qi and yin.
Not suitable for the crowd: due to the cold nature of American ginseng, the effect of invigorating qi is not strong, the yang is insufficient, and the constitution is weak, so people are prone to catch a cold; Deficiency of spleen and stomach, frequent abdominal distension, diarrhea and loose stool are not suitable for drinking. People who stay in air-conditioned rooms for a long time should not drink too much.
★ Rose tea
Efficacy: Roses have the functions of soothing the liver and regulating qi, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and caring skin. Adding safflower can strengthen the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.
Prescription: Rose 15-20g. Women with a history of dysmenorrhea can add safflower 5- 10g before menstruation, and stop adding safflower on the first day of menstruation.
Applicable people: roses are warm but not dry, suitable for most women, especially those who are usually in a bad mood and easily irritable. After adding safflower, it is helpful for dysmenorrhea and facial spots of middle-aged women.
Not suitable for the crowd: women with more menstruation should not use it more.
★ Chrysanthemum tea
Efficacy: Chrysanthemum and honeysuckle in the prescription have the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, dispelling wind and dissipating heat; Platycodon grandiflorum has the effect of resolving phlegm and resolving hard mass, and together with licorice, it has the effect of clearing away heat and toxic materials and removing damp heat. When the whole prescription is used together, it has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, relieving sore throat and reducing swelling.
Prescription: chrysanthemum 15-20g, honeysuckle 10g, platycodon grandiflorum 10g, licorice 5- 10g (honeysuckle is more expensive, so it can be replaced by kapok 15-20g), washed with warm water and taken with boiled water. People who have the habit of drinking tea can add a proper amount of green tea.
Applicable people: those suffering from chronic pharyngitis, those whose sore throat is aggravated or recurred due to eating things that get angry; People with strong physique and easy to get angry at ordinary times can drink it properly; In the early stage of wind-heat cold, the clinical manifestations are sore throat and runny nose.
Not suitable for people: people who are weak and easy to catch a cold; Spleen and stomach weakness often leads to abdominal distension, diarrhea and loose stool; People who stay in air-conditioned rooms for a long time; People with cold and cold are mainly stuffy nose and clear nose; Chronic pharyngolaryngitis belongs to deficiency of both qi and yin.
★ osmanthus tea
Efficacy: Osmanthus fragrans can warm stomach and dispel cold, relieve pain and warm blood vessels, ginger can warm stomach and dispel cold and stop vomiting, and jujube can strengthen spleen and replenish qi. The combination of the three has the functions of strengthening the spleen, dispelling cold, relieving pain and stopping vomiting.
Prescription: osmanthus fragrans 10- 15g, 3 pieces of ginger and 2 pieces of jujube, washed with warm water and taken with boiling water. People who have the habit of drinking tea can add a proper amount of black tea.
Applicable people: people with weak constitution and easy to catch a cold; Spleen and stomach weakness often leads to abdominal distension, diarrhea and loose stool; People who stay in low-temperature environments such as air-conditioned rooms for a long time; In the early stage of cold, people mainly have stuffy nose and clear nose. People who drink too much herbal tea or eat too many cold drinks and have stomach upset.
Not suitable for people: people who are suitable for drinking chrysanthemum tea should not drink this formula.
★ Gouqi tea
Efficacy: Lycium barbarum supplements liver and kidney, benefits essence and blood, improves eyesight, longan meat supplements spleen and blood, jujube supplements spleen and qi, and rock sugar tastes sweet and cool and moistens lungs. The whole prescription has the effects of tonifying liver and kidney, strengthening spleen and enriching blood.
Prescription: Lycium barbarum 10- 15g, longan pulp 10- 15g, 2 jujubes, crystal sugar 10-20g, washed with warm water and taken with boiling water.
Applicable people: the medicine in this prescription is mild in nature and suitable for most people, especially those who have been engaged in mental work for a long time, face computer work for a long time and have poor sleep.
Not suitable for people: people with spleen deficiency and dampness, spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, thick and greasy tongue coating, easy abdominal distension and indigestion and diabetic patients should not drink more.
Dietary taboos of health tea
Some herbal teas should not be drunk often.
Herbal tea refers to a fragrant herbal drink made from roots, stems, leaves, flowers or skins of plants. Because each kind of flowers and plants has its own characteristics, taste and efficacy, if used properly, herbal tea does have a certain health care function, but it needs to be adjusted according to its own physique only for a period of time. Sometimes drinking too much can also cause physical discomfort. For example, Boat-fruited Sterculia tea is used for sudden hoarseness accompanied by cough, thirst, sore throat and other symptoms. If it is taken as a health drink for a long time, it will cause side effects such as deficiency of the spleen and stomach, thin stool and reduced diet.
Drinking "tea" also needs to be symptomatic
The main purpose of people drinking herbal tea is to be healthy. Therefore, it is very important to know your own physique and the taste and efficacy of herbal tea.
For example, lotus plumule, chrysanthemum, mint leaves, boat-fruited Sterculia, kuding, jade butterfly and so on. They are all cold flowers and plants. When there are fever symptoms such as lung heat syndrome and sore throat, you can soak them, but when the symptoms improve, you need to drink less or stop using them.
Some female health experts suggest drinking more rose tea and motherwort tea. Roses do have the effects of promoting qi circulation and relieving depression, promoting blood circulation and relieving pain, and are very suitable for women. However, women with severe qi deficiency should use it with caution and drink less to avoid aggravating the symptoms of qi deficiency. Motherwort has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, and clearing away heat and toxic materials, which is more suitable for women with irregular menstruation, amenorrhea and abdominal pain. Those with less blood due to yin deficiency should avoid taking it, because the blood-activating effect of motherwort will lead to blood deficiency and yin injury.
