What kind of tea can nourish and protect the liver? Many teas can have the effects of nourishing and protecting the liver, anti-cancer, anti-tumor, antioxidant, and improving immunity, especially chrysanthemum tea. Below is a detailed introduction to what teas can nourish and protect the liver.
Chrysanthemum and Rose Tea
1. Seasonal Chrysanthemum Tea
Chrysanthemums are not only pleasing to the eye, but the picked flowers can be made into health tea. At the end of October each year, when chrysanthemums are in full bloom, Hangbai菊花 (Hangbai Chrysanthemum) from Tongxiang and Huzhou in Zhejiang, and Huangshan Gongju (Huangshan Tribute Chrysanthemum) from the top of Huangshan Mountain are picked. After being steamed and fixed, they are sun-dried to a moisture content of less than 70%, and they are ready to be used when the petals can be crushed by hand. There are also Boju from Bozhou in Anhui, Chuju from Chuzhou, Chuanju from Zhongjiang in Sichuan, and Deju from Deqing in Zhejiang, all of which have high medicinal value. The medicinal effects of chrysanthemum tea are recorded in detail in "Compendium of Materia Medica": it is sweet in nature and cold in taste, with the effects of dispelling wind-heat, calming the liver, and improving eyesight. "Shennong Ben Cao Jing" believes that white chrysanthemum tea can "treat various wind-induced dizziness, swelling and pain, eye strain, dead skin, evil wind-dampness arthralgia, long-term use benefits qi, makes the body light, relieves fatigue, and prolongs life." Here we must specially mention Huangshan Gongju. It grows in the high mountains and clouds, absorbing the spirit of Huangshan and the essence of the waters of southern Anhui. Its pollution-free nature has higher drinking value for modern people.
When brewing chrysanthemum tea, it is best to use a transparent glass cup. Put four or five flowers in it at a time, and then brew with boiling water. If there are many people drinking, you can use a transparent teapot, put a small handful each time, brew with boiling water for 2-3 minutes, and then pour the tea into each person's transparent glass cup. When drinking chrysanthemum tea, you can add a few rock sugar cubes to the cup to make it taste sweeter. Chrysanthemum tea has a certain therapeutic effect on dry mouth, excessive internal heat, eye strain, or limb pain and numbness caused by wind, cold, and dampness. Healthy people can also drink it as plain water. Each time you drink, don't finish it all at once. Leave one-third of the tea in the cup, add new tea, let it steep for a moment, and then drink it. Due to its medicinal effects, chrysanthemum tea is widely popular. Modern science can extract the active ingredients from chrysanthemums to make drinks like chrysanthemum crystals and chrysanthemum cola, making it more convenient for people who prefer quick and time-saving options. Chrysanthemum tea is a tea drink suitable for all ages.
2. Green Tea
Green tea contains components such as tea polyphenols, caffeine, chlorophyll, and catechins. It has multiple effects such as anti-cancer, anti-aging, antibacterial, aiding digestion, and lowering blood lipids. Moderate consumption can achieve the purpose of nourishing the liver.
3. Black Tea
Black tea contains various amino acids and trace elements such as calcium, zinc, and manganese. It has effects such as promoting saliva secretion and clearing heat, diuresis, anti-inflammatory and bactericidal, strengthening the stomach and aiding digestion, delaying aging, lowering blood sugar, lowering blood pressure, lowering blood lipids, and anti-cancer. Moderate consumption can achieve the purpose of nourishing the liver.
4. Oolong Tea
In addition to its health functions such as refreshing the mind and improving thinking, eliminating fatigue, promoting saliva secretion and diuresis, relieving heat and preventing summer heat, sterilizing and reducing inflammation, detoxifying and preventing diseases, eliminating food greasiness, and losing weight and keeping fit, oolong tea also has special effects such as preventing cancer, lowering blood lipids, and anti-aging. Moderate consumption can achieve the purpose of nourishing the liver.
5. Goji Berry Tea
Men who sit in front of a computer to play games for long hours and car owners who drive for a long time both suffer from overuse of the eyes and prolonged sitting. Don't think that staring at a computer all day only harms your eyes. Traditional Chinese medicine has a saying: "prolonged viewing harms the liver" and "prolonged sitting harms the bones." For such men, experts remind: exercise more. Zhiqing sustained-release tea recommends: to protect the liver, eat more red dates and goji berries. In addition, stir-fried leeks with walnuts can tonify the kidneys. Whether using a computer or driving, it is very tiring on the eyes. Therefore, it is recommended that people who use their eyes for a long time drink chrysanthemum tea and goji berry tea to clear the liver and improve vision. You can also eat more carrots and take vitamin A tablets to protect your vision and prevent eye diseases.
6. Kudzu Flower Tea
A small amount of alcohol consumption daily is good for the body, but getting drunk every time can cause great harm to the body, especially to the digestive tract and liver. Long-term of this will greatly increase the possibility of developing cirrhosis and fatty liver. Zhiqing sustained-release tea recommends: the best way to protect the liver is to quit drinking. If you are drunk, it is recommended to drink tea made from kudzu flowers. Kudzu flowers are the flowers of kudzu root. They have the effect of sobering up, and making tea with them can relieve alcohol.
If you want to protect your liver in your daily life, you can try white chrysanthemum tea and goji berry tea. Both white chrysanthemum and goji berries have the effect of clearing and protecting the liver. Bergamot flower and rose can soothe the liver and regulate qi, and making tea with them is also a good choice.
Chrysanthemum rose tea