Mint and perilla are flowers and plants with unique scents that are not difficult to obtain on the market. Staying at home during the epidemic prevention period, you might as well make a cup of herbal tea to relax your body and mind and also have health benefits.
Mint is a common spice in the folk. The most commonly encountered in daily life should be chewing gum and mint made as a food additive. It tastes refreshing, delicious and refreshing. Mint can also be used as a spice and can be used to make tea, match wine, and make pastries.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that peppermint is acrid in nature and cool in nature. For the treatment of influenza, headache, red eyes, body heat, sore throat, gingival swelling and other symptoms, external use can treat neuralgia, skin itching, rash and eczema.
Modern research has found that peppermint mainly contains volatile oils, flavonoids, anthraquinones, organic acids, amino acids, etc., which have anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antiviral, and antioxidant effects. Peppermint tea may also improve memory in healthy adults.
This medicinal tea has the functions of refreshing and relieving depression, moistening the throat and relieving cough.
6 pieces of fresh mint leaves, 3 grams of Longjing tea
Put mint leaves and Longjing tea into a glass, brew with boiling water, wait for 3 minutes to drink.
This medicinal tea has the functions of clearing away heat and soothing the throat, soothing the liver and relieving depression, and beautifying the face.It is used by women with excretory disorders.
6 fresh mint leaves, 6 roses
Put mint leaves and roses in a glass, brew with boiling water, wait for 3 minutes to drink.
The leaves of perilla are oval and purple-red, with a unique fragrant odor. In rural fields and vegetable gardens, we often find perilla growing vigorously, and its distinctive color always attracts people's attention.
It is said that taking perilla leaves can make people feel comfortable in the stomach, and was once called "Zi Shu". Perilla is pungent and warm in nature. It has the functions of dispelling the exterior and dispelling cold, dispelling the lungs and resolving phlegm, invigorating qi and stomach. It is often used in the treatment of wind-cold cold, cough and nausea, stagnation of qi in the spleen and stomach, fullness of the chest and epigastric cavity, vomiting during pregnancy and fish and crab poisoning.
Modern research shows that perilla leaves have various pharmacological effects such as antibacterial and antiviral, hemostasis, sedative and analgesic, antioxidant, and antitumor.
This medicinal tea has the functions of relieving the exterior and dispelling cold, promoting qi and appetizing; it is suitable for people with stuffy nose, runny nose, aversion to cold, body aches, nausea and anorexia.
6 pieces of perilla leaves, 3 grams of oolong tea leaves, appropriate amount of brown sugar
Put perilla leaves and oolong tea in a pot, add an appropriate amount of brown sugar, pour in an appropriate amount of boiling water, cover and simmer for 5 minutes to drink.
This medicinal tea has the functions of dispelling cold and warming the stomach, promoting qi and digestion, and is suitable forIt is suitable for people who suffer from cold and stomach pain, lack of appetite, and abdominal distension after eating.
9 fresh perilla leaves, 1 ginger, 3 red dates
Wash fresh basil leaves and ginger slices, cut into shreds, wash and remove the core of jujube, and cut into shreds. Then put it in a pot, brew with boiling water, cover and simmer for 5 minutes to drink.
◎ This article is excerpted from / "Disease Prevention Herbal Tea" by Chen Yongcan et al. ◎ Image source/Culture of Happiness‧Dazhi Image/Shutterstock
No comments:
Post a Comment