In our daily life, we might encounter small illness, such as pain or dryness in the eye, deficiency of kidney, cough and others. These illnesses do not worth going to the hospital. Then, how should we deal with them by ourselves? Drink herbal tea, would be a good way to solve health issues. Next, we will introduce you some herbal tea recipes to help you ease the small illness.
3 benefits of tea drinking
- Good for anti-oxidation
The tea polyphenols have strong anti-oxidation effect. It is known to quench free radicals.
Studies have shown that the effect of 1 mg tea polyphenols have on eliminating harmful overdosed free radicals is equal to that of the 9 micrograms of superoxide dismutase (SOD). It is much higher than other similar substance. Another experiment shows that the anti-aging effects of the tea polyphenols are 18 times stronger than vitamin E.
- Help prevent and treat radiation damage
Tea polyphenols and its oxidation products have the ability to absorb radiative substance. There is clinical experience that has proved for the mild radiation sickness caused by radiation treatment for cancer patients, if the patients are treated with tea extractives, the effective rate can reach over 90%. For pancytopenia, the effective rate is 81.7%; for leucopoenia caused by radiation, it also has good effect.
- Help keeping your brain refreshed
The caffeine contained in tea can promote the excitement of the central nervous system, strengthen the exciting process of the cerebral cortex, which will make people feel rejuvenated and improve thinking and memory ability.
Herbal tea recipes help remove small illness
- “Martrimony vine tea”
Ingredients: Matrimony vine 10 g, flower tea 3 g, rock candy 10 g
Steps: brew all the ingredients with 250 ml boiled water. Add water until the taste become light.
Effects: good for kidney and lung, compensate for liver and improve eyesight
Use: deficiency of kidney and liver, week knees, dizziness in head, coughing, nocturnal emission
- “Martrimony vine and Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch tea”
Ingredients: matrimony vine 5 g, Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch 3 g, green tea 3 g, rock candy 10 g
Steps: brew all the ingredients with 250 ml boiled water. Add water until the taste become light.
Effect: good for liver and kidney
Use: soar and pain in waist caused by deficiency of liver and kidney, thirsty, night sweats, hot flashes.
- “Martrimony vine Longan tea”
Ingredients: Matrimony vine 5g, longan 3 g, green tea 3 g, rock candy 10 g
Steps: Brew the tea with the soup made from matrimony vine and longan. Add the rock candy before drinking.
Effect: compensate for the kidney and heart, calm the nerves
Uses: palpitations, insomnia
- “Martrimony vine Paeonia lactiflora tea”
Ingredients: matrimony vine 5 g, paeonia lactiflora 3 g, green tea 3 g, rock candy 10 g
Steps: brew all the ingredients with 250 ml boiled water. Add water until the taste become light.
Effect: good for blood and liver
Use: chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, epistaxis, dizziness, insomnia, menopausal syndrome
- “Martrimony vine Gentiana scabra Bunge tea”
Ingredients: matrimony vine 5 g, Gentiana scabra Bunge 2 g, green tea 3 g, rock candy 10 g
Steps: brew all the ingredients with 250 ml boiled water. Add water until the taste become light.
Effects: good for liver and blood
Uses: acute infectious hepatitis, high transaminase