Barley tea is a great appetizer and has many health benefits. The name itself might sound a bit strange to some, but there are also some contraindications. Below, the editor will share some precautions for drinking barley tea, so check it out!
I. The Effects and Benefits of Barley Tea
"Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Barley is sweet in taste and neutral in nature. It has the effects of eliminating food stagnation and bloating, promoting digestion, harmonizing the stomach to quench thirst, clearing summer heat, replenishing qi to regulate the middle energizer, benefiting qi to open the chest, nourishing deficiency, strengthening the血脉, improving complexion, tonifying the five organs, aiding the digestion of grain. It treats painful urination, barley awns in the eye, incessant thirst and dry, rolled tongue in the elderly, edema, clears summer heat, and treats acute pharyngitis, tonsillitis, and throat abscess. Barley flour can be eaten, and barley can also be made into beer to aid digestion, soothe the liver and promote qi, and help regulate gastrointestinal function."
Barley tea contains 17 trace elements and over 19 amino acids required by the human body, and is rich in various vitamins, unsaturated fatty acids, protein, and dietary fiber, meeting people's demand to return to nature and pursue health.
Barley tea is mainly used to clear heat and detoxify, strengthen the spleen and promote weight loss, clear summer heat, remove fishy and greasy smells, aid digestion, and moisturize the skin and darken hair.
Barley tea can also be used for:
1. For overeating, chest tightness, and abdominal bloating, stir-fry until black, grind into a powder, and take it to reduce inflammation and bloating, regulate the stomach, and stop diarrhea.
2. For children with food stagnation, sallow complexion and emaciation, and for the elderly and weak with poor appetite and fatigue, take barley with sugar to replenish qi and strengthen the stomach.
3. For peptic ulcers, using barley as a staple food can harmonize stomach qi and relieve dull pain.
4. For summer heat, irritability, and thirst, drink barley tea decocted in water to clear summer heat, promote fluid production, and relieve irritability and thirst.
II. Precautions for Barley Tea
1. Barley tea is best brewed alone and should not be mixed with other teas.
The general brewing method is to put barley tea in a stainless steel pot and boil it for a few minutes, which will release a rich, mellow aroma.
2. Barley has an effect of reducing milk supply, so it is not suitable for women during lactation.