Nowadays, more and more people have relatively good living conditions, so they pay more attention to health care and are relatively familiar with the effects of some teas. So what are the effects and taboos of chrysanthemum tea? Let’s take a look below!
1. Inulin market research mentioned that chrysanthemum is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Asteraceae family and is one of the commonly used traditional Chinese medicinal materials in my country. Its flower heads are mainly used for medicinal purposes. According to ancient records, chrysanthemum is sweet and bitter in taste and slightly cold in nature; it has the functions of dispersing wind and clearing away heat, clearing the liver and improving eyesight, detoxifying and reducing inflammation. It has a certain effect on diseases such as dry mouth, excessive fire, astringent eyes, or limb pain and numbness caused by wind, cold, and dampness. It mainly treats colds, wind-heat, headaches, etc. It has preventive and therapeutic effects on dizziness, headache and tinnitus.
2. Chrysanthemums can be divided into wild chrysanthemums and domestic chrysanthemums. Among them, domestic chrysanthemums can clear the liver and improve eyesight, while wild chrysanthemums can dispel toxins and disperse fire. They are sweet, bitter and slightly cold, clear away heat and detoxify, and are good for eye strain, headaches, high blood pressure, etc. Certain effectiveness. The medicinal effects of chrysanthemum tea are also recorded in detail in "Compendium of Materia Medica": it is sweet in nature, slightly cold, and has the effects of dispersing wind and heat, calming the liver and improving eyesight. "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" believes that white chrysanthemum tea can "control dizziness, swelling and pain, vision loss, dead skin muscles, rheumatism and paralysis. Long-term use can benefit qi, lighten the body, endure hard work and prolong life."
Which types of people cannot drink chrysanthemum tea?
1. Pregnant women
Chrysanthemum tea is cold in nature and sweet in taste, and has an excellent effect in dispelling fire. However, pregnant women have low immunity and weak spleen and stomach, so drinking chrysanthemum tea can easily irritate them. gastrointestinal tract, causing symptoms such as abdominal pain and diarrhea, which is not conducive to the healthy growth of the fetus.
2. People with allergies
In our real life, some people are allergic to chrysanthemum tea. If you drink chrysanthemum tea, it will cause skin redness, rash and other allergic phenomena. Therefore, those with allergies may have side effects when drinking chrysanthemum tea, which is detrimental to their health.
3. People with cold constitution
People with cold constitution are afraid of cold, weak body, weak spleen and stomach, and low immunity. Even in summer, they will have cold hands and feet, diarrhea and gastrointestinal discomfort. Chrysanthemum tea is cold in nature, which will only aggravate the symptoms and is harmful to health.
4. The elderly and children
Maybe people think that the elderly can lower blood pressure and cholesterol by drinking chrysanthemum tea. It is not harmful to drink it in summer. However, the elderly have reduced digestive function and weak spleen and stomach. Drinking it Chrysanthemum tea may cause gastrointestinal diseases, so the elderly should be cautious.