Just after the "Autumnal Equinox" solar term, prepare autumn clothes to avoid catching a cold. In terms of diet, it is advisable to "reduce pungent and increase sour" foods, and eat less onion, ginger, and chili peppers. Autumn is here again, the weather turns cool, and coinciding with the National Day holiday, many people choose to take advantage of the long vacation to relax, get close to nature, and purify the mind. Some who did not return home for the Mid-Autumn Festival take this opportunity to visit their parents. Everyone knows that drinking tea promotes health. What is suitable to drink during this season? What tea should parents drink for autumn wellness? Today, the editor recommends several good teas for everyone!
1. Dandelion Tea
Dandelion, also known as Huanghua Diding, according to the "Compendium of Materia Medica", dandelion is bitter, sweet, and cold in nature; it acts on the liver and stomach meridians; it promotes digestion, stimulates lactation, cleanses the blood, strengthens the liver and gallbladder, and acts as a diuretic. It helps improve gallstones, constipation, acne, chills, and asthma. It can clear heat and toxins, resolve food toxins, and reduce swelling and inflammation.
Modern medical research shows that dandelion contains multiple unique healthy and nutritious active ingredients, as well as rich trace elements. Its calcium content is 2.2 times that of guava and 3.2 times that of prickly pear; its iron content is 4 times that of prickly pear. More importantly, it is rich in selenium (Se), which has strong physiological activity.
Furthermore, dandelion is a natural diuretic and digestive aid; it is rich in minerals, which not only help prevent iron-deficiency anemia but also contain large amounts of potassium that work with sodium to regulate the body's water and salt balance and maintain a normal heart rate; it is rich in lecithin, which can prevent liver cirrhosis and enhance liver and gallbladder function. Therefore, dandelion has significant nutritional value.
2. Jasmine Tea
Jasmine tea has the richest aroma among various herbal teas and is a top choice for spring drinking, with the effects of "dispelling cold pathogens and relieving depression." Drinking jasmine tea can not only stabilize emotions and lift spirits but also strengthen the spleen, resolve dampness, relieve gastrointestinal discomfort, and calm stomach pain. It is also beneficial to women's physiological and reproductive functions, and can moisturize the skin, beautify the complexion, and alleviate menstrual cramps.
3. Rose Tea
Rose is slightly warm in nature and rich in vitamins. It has the effects of activating blood, regulating menstruation, soothing the liver, regulating Qi, and balancing endocrine. It has a regulating effect on the liver and stomach, and can relieve fatigue and improve constitution, making it suitable for spring drinking. In addition, it can effectively alleviate cardiovascular diseases, beautify the skin, improve dry skin, and remove dark spots. Usually, take 6 to 10 dried rose petals, put them in a teacup, and pour hot water to drink. You can also add two red dates to add sweetness and nourish Qi and blood.
4. Honeysuckle Tea
Honeysuckle tea is sweet and cold in nature, with the effects of clearing heat and toxins, dispersing wind-heat, reducing swelling, and relieving pain. Since spring wind is active and easily causes external wind pathogens, honeysuckle tea can alleviate common spring upper respiratory infections, influenza, tonsillitis, periodontitis, and other ailments. It also helps relieve furuncles, enteritis, and has the effect of cooling blood, stopping dysentery, diuresis, and nourishing the liver. It should be noted that honeysuckle tea is suitable for mild external cold symptoms; if cold symptoms are severe, medication treatment is still necessary.
5. Chrysanthemum Tea
Chrysanthemum has the effects of nourishing the liver, calming the liver, clearing the liver, and brightening the eyes, making it especially suitable for spring drinking. At the same time, it can detoxify, strengthen the body, dispel fire, soothe wind and heat, relieve sore throat and swelling. It resists and eliminates harmful chemical or radioactive substances accumulated in the body, inhibits various bacteria, enhances microvascular elasticity, slows heart rate, lowers blood pressure and cholesterol, and has beauty benefits such as promoting Qi and blood, moisturizing the skin, and nourishing hair. It can be taken together with goji berries to enhance the nourishing yin effect. It should be noted that because chrysanthemum is cool in nature, it is not suitable for those who usually have cold hands and feet, a weak spleen, or are prone to diarrhea.