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In daily life, more and more people are beginning to pay attention to health preservation and well-being, and improve their physical conditions through natural therapies. Herbal tea, as an ancient and healthy beverage, is deeply loved by the public. This article will introduce in detail three common edible health-promoting flowers and herbs and their respective unique effects and functions.
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum has been known as the "hermit among flowers" since ancient times. It not only has ornamental value but also is an excellent health-preserving ingredient.
Chrysanthemum is slightly cold in nature and has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. It can relieve symptoms such as sore throat and red and swollen eyes caused by excessive internal heat. Drinking chrysanthemum tea in summer can even cool down and prevent heatstroke.
Chrysanthemum also has a calming and soothing effect. It can relieve anxiety, insomnia and nervousness, help improve sleep quality and make people feel peaceful.
Chrysanthemum is especially beneficial to the eyes. It can clear the liver and improve eyesight, relieve eye fatigue, dryness and allergic conjunctivitis and other eye discomforts. Long-term drinking can protect eyesight.
Chrysanthemum can also moisten the lungs and relieve cough. It has a certain relieving effect on cough and respiratory discomfort caused by dryness. It can reduce cough frequency and sputum viscosity.
Chrysanthemum is rich in antioxidants such as flavonoids and vitamin C, which helps to combat the damage of free radicals and protect cells from oxidative stress, thereby delaying the aging process.
Precautions
Although chrysanthemum is good, some people may be allergic to it. Before using it, you should carefully observe your own reaction. If you feel unwell, stop using it immediately and consult a doctor. People with deficiency-cold in the spleen and stomach should not drink too much chrysanthemum tea to avoid aggravating the cold constitution.
Rose
Rose, this flower that symbolizes love and romance, is actually an excellent health-preserving ingredient.
Rose is warm in nature and has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. It can promote blood circulation and relieve dysmenorrhea caused by blood stasis and cold constitution. It is especially suitable for women to drink during menstruation.
Rose can also regulate the spleen and stomach functions, invigorate the spleen and replenish qi, harmonize the stomach and descend adverse qi. For patients with chronic gastrointestinal dysfunction, it can help improve digestive function and increase appetite.
The essential oil components in roses can soothe emotions. Especially when people are depressed, sad or jealous, rose tea can boost mood and relieve nervous tension and stress.
Roses are rich in vitamin C and various minerals and have the effect of promoting blood circulation and dredging collaterals. Regular drinking can improve skin condition, ruddy complexion and moisten the skin, achieving the effect of beautifying and nourishing.
Precautions
Rose tea has the effect of promoting blood circulation. Pregnant women should avoid drinking it to avoid adverse effects on the fetus. Although rose tea is warm in nature, excessive drinking may also cause excessive internal heat. It is advisable to drink in moderation.
Honeysuckle
Honeysuckle, also known as lonicera flower, is a common Chinese medicinal material. It not only has high medicinal value but also is an excellent beauty-preserving ingredient.
Honeysuckle is sweet and cold. It can clear heat and detoxify. It is especially suitable for febrile diseases such as internal abscesses, external abscesses and sore throat. It has significant curative effects on symptoms such as heat-toxic sores and abscesses and sore throat.
Honeysuckle is fragrant and dispersing. It is good at dispersing heat evil in the lung meridian and penetrating heat to reach the surface. It can be used to improve symptoms such as fever, sore throat and thirst in the early stage of exogenous wind-heat or febrile diseases.
Honeysuckle also has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, cooling blood and stopping dysentery. It has good curative effects on symptoms such as heat-toxic dysentery and bloody purulent stools.
Modern medical research has proved that honeysuckle has an inhibitory effect on many pathogenic bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus hemolyticus. At the same time, it also has a certain effect on influenza virus and Coxsackie virus.
Precautions
Honeysuckle is cold in nature. People with deficiency-cold in the spleen and stomach should not drink too much to avoid harming the stomach. Pregnant women should pay attention to the dosage when drinking honeysuckle. Excessive drinking may be unfavorable to pregnant women and fetuses.
As common edible health-promoting flowers and herbs, chrysanthemum, rose and honeysuckle each have unique effects and functions. In daily life, we can drink these herbal teas in moderation according to our own constitutions and needs to achieve the purpose of health preservation. At the same time, we should also pay attention to their edible taboos to avoid adverse effects on the body.