Tea, as a beverage that has continued in the daily life of Chinese people for thousands of years, is generally beneficial and harmless when consumed more. Blood pressure-lowering tea can both help reduce blood pressure and serve as a leisurely daily drink. It is a good choice for friends who love tasting tea and need to lower blood pressure. So, what teas can actually lower blood pressure and blood lipids? Below is an introduction to each.
(1) Fuyinshan Shanggan Tea
Shanggan Tea is uniquely produced globally in the Fuyinshan National Forest Park. It is a nationally rare tea species, a thorn-bearing plant of the Rosaceae Rubus genus, with perennial roots. No additives are used during the tea-making process, completely preserving the plant's natural fragrance.
Shanggan Tea is rich in tea polysaccharides, tea polyphenols, 15 amino acids including glutamic acid, serine, glycine, and lysine, minerals such as calcium, zinc, iron, selenium, and various vitamins including VA, VB1, VB2, VB6, VD, and VE. It has the miraculous effects of lowering blood pressure, blood lipids, and blood sugar, and is hailed as "natural insulin."
Selenium is an important component of antioxidant enzymes and Se-P proteins in the human body, playing a role in balancing the redox environment. VE can capture free radicals, protecting the structure and function of cell membranes from interference and damage by peroxides, and helping to repair damaged cells. The selenium content in Shanggan Tea exceeds that of general selenium-containing teas by 50 times. The golden combination of tea polyphenols, VE, and selenium balances the redox environment, captures free radicals, protects cell membranes, and repairs damaged cells, having a very significant effect on beauty and anti-aging. It is praised as "natural placental extract" and is highly sought after by young women, office workers, and other beauty enthusiasts!
In addition, Shanggan Tea has more effects such as lowering blood lipids, anti-thrombosis, promoting mononuclear macrophage function, enhancing immunity, and anti-tumor properties.
(2) Fuyinshan Qingqianliu (Cyclocarya paliurus)
Qingqianliu is a tall deciduous tree, generally 10-30 meters high, flowering from April to May, with leathery leaves and odd-pinnate compound leaves. The fruit axis is 25-30 cm long, and the fruit has leathery horizontal disc-shaped wings. It grows in broad-leaved forests at altitudes of 500 to 2500 meters and is a rare species surviving from the glacial period, found only in China.
The first tree in the medical field—the willow tree, produced aspirin, which is analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, anti-thrombotic, and prevents cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. It is one of the three classic drugs in medical history.
The second tree in the medical field—the yew tree, produced paclitaxel, which prevents and treats cancer, considered the greatest medical discovery of the 20th century by the medical community.
Following cardiovascular diseases and tumors, diabetes has now become the second largest killer of human health. At this time, people discovered Qingqianliu. Its buds and leaves are processed into Qingqianliu tea, which has a golden, translucent liquor and a sweet, mellow taste.
Qingqianliu tea has the effect of regulating blood sugar, activating pancreatic islet organ function, and promoting blood sugar metabolism. It is an epoch-making major discovery in the history of diabetes treatment! Hailed as the giant panda of the plant kingdom and the third tree in the medical field!
(3) Hawthorn Tea
The components in hawthorn can aid digestion, dilate blood vessels, lower blood sugar, and reduce blood pressure. At the same time, regularly drinking hawthorn tea has obvious auxiliary therapeutic effects for treating hypertension. The drinking method is to use 1-2 fresh, tender hawthorn fruits to brew tea several times a day.
(4) Polygonum Multiflorum (Shouwu) Tea
Polygonum Multiflorum has the effect of lowering blood lipids and reducing thrombosis. For those with elevated blood lipids, regularly drinking Shouwu tea is very effective. The preparation method is to take 20-30 grams of processed Polygonum Multiflorum, add water and decoct for 30 minutes, then drink it as tea when warm or cool, once a day. It has significant effects on patients with hypertension and arteriosclerosis.
(5) Lotus Leaf Tea
Traditional Chinese Medicine practice shows that lotus leaf infusions and decoctions have the effects of dilating blood vessels, clearing heat, relieving summer heat, and lowering blood pressure. At the same time, lotus leaf is also a good medicine for reducing fat and weight. The drinking method for treating hypertension is: take half a fresh lotus leaf, wash, chop, add an appropriate amount of water, boil, let cool, and drink as tea.
(6) Pagoda Tree Flower Tea
Pick the flower buds of the pagoda tree, dry them, then soak in boiling water and drink as tea. Drinking several times a day has unique therapeutic effects for hypertensive patients. At the same time, pagoda tree flowers also have the effects of constricting blood vessels and stopping bleeding.
(7) Cassia Seed Tea
The Chinese herb Cassia Seed has the effects of lowering blood pressure and blood lipids, clearing the liver, and improving eyesight. Regularly drinking Cassia Seed tea has special effects in treating hypertension. Using 15-20 grams of Cassia Seeds to brew water as tea several times a day is an excellent remedy for hypertension, dizziness, blurred vision, etc.
(8) Corn Silk Tea
Corn silk not only has a very good effect on lowering blood pressure but also has therapeutic effects for stopping diarrhea, bleeding, diuresis, and nourishing the stomach. Brew and drink as tea several times a day, 25-30 grams each time. Clinically, using corn silk to treat edema and hypertension caused by nephritis is particularly effective.
(9) Lotus Seed Heart Tea
The so-called lotus seed heart refers to the green embryo in the middle of the lotus seed. It tastes extremely bitter but has excellent blood pressure-lowering and lipid-removing effects. 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 of clearing heat, calming the nerves, and strengthening the heart.
In summary, in daily life, in addition to drinking the above 9 major teas that effectively help lower blood pressure, we can also achieve the goal of preventing and treating hypertension through a reasonable diet, exercise, taking antihypertensive medications, etc.