What are the benefits of drinking mint tea: treating "liver depression"
The "depression of the liver" in TCM is mainly related to emotion, and the reason why women are depressed of the liver is related to women's personality and social pressure, especially the latter. Modern women are far more prone to liver depression than their ancestors, and spleen deficiency and blood deficiency caused by liver depression naturally follow, which is the' universal basis' of female diseases at present.
There are many famous prescriptions for treating liver depression in traditional Chinese medicine, and drinking rock sugar mint tea is helpful to treat liver depression. Brew10g mint leaves with boiling water like tea leaves, and add some rock sugar to make mint tea which can soothe the liver. Drink it three or four times a week and you will feel refreshed. Or simply keep mint as an eye-catching green plant at home, grab a few leaves at any time and make a cup of fresh mint tea.
What are the benefits of drinking mint tea?
allay tiredness
Mint tea has the function of eliminating fatigue, and its special fragrance can refresh the mind and refresh the spirit. Drinking mint tea in the afternoon can calm people down and concentrate on their work in the afternoon.
Radiation resistance
The leaves of mint are rich in vitamins. For computer people, drinking mint tea often helps to resist radiation and refresh their minds. Adding lemon to mint tea tastes sweet and sour, and it is also a good drink to cool off the heat.
Improve skin condition
Mint tea has the function of promoting human metabolism. If you can drink it for a long time, it can improve women's skin condition from the inside out, and let women's common problems such as dark complexion and endocrine disorders leave you.
Matters needing attention in drinking mint tea
Mint has the effect of resisting early pregnancy and implantation of fertilized eggs, so it is best for pregnant or pregnant women to keep a distance from mint tea.
Mint belongs to pungent and cool drugs, and it is best to use it less for those who have recovered from a serious illness and those with wind-cold constitution.
People who are weak and sweaty should not drink too much mint tea.
When buying mint, it is best to be dry, rootless, leafy, green and strong-smelling, stored in a cool and dry place and sealed at a temperature below 28℃.
Brewing of mint tea
Rock sugar mint tea
Ingredients: 3 grams of mint, lotus leaf 10 gram, appropriate amount of rock sugar and appropriate amount of hot water.
Practice: 1. Wash mint and tea leaves and put them in a cup.
2. Brew with hot water and cover with the nutritional value of stewed cabbage.
3. Add rock sugar and mix well.
Honey mint tea
Ingredients: 3 grams of green tea, 6 grams of dried mint leaves (double fresh mint leaves), and appropriate amount of honey.
Practice: 1. Soak the tea material in boiling water for about 5 minutes.
2. According to personal taste, you can add a proper amount of honey.