There are also many women who like to make lemonade with a few slices of lemon, which can supplement vitamin C and make their skin whiter. Lemonade is rich in vitamin C, which can resist bacteria and improve immunity, but it can't be drunk on an empty stomach because of its acidity. Drinking too much will also damage the gastric mucosa, which is not good for teeth.
Women want to have a pair of bright and beautiful eyes without wearing makeup contact lenses. Cassia seed has the effect of improving eyesight. In addition, it also has the functions of regulating immunity, inhibiting bacteria, resisting cancer, lowering blood pressure, regulating blood lipid and relaxing bowels. It seems to be an ideal drink, but it is not suitable for people with spleen and stomach weakness, diarrhea due to spleen deficiency and low blood pressure. In short, only scientific selection of herbal tea can achieve the purpose of health care.
The prepared herbal tea can have similar medicinal properties.
Now there are many combined herbal teas made by merchants in the market. If consumers buy, it is best to go to some Chinese medicine shops. The combined herbal teas sold here are generally prepared by Chinese medicine doctors, who will better grasp which drugs are compatible. However, some combined herbal teas sold in supermarkets or online should be carefully purchased, and it is best to ask people who understand Chinese medicine for help.
The collocation of herbal tea can be selected from the reciprocity of sex, taste and efficacy. In terms of sex and taste, most edible flowers are warm, cold and flat. The warm edible flowers mainly include plum blossom, jasmine tea, rose, Chinese rose and saffron. Cold edible flowers mainly include Prunella vulgaris, honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, Sophora japonica and so on. The flowers with flat sex mainly include Albizia Albizia, Stigma Maydis, Hibiscus, Lavender and so on. In collocation, those flowers and plants with warm medicinal properties should not be compatible with flowers and plants with cold nature. In terms of efficacy, if refreshing herbal tea and lavender are soaked together, the efficacy will be weakened; For example, cassia seed has a certain laxative effect. If paired with lotus plumule, the laxative effect of cassia seed will be weakened due to the convergence of lotus plumule.
Decide "tea" according to physique
Besides its medicinal properties, you should also pay attention to your physical condition when drinking herbal tea. Every kind of herbal tea still has special effects, so when choosing, on the one hand, you need to distinguish your physical condition. For example, people with heat constitution should choose cold flowers and plants, while those with deficiency constitution should choose warm flowers and plants, and most of them can choose flat flowers and plants. On the other hand, if you are taking medicine, you should be more careful when choosing herbal tea. For example, if you are taking antihypertensive drugs, you need to monitor your blood pressure to prevent excessive hypotension. Only by choosing the herbal tea you need according to your physical condition can you enjoy herbal tea and achieve the purpose of health care.
Herbal tea, like Chinese medicine, actually varies from person to person. You can't be a hundred people. Only by finding suitable herbal tea can we achieve the goal of strengthening our body and beauty beauty. This requires understanding the characteristics, efficacy and taboo groups of some drugs commonly used in herbal tea. With this mini "Pharmacopoeia", you can become a talent in herbal tea.
2. Suggestions on the selection of health tea
1, mental workers and other people who use their brains excessively are suitable for drinking jasmine tea and green tea. Its unique fragrance and efficacy help to relieve the nerves of the brain and achieve a state of fatigue, relaxation and comfort.
2. People who often engage in manual labor or exercise are suitable for drinking oolong tea and black tea, which can quickly replenish their physical strength. Rich nutrients and trace elements can effectively supplement the energy lost by the body.
People who often work in the environment with serious air pollution are suitable for drinking green tea, which can help detoxify, remove dust and enhance resistance.
4. Homeless people who lack labor and exercise are suitable for drinking green tea and scented tea, which can help the transformation of body functions, enhance detoxification ability and immunity, and supplement trace elements needed by the body.
5. People who are addicted to alcohol and tobacco or have long-term entertainment are suitable to drink green tea and oolong tea, which will help the body to detoxify and diminish inflammation, reduce the harm of alcohol and tobacco to the body, supplement the nutrients needed by the body, enhance the body function and relieve fatigue.
6, carnivores need to drink more oolong tea, because oolong tea can eliminate fat and greasy, prevent fat accumulation in the body, reduce blood viscosity, improve microcirculation, and enhance the body's detoxification function.
7. People with yin deficiency, such as people who are prone to dry mouth and poor sleep, are suitable for choosing green tea. Green tea can soothe the nerves, soothe the nerves, nourish yin and moisten the lungs, improve physical fitness and enhance immunity.
8. People with yang deficiency and spleen and stomach weakness should drink oolong tea and scented tea. Its mild nature is helpful to tonify yang and dispel cold, warm lung and stimulate appetite. Long-term drinking can make the complexion rosy, pleasant and harmonious, and has a good health care function.
9. People with constipation symptoms are suitable for drinking honey tea. Oolong tea can be brewed with honey, which can not only replenish body moisture, but also strengthen gastrointestinal function and help relieve symptoms.
10, people who need to lose weight and beautify are suitable for drinking oolong tea, Pu 'er tea and green tea. Its detoxification and lipid-lowering function can prevent the deposition of fat in the body. Rich trace elements help to improve skin, eliminate dullness, reduce blood lipid and prevent arteriosclerosis.
1 1. People with anti-cancer needs are suitable for drinking oolong tea and green tea. According to scientific verification, drinking oolong tea for a long time can reduce the risk of cancer by 50%. Moreover, tea can completely block the endogenous formation of nitroso glue in the body.