To achieve weight loss and beauty, some cooling herbal remedies have become popular among beauty-conscious women. However, women are yin by nature and have weak yang energy, with most constitutions being on the cool side. This is especially true for office workers who spend long hours indoors. Excessive intake of cooling foods can worsen your cool constitution, turning you into a "cold woman"!
Self-test: Are you a "cold woman"?
Feeling tired and not wanting to get up in the morning.
Frequent pain in the shoulders, neck, and lower back.
Poor skin tone, making you look older than your years.
Often staying in air-conditioned rooms and not exercising.
If you mostly have the above symptoms, be careful. Your constitution is likely too cool, and you should be wary of cooling herbs. Aloe Vera Popularity ☆☆☆☆☆
From moisturizing and sun protection, to freckle removal and wrinkle reduction, nourishing the skin to keep it soft and supple, and even preventing aging and protecting hair, aloe vera is almost a beauty all-rounder.
Although aloe vera has medicinal and cosmetic properties, it also contains certain toxins. Reports have shown that consuming 9-15 grams of aloe vera can lead to poisoning, causing symptoms like nausea and diarrhea. Some people now use aloe vera as a main meal for weight loss, which experts find terrifying. Because aloe vera is cooling, bitter, and has a purgative effect, it can even be used topically to treat burns, revealing its deep cold nature. People with a cool constitution should use it with caution.
Whether eaten raw or cooked with warming foods, 5 grams per day is generally enough. Remember to peel it before consumption.
Little reminder: For cooking, the best way to use aloe vera is in a cold salad, and its perfect partner is tomato.
Job's Tears Popularity ☆☆☆☆☆
Job's tears can moisten the skin, whiten and warm the body, promote qi and blood circulation, and regulate menstrination to relieve pain. Job's tears can make the body cold and deficient, so women with a cool constitution should not eat it long-term. Pregnant women and those who are menstruating should avoid it. Additionally, Job's tears contains highly viscous sugars, and eating too much might hinder digestion.
Little reminder: Job's tears eaten alone is quite cooling, but pairing it with some warming foods also yields great results. Cassia Seed Popularity ☆☆☆☆
Cassia seed is sweet, bitter, and cooling. It has the effects of lowering lipids, promoting bowel movements, and detoxifying. Reports have shown that consistently drinking cassia seed tea can have a full-body fat-reducing effect.
For women with a cool constitution, cassia seed can cause diarrhea and cold deficiency. Those with a "fat deficiency" constitution should absolutely not eat cassia seed, as it might worsen your indigestion and take you further from your weight loss goals. 9-15 grams is the safe dosage for cassia seed.
Little reminder: A classic pairing is cassia seeds with chrysanthemum.
Chrysanthemum Popularity ☆☆☆☆
Chrysanthemum has beauty-enhancing effects. The essential oils and chrysanthemin it contains can effectively inhibit melanin production in the skin and soften epidermal cells, thus removing wrinkles and making facial skin fair and tender.
Chrysanthemum tea is cooling in nature. People with a weak constitution have low resistance and are prone to diarrhea, so it's best to drink less. The daily dosage should not exceed 100 grams.
Little reminder: You can decoct chrysanthemum to make soup or congee, allowing you to consume this cooling food regularly.
Honeysuckle Popularity ☆☆☆
Honeysuckle has the effect of reducing internal heat and dampness. The lignin it contains can strongly penetrate pores, inhibiting and killing bacteria. It can also prevent blockage of hair follicle and sebaceous gland ducts, facilitating normal sebum secretion and preventing pimples caused by sebum buildup.
People with a weak spleen and stomach often have symptoms like indigestion, bloating, diarrhea, loss of appetite, and "fat deficiency." If obesity is caused by a weak and unharmonious spleen and stomach, it's best to use less honeysuckle. Honeysuckle is bitter and cold in nature, and excessive intake may cause nausea, vomiting, and other symptoms, worsening the disharmony of the spleen and stomach. The standard dosage for honeysuckle is 10-30 grams.
Little reminder: The perfect pairing of honeysuckle and goji berries can make your skin healthy and beautiful.