Introduction: TCM health experts emphasize that September is the most suitable month to drink 14 types of tea. In autumn, people should be vigilant against autumn dryness and fatigue. TCM health experts suggest that drinking tea can not only prevent autumn dryness and fatigue but also has the effect of strengthening the body and promoting health. So, during the golden autumn of September, what kind of tea is most suitable for health preservation and preventing autumn dryness?
TCM health experts emphasize: The 10 most suitable teas to drink in September
According to the traditional medical principle of "drink flower tea in spring, green tea in summer, oolong tea in autumn, and black tea in winter," it is evident that oolong tea is suitable for autumn. Oolong tea's nature and flavor are between green and black tea, neither cold nor hot. It can eliminate residual heat and restore body fluids. In addition to health benefits such as relieving fatigue, promoting fluid production and urination, preventing heatstroke, sterilizing, detoxifying, aiding digestion, reducing greasiness, and aiding in weight loss and fitness, it also has special effects such as preventing cancer, lowering blood lipids, and anti-aging. It is highly beneficial for early autumn health preservation.
Additionally, people who love to eat meat tend to have an acidic constitution and lack Vitamin C. Regularly drinking strongly alkaline teas like oolong tea and brick tea can aid digestion and whet the appetite. For women who love beauty, flower teas are suitable, such as rose tea, which has beauty and anti-aging effects. For thin people, it is advisable to stay away from strong tea in autumn and drink light chrysanthemum tea instead. For thin people, the comfortable autumn for the overweight can easily lead to internal heat and inflammation, even causing a sore throat. The theine in tea has a diuretic effect; drinking strong tea accelerates the loss of body fluids, thus aggravating the symptoms of internal heat and inflammation for thin people.
Let's take a look at what is most suitable to drink in September for health preservation.
A person's emotions can fluctuate easily during the transition from spring to summer. Rose tea is often favored by office women for its effect of invigorating blood and dispelling stasis, and soothing emotions. Mint can drive away fatigue, making people feel refreshed. The sweet and pure fragrance of rose can dilute the bitterness of mint, killing two birds with one stone. Select 4-5 dried rose buds and a small amount of mint. Place the dried roses and mint in a cup, pour in hot water, cover for 10-15 minutes, and drink after it cools for a better refreshing effect.
Chrysanthemum tea is the best choice for clearing the lungs and reducing internal heat. Autumn is the season for chrysanthemum harvest. In autumn, you can not only drink fresh and delicious chrysanthemum tea, but it can also nourish the liver and kidneys' yin, clear the liver and improve eyesight, and treat symptoms like headaches, eye pain, and blurred vision. Use an appropriate amount of chrysanthemum, brewed with boiling water for drinking. Chrysanthemum is rich in Vitamin A, an important substance for protecting eye health, and is also a good medicine in TCM for treating various eye diseases. People who often feel dry eyes, especially those who often use computers, can drink more chrysanthemum tea.
Ginseng contains saponins and various vitamins, which have a good regulatory effect on the human nervous system, can improve immunity, and effectively drive away fatigue. Chrysanthemum has a fragrant aroma and the effect of reducing fire and improving eyesight. The combination of the two can refresh the mind. However, people with high blood pressure should not use ginseng, and ginseng should not be taken with tea, coffee, or radish. Select 4-5 dried chrysanthemum buds and 10-20 grams of ginseng. Chop the ginseng into fine pieces, steep with the chrysanthemum buds in hot water, covered, for 10-15 minutes.
Safflower is rich in a variety of vitamins and bioactive components, with the effects of nourishing blood and invigorating blood circulation, lowering lipids and blood pressure. Drinking safflower tea in autumn can nourish and beautify the skin, dispel cold and nourish the blood. For men, it can invigorate blood vessels, and for women, it can unblock meridians.
Honeysuckle can have a good effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, alleviating symptoms like a sore throat and vexation. Drinking honeysuckle tea in autumn can also prevent colds that are common during seasonal changes.
An appropriate amount of goji berries and chrysanthemum, brewed with boiling water for drinking. In addition to nourishing the eyes, it is also suitable for patients with dry eyes who have blood deficiency and liver heat.
10 grams of cassia seeds, 5 grams of chrysanthemum, and 15 grams of hawthorn, or the three ingredients in equal proportions, steeped in boiling water and covered for about 30 minutes. Suitable for patients with dry eyes due to accumulated heat in the liver and stomach and poor appetite.