Medicinal tea is used under the guidance of Chinese medicine theory, and its health care mechanism is the same as other Chinese medicine methods. It is also through the mutual confrontation between medicinal properties and diseases, and the coordinated supplement of medicinal properties and healthy qi to achieve the purpose of treating diseases. If fever is manifested as fever, sweating, thirst, like cold drinks, irritability and other symptoms. Drinking cold medicine or even cold drinks can effectively inhibit excessive heat toxicity and finally restore the balance of yin and yang in the body.

Hua Tuo's Treatise on Food in the Three Kingdoms has the saying that "bitter tea is beneficial for a long time". Zhang Hua's "Natural History" in the Jin Dynasty said: "Drinking real tea makes people sleep less." In the Tang dynasty, people's understanding of the medicinal value of tea became more common. Chen Zangqi, a famous pharmacist, said that "tea is the medicine for all diseases". Although this statement is somewhat exaggerated, it is an indisputable fact that tea has many pharmacological components and a wide range of pharmacological actions. From the Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, there are more than one hundred kinds of ancient books about medicinal tea that can be collected.

First, the heart fire tea:

Mao Wenxi's Tea Spectrum in the Five Dynasties said that tea can benefit thinking. In Dongpo Miscellanies written by Su Shi in the Song Dynasty, it is said that tea can get rid of troubles. Hu Sihui wrote Diet in Yuan Dynasty, saying that tea can clear the heart. Compendium of Materia Medica written by Li Shizhen in Ming Dynasty said that tea can make people think clearly. Wang Mengying's "Taste of Food" in Qing Dynasty said that tea can clear the heart.

The heart dominates the heart, that is, the heart dominates God, or hides the heart satisfactorily. The heart is full of qi and blood, and the mind is nourished, so that the expression activities can be normal, the spirit is uplifted, the expression is clear, the thinking is agile, the response is rapid, and it can be coordinated and unified with the external environment. If the heart is sick, the main function is abnormal, and there will be abnormalities in mental, conscious and thinking activities.

Recommended tea materials: green tea, safflower, mulberry, yam, spina date seed, Schisandra chinensis, coptis chinensis, lophatherum gracile, polygala tenuifolia, aloe, honeysuckle, etc.

Balsam pear tea: Five grams of bitter gourd slices, three grams of green tea and a proper amount of honey. Put bitter gourd slices and green tea into a teacup, pour boiling water into it, soak for 10 minutes, and add honey to drink.

Bitter gourd is cold and bitter, and has the effect of clearing away heat. Has the effects of improving eyesight and detoxicating. Momordica charantia can reduce the intake of quinine and sugar, while momordicoside has hypoglycemic effect. This kind of tea is suitable for patients with hypertension and diabetes. If sugar is not added, it will be better to add it to tea alone.

Second, Runfei Ziyin Tea:

Herbal Dietotherapy written by Meng Huan in the Tang Dynasty said that tea can resolve phlegm. Su Jing's New Materia Medica says that tea can resolve phlegm. Hu Sihui wrote Diet in Yuan Dynasty, saying that tea can eliminate phlegm and clear heat. The Compendium of Materia Medica, written by Li Shizhen in the Ming Dynasty, said that tea can spit wind-heat phlegm and saliva. Zhao Xuemin's Compendium of Materia Medica in the Qing Dynasty said that tea can eliminate phlegm and clear lung, while Huang Gong's Materia Medica Seeking Truth said that tea can clear lung and phlegm. Zhang Lu's Ben Feng Jing Yuan said that tea can resolve phlegm.

Lung governs qi, and its function determines that it is related to breathing. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the regulating function of lung, namely "water diversion channel", actually represents the main physiological function of lung. If the lung function is abnormal, it will affect the generation and spread of ancestral qi, and it will also affect the normal operation of blood because of insufficient lung qi.

Recommended tea materials: almond, mint, boat-fruited Sterculia, lily, houttuynia cordata, platycodon grandiflorum, trollius chinensis, ebony, burdock, jade butterfly, etc.

Platycodon grandiflorum tea: dried platycodon grandiflorum 10g, amaranth 5g, and proper amount of honey. Put Platycodon grandiflorum and Euphorbia helioscopia in a cup of hot water, soak for about ten minutes, filter to get juice, and add appropriate amount of honey to drink.

Platycodon grandiflorum is beneficial to pharynx, lung, phlegm and pus discharge. Euphorbia has the functions of relieving depression, relieving cough and relieving asthma. The combination of the two has a good effect on both wind-cold and wind-heat colds, and is more suitable for people with cough and phlegm.

Third, refreshing tea:

Zhang Hua's Natural History in Jin Dynasty, Newly-revised Materia Medica in Tang Dynasty, Yuan Edition in Qing Dynasty and Shi Lu respectively claimed that tea can make people less sleepy, less tired and sleepless. Chen Zangqi's Notes on Materia Medica in the Tang Dynasty, Shu Maowen's Tea Spectrum in the Five Dynasties, and Cao Cishan's Ancient and Modern Constant Words in the Qing Dynasty all claimed that tea could "sleep less", "sleep less" and "not sleep" respectively. In the Ming Dynasty, Li's Illustration of Materia Medica said that tea can wake up and sleep peacefully. Wang Mengying's "Diet Spectrum of Interesting Life" in Qing Dynasty said that tea can refresh people.

