Small full
Twenty-four solar terms
"Seventy-two Collections of the Moon Order· Xiao Man" said: "Xiao Man, mid-April." The small full, the thing is so small that it is full. ”
Xiao Manzhi, the hot summer officially invaded. The weather in the north is getting hotter and the rain in the south is falling frequently, and the weather is also beginning to change, suddenly hot to doubt life, and suddenly cold rain makes people off guard, become restless, easy to irritable... At this time, you need a refreshing cup of tea to beat the heat.
Lu Yu's "Tea Sutra" recorded: "Tea tea is served for a long time, which is powerful and pleasant. The Shennong Food Sutra also says: "Tea leaves help urinate, remove phlegm and heat, quench thirst, and make people sleep less." "Materia Medica" writes: "Tea leaves bitter cold, the lord's five internal organs and evil qi, tired of valleys, stomach paralysis, long-term service and peace of mind, smart and less sleeping, light body and never old." ”
It can be seen that tea is beneficial to people. Different types of tea, tea properties are also different, the effect also has its own emphasis, drink the right to health! So, after Xiaoman, how should we drink tea to maintain health?
Drink green tea on the heat
Green tea as the first of the six major tea categories, known as "national drink", belongs to almost non-fermented tea, so the tea is cold, tea soup taste sweet, and slightly bitter cold taste, summer on fire, drinking green tea can clear the heat. Because it is not fermented, more of the natural substances in the tea are preserved, and drinking it not only has the function of cooling off the heat and fire, but also replenishes nutrition.
Contraindications: Green tea is cold, to a certain extent will stimulate the stomach, people with weak spleen and stomach should drink less, or put less tea leaves when brewing to reduce the stimulation of the stomach.
Calm the mind and drink flower tea
In summer, you can drink flower tea to calm the spirit. Such as jasmine tea, cool, sweet, into the liver meridian, summer drinking can clear the liver and eyes, relieve stress and refresh, improve drowsiness and anxiety; Then there is cold lily tea to the liver and heart meridian, drinking it can not only clear the mind and calm the mind, replenish the qi, but also relieve insomnia and dreams.
Contraindications: It is not advisable to drink flower tea on an empty stomach, so as not to dilute gastric juice, affect digestive function, and cause gastric mucosal inflammation; Some herbal teas are composed of aromatic drugs, and pregnant women should drink less to avoid causing fetal movements.
Choose oolong tea
Oolong tea has a regulating effect on the intestinal flora, Qing Dynasty Zhao Xuemin said in the "Compendium of Materia Medica": Wuyi tea is inky and sour, the most dissipating breath, awakening the spleen and hanging... Break heat, remove miasma, and benefit the large and small intestines. In summer, if you are hot and have a loss of appetite, you can rush Wuyi rock tea, Anxi Tie Guanyin and other oolong teas to relieve your greasy.
Contraindications: Oolong tea should not be drunk on an empty stomach, otherwise it will not only feel hungry, but even some people will feel dizzy and nauseated, that is, the legendary "drunken tea".
Dispel dampness and drink old white tea
In the hot summer, office workers who have stayed in the air-conditioned room for a long time can brew Fuding old white tea. We all know that Fuding white tea has the saying of "one year tea, three years of medicine, seven years of treasure", it can be seen that old white tea has pharmacological functions. Office workers who blow the wind for a long time gather in the body, resulting in hot weather, drinking old white tea can dissolve the cold and remove moisture.
Contraindications: White tea rich in tea polysaccharides have a certain effect on the treatment of diabetes, diabetics in drinking white tea, can not be brewed with boiling water, so as not to destroy tea polysaccharides at high temperature! It is recommended to soak in water at a low temperature (about 85°C) for 4-6 minutes, and drink it early in the morning and evening.
In addition, Xiao Man needs to remember "three don't drink" when drinking tea!
(1) Do not drink (or drink less) iced tea. Frozen things themselves will cause certain irritation to the human stomach, should not drink more, especially people with cold spleen and stomach It is best not to drink iced tea.
(2) Do not drink herbal tea every day. Long-term drinking of herbal tea will cause dysfunction of the gastric mucosa, and excessive use of herbal tea may lead to gastrointestinal diseases, damage to the intestinal microecological balance, allergies and other diseases.
Studies have shown that warm tea can reduce the body surface temperature by 1~2 °C by relaxing sweat glands, and the effect of cooling is far better than iced tea, herbal tea and cold tea.
(3) Do not drink expired tea leaves. Improper storage of tea leaves leads to the best not to drink it after expiration! Because expired tea will breed a lot of harmful substances, which is not good for human health.
Tips: Tea leaves stored properly in the refrigerator can still be drunk after the best drinking period, and if they are moldy or smell changed, do not drink again.
Xiao Man drinks tea for health, pays attention to a "moderate amount", small and full, everything is too late! Tea lovers need to make appropriate adjustments according to their personal physique when drinking tea, and should not drink too much~
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