The Effects and Benefits of Barley Tea
Barley is sweet and neutral in nature. It has the effects of harmonizing the stomach to quench thirst, relieving thirst and clearing heat, replenishing Qi and regulating the middle jiao, expanding the chest and promoting the descent of Qi, resolving stagnation to promote digestion, tonifying deficiency, strengthening the blood and complexion, benefiting the five organs, and aiding the transformation of grain. It is used to treat painful urination, barley awns in the eye, incessant thirst with a dry, rolled-up tongue in the elderly, edema, summer heat, acute pharyngitis, tonsillitis, and throat abscesses. Barley flour is edible, and barley can also be made into beer, which aids digestion, soothes the liver, and helps regulate gastrointestinal function. Barley malt contains "digestive enzymes" and vitamins, making it suitable for loss of appetite caused by a weak stomach in children and after illness in the elderly. People eat grains, and coarse grains have the remarkable effect of lowering blood pressure and blood sugar. Fashionable and health-conscious individuals are increasingly paying attention to their own nutrition. Barley tea contains 17 trace elements needed by the human body, over 19 amino acids, and is rich in various vitamins, unsaturated fatty acids, protein, and dietary fiber, meeting people's needs to return to nature and pursue health. Barley tea can stimulate the appetite and warm the stomach, and many Korean households use barley tea as a substitute for drinking water.
Barley tea is very popular in Japan and South Korea. Most Korean households use barley tea as their main beverage. In Japanese restaurants, barley tea is drunk to eliminate the aftertaste of raw fish. In China, people focus on nourishing in winter, and the diet often consists mainly of chicken, duck, fish, and meat. After a hearty meal, a cup of strong barley tea can not only cut through the grease but also promote digestion. Moreover, hot barley tea has the effect of nourishing and warming the stomach, making it suitable for people of all ages.
In addition, barley tea does not stain teaware or teeth. Long-term consumption of barley tea can have beautifying and weight-loss effects. Loose-leaf barley tea can be boiled in a pot; use one handful of barley tea with two liters of water and boil for about 15 minutes. If it's bagged barley tea, simply brew it with boiling water.