Modern life is stressful, and many people often work overtime. Staying up late, coupled with lack of exercise, made me feel groggy all day, which seriously affected my work and life. Drinking some tea can relieve fatigue and refresh your mind.

Recommended tea materials: Schisandra chinensis, Ligusticum chuanxiong, red dates, green tea, chrysanthemum, American ginseng, codonopsis pilosula, rosemary, etc.

Strong tea: green tea 10 g, 25 g of roasted astragalus. Wash and grind two kinds of tea material into coarse powder, and brew with 500ml15min before drinking.

Astragalus membranaceus can invigorate qi, invigorate qi, warm triple energizer, strengthen spleen and stomach, and with the refreshing effect of green tea, this tea is a good product to concentrate and relieve fatigue.

Fourth, conditioning blood tea:

Regulating qi is to help relieve qi stagnation and qi inversion and smooth qi movement. When qi stagnation or qi inversion occurs, it is mainly manifested as the decline of visceral function, such as spleen-stomach disharmony, abdominal distension and abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, constipation, excessive liver fire, irregular menstruation, chest tightness and chest pain. Usually there are many reasons for these symptoms, such as improper diet, cold and heat disorders and so on.

Recommended tea materials: tangerine peel, rose, immature bitter orange, sandalwood, bergamot, lavender, etc.

Longjing hawthorn tea: 5 grams of Longjing tea, 5 grams of hawthorn and a little dried tangerine peel. Soak the washed hawthorn and dried tangerine peel in 200ml of cold mineral water for more than four hours. Brew Longjing tea in a bowl, filter out the tea soup, and add the soup soaked in hawthorn and tangerine peel for drinking.

Chenpi is a traditional Chinese medicine for regulating qi, which has the effects of promoting qi circulation, relieving pain, invigorating spleen and resolving phlegm. Can be used for relieving spleen and stomach qi stagnation, nausea and vomiting, abdominal distension and other symptoms. Taken together with Longjing tea and hawthorn, it is a good product for invigorating stomach and eliminating fat, which can reduce blood lipid and cholesterol and prevent fatty liver.

Five, slimming and lipid-lowering tea:

Chen Zangqi's Notes on Materia Medica in the Tang Dynasty said that tea can remove human body fat. Su Shi wrote Dongpo Miscellaneous Notes in Song Dynasty that tea can relieve boredom. In the Ming Dynasty, Li's Illustration of Materia Medica said that tea can detoxify. In Qing Dynasty, Cao Cishan wrote Lao Heng Ci, saying that tea can eliminate fat. Zhao Xuemin's Compendium of Materia Medica says that tea can relieve greasy and cattle and sheep poison.

The biggest worry of obese people is not to envy other people's graceful posture and beautiful clothes, but their own health. Due to the accumulation of excessive fat, fat is deposited in blood vessels, which will make blood vessels harden and narrow, so it is easy to suffer from various cardiovascular diseases; In addition, due to metabolic problems, constipation is prone to occur.

Using therapeutic tea to reduce fat and lose weight is an ideal method, and it is easy to persist for a long time.

Fat-reducing and slimming tea: 5g of green tea and 2g of rhubarb. Put green tea and rhubarb together in a teapot, brew with boiling water for ten minutes and then drink. The tea has good effects of clearing away heat, purging fire, relaxing bowels and promoting digestion. Others include: banana green tea, honeysuckle and slimming tea.

Six, longevity tea:

Su Song's Materia Medica in Song Dynasty said that tea can cure chronic diseases, but there is no disease at present. In the Ming Dynasty, Cheng Yongbin's Tea Record said that tea can refresh the mind and make the disease disappear. Xun Yuqing's Notes on Lotus Gallery in Qing Dynasty said that tea can keep health and benefit.

With the growth of age, human qi and blood gradually decline, the metabolism in the body will also slow down and the resistance will decline. At this time, it is necessary to nourish the body, regulate qi and blood, and achieve the effect of resisting disease and prolonging life. In addition, therapeutic tea is cheap, simple to prepare, time-saving and labor-saving, and it is the best choice for middle-aged and elderly people.

Oolong winter melon tea: 5 grams of oolong tea, 25 grams of winter melon skin and 20 grams of hawthorn meat. Boil the skin of winter melon and hawthorn meat in a casserole for 20 minutes, and brew oolong tea with the boiled soup for drinking. This kind of tea is suitable for people with phlegm, cough and edema, and can resist aging, prevent diseases and protect health.

In addition to the above-mentioned medicinal teas for health care, there are also: children's bodybuilding tea, skin-care whitening tea, hangover-relieving tea, tranquilizing tea, fatigue-relieving tea, kidney-tonifying tea, spleen-strengthening tea and so on.

With the development of society and the progress of science, the application scope of tea is expanding day by day. Nevertheless, the application of tea is mainly in two aspects: edible and medicinal, which is determined by the nutritional components and pharmacological effects of tea. Although there are differences between nutrition and drug effect, they all belong to the health care function for human body. It can be said that it is "a great kindness" to get the health care effect while drinking fragrant tea.

Li Haijun wrote it.