There are many factors that induce hypertension, including a preference for overly salty or greasy foods, family genetic history, excessive obesity, and regional influences. Data shows that the prevalence rate among people living in plateau areas year-round is on average 20-25% higher than those living on plains. As residents of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, we should focus on early prevention, timely treatment, and diligent health preservation to maintain a healthy body and move towards a happy future life.
So, besides a light diet and moderate exercise, drinking tea is also a good remedy for alleviating and preventing hypertension. Below, the editor recommends several types of "therapeutic teas" to help everyone regain a healthy and beautiful life.
1. Chrysanthemum Tea
The chrysanthemum used should be sweet chrysanthemum, which is not bitter, with the large white or small white chrysanthemums from the Suzhou-Hangzhou area being the best. Use about 3 grams each time to brew tea, and drink it three times a day. You can also boil chrysanthemum with honeysuckle and licorice to use as a tea substitute. It has special effects in calming the liver, improving vision, clearing heat, and detoxifying. It is significantly effective for patients with hypertension and arteriosclerosis.
2. Hawthorn Tea
The components in hawthorn can aid digestion, expand blood vessels, lower blood sugar, and reduce blood pressure. At the same time, regularly drinking hawthorn tea has obvious auxiliary effects in treating hypertension. The drinking method is to use 1-2 fresh hawthorn fruits to brew tea several times a day.
3. Lotus Leaf Tea
Traditional Chinese medicine practice shows that lotus leaf infusions and decoctions have the effects of expanding blood vessels, clearing heat, relieving summer heat, and lowering blood pressure. At the same time, lotus leaf is also a good medicine for weight loss and fat removal. The method for treating hypertension is to take half a fresh lotus leaf, wash and chop it, add an appropriate amount of water, boil it, and let it cool before drinking as tea.
4. Pagoda Tree Flower Tea
Pick the buds of the pagoda tree, dry them, and then soak them in boiling water to drink as tea. Drinking it several times a day has unique therapeutic effects on hypertensive patients. At the same time, pagoda tree flowers also have the effects of constricting blood vessels and stopping bleeding.
5. Fleeceflower Root Tea
Fleeceflower root has the effects of lowering blood lipids and reducing thrombosis. It is very effective for those with high blood lipids. The preparation method is to take 20-30 grams of prepared fleeceflower root, add water and boil for 30 minutes, then drink it as tea when warm, once a day.
6. Chrysanthemum Hawthorn Tea
10 grams each of chrysanthemum and tea leaves, and 30 grams of hawthorn. Brew with boiling water and drink as tea. One dose per day, drink regularly. It can clear heat, lower blood pressure, aid digestion, strengthen the stomach, and reduce lipids. It is suitable for hypertension, coronary heart disease, and hyperlipidemia.
7. Kudzu Root Tea
Kudzu root has the effect of improving cerebral blood circulation and can better alleviate symptoms caused by hypertension such as headache, dizziness, tinnitus, and soreness in the waist and legs. Regularly drinking kudzu root tea has obvious effects in treating hypertension. The preparation method is to wash and slice kudzu root thinly, use 30 grams daily, add water to boil, and then drink as tea.
8. Celery and Red Date Tea
350-700 grams of celery, 100-200 grams of red dates, and 10 grams of green tea. Add an appropriate amount of water to make soup. Drink divided into three portions daily. It can calm the liver, nourish blood, clear heat, promote diuresis, regulate damp turbidity in the stomach, and remove irritability and heat in the heart. It is suitable for hypertension, as well as acute jaundice hepatitis and cystitis.
9. Lotus Seed Heart Tea
The so-called lotus seed heart refers to the green embryo in the middle of the lotus seed, which is extremely bitter but has excellent effects in lowering blood pressure and removing lipids. Use 12 grams of lotus heart, brew with boiling water and drink as tea, once each in the morning and evening. In addition to lowering blood pressure, it also has special effects in clearing heat, calming the nerves, and strengthening the heart.
10. Chrysanthemum and Pagoda Tree Flower Tea
3 grams each of chrysanthemum, pagoda tree flowers, and green tea. Place in a porcelain cup, brew with boiling water, cover tightly and steep for 5 minutes. One dose per day, drink frequently at any time. It can calm the liver, dispel wind, clear fire, and lower blood pressure. It is suitable for hypertension headaches, head distension, and dizziness.
11. Cassia Seed Tea
The Chinese medicine cassia seed has the effects of lowering blood pressure, reducing blood lipids, and clearing the liver and improving vision. Regularly drinking cassia seed tea can treat hypertension. Using 15-20 grams of cassia seeds to brew water and drinking it as tea several times a day is an excellent remedy for treating hypertension, dizziness, blurred vision, and unclear sight.