What are the advantages and disadvantages of drinking chrysanthemum tea?
Chrysanthemum morifolium is a perennial herb of Compositae, and it is one of the commonly used Chinese herbal medicines, mainly used for medicinal purposes of flower heads. According to ancient records, chrysanthemum is sweet, bitter and slightly cold; Has the effects of dispelling pathogenic wind, clearing away heat, clearing liver-fire, improving eyesight, removing toxic substances and diminishing inflammation. It has a certain curative effect on dry mouth, dark eyes due to intense fire, or limb pain and numbness caused by pathogenic wind, cold and dampness. Indications: cold, wind-heat and headache. Can be used for preventing and treating dizziness, headache and tinnitus. Chrysanthemum can be divided into wild chrysanthemum and domestic chrysanthemum, in which domestic chrysanthemum can clear liver and improve eyesight, while wild chrysanthemum can detoxify and disperse fire, and it tastes bitter and slightly cold, and has a certain curative effect on eye fatigue, headache and hypertension. "Compendium of Materia Medica" also recorded in detail the efficacy of chrysanthemum tea: sweet in taste, slightly cold, with the efficacy of dispelling wind and clearing heat, calming the liver and improving eyesight. According to Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica, chrysanthemum tea can "cure dizziness, swelling and pain, drowsiness, dead skin, aversion to rheumatism, joint pain, benefit qi for a long time, be intellectual and hardworking, and prolong life." Modern medical research has also confirmed that chrysanthemum has the functions of lowering blood pressure, eliminating cancer cells, dilating coronary arteries and inhibiting bacteria. Long-term drinking can increase calcium, regulate myocardial function and reduce cholesterol, which is suitable for middle-aged and elderly people and prevent epidemic conjunctivitis. It also has a good effect on dry eye caused by excessive liver fire and excessive eye use. At the same time, chrysanthemum tea is rich in fragrance, refreshing, and has certain functions of relaxing nerves and relieving headaches. Traditional Chinese medicine is mainly used to treat diseases such as red eyes, sore throat, tinnitus, wind-heat cold, headache, hypertension and ulcers. If eaten for a long time, it also has the effects of "benefiting blood, improving intelligence and prolonging life". Chrysanthemum tea: All chrysanthemums should be chamomile, not bitter, especially the big white chrysanthemum or small white chrysanthemum produced in Suzhou and Hangzhou. Drink about 3 grams of tea each time, 3 times a day; You can also drink tea with chrysanthemum, honeysuckle and licorice, which has the special effects of calming the liver and improving eyesight, clearing away heat and detoxifying. Has obvious curative effect on patients with hypertension and arteriosclerosis. Chrysanthemums are often brewed and drunk by people. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, chrysanthemum tea is especially suitable for office workers to drink more, because chrysanthemum is very effective in preventing dry eye. "Shen Nong's Classic of Materia Medica" records: White chrysanthemum "cures dizziness, swelling and pain, red eyes, dead skin, aversion to rheumatism, arthralgia, benefiting qi for a long time, being intellectual and hardworking, and prolonging life." Compendium of Materia Medica also records that chrysanthemum is "sweet in nature, cold in taste, and has the effects of dispelling wind and clearing heat, calming the liver and improving eyesight". Modern pharmacological analysis shows that chrysanthemum is rich in vitamin A, which is an important substance to maintain eye health. Chrysanthemum tea can make people clear-headed and bright-eyed, especially for dry eyes caused by excessive liver fire. People who often feel dry eyes, especially those who often use computers, drink more chrysanthemum tea is very beneficial. People with myopia often feel dry eyes. Drinking chrysanthemum tea often can improve the discomfort of eyes and has a good effect on treating eye fatigue and blurred vision. If you drink too much water before going to bed, your eyes will swell like pandas when you get up the next morning. There is a folk method: soak the tea juice of chrysanthemum tea with cotton and apply it around the eyes, which will soon eliminate this edema. In addition, you can drink a cup of chrysanthemum tea at ordinary times, which can make the symptoms of eye fatigue subside. If you drink three or four cups of chrysanthemum tea every day, it will also help to restore your vision. Chrysanthemum tea brewed with Lycium barbarum is the famous "chrysanthemum tea", because both of them are eye-protecting Chinese medicines, which are especially suitable for students to review their lessons all night and drink after their eyes are tired. It should be noted that chrysanthemum is cool, deficient in cold constitution, usually afraid of cold, and people who are prone to cold hands and feet should not drink it often. Precautions for Drinking Chrysanthemum Tea Precautions for Drinking Chrysanthemum Tea, the chrysanthemum tea that people often drink, although it has the function of clearing away heat and detoxifying, is not suitable for the constitution of yang deficiency mentioned by Chinese medicine. In fact, it's ok to drink scented tea occasionally, but almost all scented tea can't be drunk for a long time at will, so we should choose it scientifically according to people's specific conditions. However, it is best not to drink bitter wild chrysanthemum. People with allergies should try one or two flowers first if they want to drink chrysanthemum tea. If there is no problem, they should soak more, but not drink too much. In addition, because chrysanthemum is cool, people with physical weakness, spleen deficiency and stomach cold should not drink it, and those who are prone to diarrhea should not drink it. Generally speaking, chrysanthemum tea is most suitable for people with dizziness, red eyes, sore throat, hyperactivity of liver function and hypertension. Can pregnant women drink chrysanthemum tea affect their health? Chrysanthemum can clear liver and improve eyesight, and drinking it is also good for eyes. If you want beauty, you can drink some green tea. Chrysanthemum tea belongs to cold food and should be avoided. But if you are pregnant, you can't drink it, because tea contains a lot of caffeine, which has an exciting effect. Excessive drinking will stimulate the increase of fetal movement and even endanger the growth and development of the fetus. In addition, tea also contains a lot of tannic acid, which can combine with iron in pregnant women's food to form compounds that cannot be absorbed by the human body. Chrysanthemum tea belongs to cold food and should be avoided. Who should not drink chrysanthemum tea? Chrysanthemum is a commonly used Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that chrysanthemum is sweet, bitter and slightly cold, and has the effects of dispelling wind and clearing heat, calming liver and suppressing yang, clearing liver and improving eyesight, and clearing away heat and toxic materials. Modern research believes that chrysanthemum contains a variety of nutrients, which has antibacterial, antiviral, antipyretic and anti-aging effects, especially for the cardiovascular system, and has auxiliary prevention and treatment effects on diseases such as hyperlipidemia, hypertension, coronary heart disease and arteriosclerosis, so it is favored by middle-aged and elderly friends. Although chrysanthemum tea has so many benefits, it is not suitable for everyone. This is because chrysanthemum is slightly cold, which is more suitable for people with yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity or excess heat constitution. Materia Medica Yan Hui thinks that people with qi deficiency and stomach cold, eating less and diarrhea should use chrysanthemum less. Modern research has also found that a very small number of people who drink chrysanthemum tea in large quantities for a long time will have symptoms such as loss of appetite, abdominal pain and diarrhea, and aggravated sore throat. Therefore, when drinking chrysanthemum tea, it must vary from person to person. People who are usually afraid of cold, cold hands and feet, and weak spleen and stomach, it is best to keep a moderate distance from chrysanthemum tea. In addition, it should be noted that there have been reports of allergies caused by taking chrysanthemum in clinic. Therefore, people with allergies must pay special attention. When allergic reactions such as rash occur after drinking this product, you should stop taking the drug immediately and seek medical advice if necessary.