Tea as an indispensable and commonly used beverage for Chinese people, has an unshakable status. Some people even replace water with tea all year round, never without tea.

People should drink tea throughout the year, but the choice of tea leaves should vary with the seasons. Although most teas have the effects of reducing fat and blood pressure, it is best to drink tea according to the season and choose tea based on one's own condition to achieve the best health benefits.

1 Spring is best for drinking flower tea

As spring breezes revive and yang energy rises, people generally feel tired and sluggish, a phenomenon known as "spring drowsiness." Flower tea is sweet, cool, and fragrant, which helps disperse the cold pathogens accumulated in the body during winter, promotes the rise of yang energy, refreshes the mind, and dispels spring drowsiness.

Since chrysanthemum is cool in nature, those with weak constitution, spleen deficiency, cold stomach, or prone to diarrhea should avoid it. In general, chrysanthemum tea is most suitable for people with dizziness, swollen or red eyes, sore throat, excessive liver fire, and high blood pressure.

Brewing method: Use a transparent glass cup with a lid. Take 3 grams of flower tea and place it in the cup. Cool freshly boiled water to about 90°C and pour it over the tea, then immediately cover the cup to prevent the aroma from escaping. After two to three minutes, it is ready to drink.

2 Drink heat-clearing green tea in summer

Summer is hot, with the scorching sun blazing, and people sweat profusely. Physical exertion is high, and energy levels drop. Green tea is unfermented, cool in nature, and "coolness can clear heat." It is the best for reducing internal heat, quenching thirst, promoting digestion, and resolving phlegm.

Brewing method: Brew directly with water at 90°C. For high-grade green tea and delicate famous teas, whose leaves are tender and aromas are often low-boiling-point floral scents, use water at 80°C. Do not cover the cup when brewing, to avoid trapping heat and affecting the freshness of the tea liquor.

3 Drink oolong tea to relieve autumn dryness

Autumn brings cool breezes, clear skies, and withering flowers and trees. Due to the dry climate, people experience dry mouth, throat, and lips. Traditional Chinese medicine calls this "autumn dryness." At this time, it is suitable to drink oolong tea. Oolong tea moisturizes the skin and throat, promotes fluid production, clears internal heat, and helps the body adapt to natural environmental changes.

Brewing method: Use boiling water at 100°C. After steeping for a moment, pour the tea from the pot into a cup. The aroma is rich and lingers in the mouth.

4 Drink black tea to warm the belly in winter

In winter, drink black tea. The weather is freezing, everything is dormant, cold pathogens invade, and yang energy weakens. Black tea is sweet and warm, nourishing the body's yang energy. It is rich in protein and sugar, generates heat, warms the abdomen, enhances the body's ability to resist cold, aids digestion, and removes greasiness.

Brewing method: Use freshly boiled water and cover the cup to prevent the aroma from escaping. The British commonly have an "afternoon tea" habit, often blending Yunnan black tea with Indian black tea and adding milk and sugar. In some parts of China, black tea is also consumed with sugar, milk, and sesame seeds.