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What to Drink During the Dog Days: Black Tartary Buckwheat Tea for Cooling and Relieving Heat

Tea News · Jun 16, 2026

       The weather is getting hotter and hotter. Eating the right foods can have a nourishing effect, while eating the wrong foods can often cause gastrointestinal discomfort. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that in the sweltering summer, "more sour and sweet, replenishing qi and clearing heat, and eating more fruits and vegetables" are important principles for summer dietary nourishment. Tartary buckwheat is a rare medicinal and edible plant in nature. It belongs to the Polygonaceae family, a dicotyledonous plant, and comes in two types: yellow tartary buckwheat and black tartary buckwheat. Among them, black tartary buckwheat is known as the black pearl and has extremely high nutritional value. The raw material of Yunxi Selenium-Rich Black Tartary Buckwheat Tea is Yanmen black tartary buckwheat, which is the finest variety of tartary buckwheat. According to the "Compendium of Materia Medica," tartary buckwheat tastes bitter and is cool in nature. It can strengthen the stomach and intestines, increase energy, renew the spirit, sharpen the ears and eyes, and cleanse the waste from the internal organs.

 


 

Black tartary buckwheat tea contains seven major nutritional components and is rich in selenium. During the hot summer dog days, people sweat profusely after even a little work or exercise, leading to intense thirst. Therefore, replenishing fluids becomes the top priority during the dog days. Drinking more Yunxi Selenium-Rich Black Tartary Buckwheat Tea can help replenish fluids on the one hand, and on the other hand, tartary buckwheat tea cools the body, detoxifies, and is rich in nutrients, making it the ideal summer beverage.

Generally speaking, Yunxi Selenium-Rich Black Tartary Buckwheat Tea is suitable for most people to drink. However, those with a constitution that is too cold or too weak, and those with a history of tartary buckwheat allergies, should consume it with caution. Yunxi Selenium-Rich Black Tartary Buckwheat Tea can be eaten or drunk. Several drinking methods are recommended below.

1. Add some lemon to the black tartary buckwheat tea, brew with boiling water, cover and let steep for 5 minutes before drinking. It's even better if boiled. Drink it on an empty stomach the next morning (except during menstruation) for the best weight loss effect.

2. It can be eaten directly, which is crispy and delicious, or brewed with hot water and then drunk.

3. Add it to your favorite foods, such as oatmeal, as a breakfast item. It can also be added to milk to make a milk tea. In summer, you can add lemon, jasmine, or chrysanthemum to the tartary buckwheat tea to make an iced drink, which has an excellent cooling and detoxifying effect.

4. When making soy milk, add an appropriate amount of tartary buckwheat tea to remove the beany taste and make the flavor richer and more fragrant.

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