With abundant rain in Hainan during summer, it is the season with the highest humidity of the year. It is also common to see acute febrile diseases in summer. For most people, combining appropriate dehumidification and yin-nourishing can better regulate the body. Recently, the Department of Traditional Chinese medicine at the Hainan Provincial Women's and Children's Medical Center introduced three herbal teas suitable for summer health care, helping you stay cool through the hot summer days!

Plum Tea (Illustrative Image)

Plum Tea

Composition: Plum, hawthorn, salvia, lotus leaf, licorice.

Efficacy: Heat-clearing, summertime thirst-quenching, appetite-stimulating, and digestive aid. The combination of plum and licorice produces a yin-nourishing effect, while hawthorn aids digestion. The lotus leaf helps lighten the body and eliminate dampness. This tea is pleasantly sweet and sour, and a small amount of Sugar can be added according to taste, making it a healthy and natural drink for the scorching summer.

Dehumidifying Lightening Tea

Composition: Poria, coix seed, white atractylodes, tangerine Peel, lotus leaf, mulberry leaf, etc.

Efficacy: Spleen-strengthening and dampness-eliminating, qi-invigorating and phlegm-transforming. Suitable for those who are overweight, have a full abdomen, oily skin, sticky saliva, greasy tongue coating, and loose stool. It helps improve feelings of bodily heaviness and greasy appearance on the face.

Soothing Sleep Aid Tea

Composition: Lotus seed, night-blooming cereus flower, lily, etc.

Efficacy: Heart-nourishing and tranquilizing, phlegm-transforming and mind-soothing. Suitable for insomnia, frequent dreams, light sleep, and irritability. It helps alleviate anxiety, improve irritability, and enhance concentration.