Mulberry leaf is a kind of medicinal and edible plant, it was widely used by people in the mainland very early, it can be used as both traditional Chinese medicine and vegetables, and mulberry leaf tea originated in the Ming Dynasty in the mainland, there is such a record in Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica": mulberry leaf juice decoction can quench thirst, it can be seen that Li Shizhen, the king of medicine, gave a high evaluation of the medicinal value of mulberry leaf tea. There is also a saying among the folk that "ginseng is hot and mulberry leaves are clean".
"Frosted mulberry leaves, many benefits", I believe many people have heard this saying, why do you emphasize frosted mulberry leaves?
In fact, after the frost falls on mulberry leaves, the mulberry leaves in the early morning and evening will be covered with layers of frost.
What's so good about frosted mulberry leaf tea?
After the frost, the weather becomes cold, the mulberry at this time basically stops growing, the mulberry leaves are thicker than other times, the color is darker, this is mainly because the mulberry tree absorbs the essence of autumn, the mulberry leaves contain a lot of nutrients, and the nutrients are also very rich, at the same time, the tea brewed by the frosted mulberry leaf tea, compared with the traditional tea, the taste is thicker, there is no bitter taste of other teas, the mulberry leaf tea highlights the clear, fragrant, and mellow taste, and many people now like this taste.
What are the benefits of drinking mulberry leaf tea after frost often?
●Relieves anxiety
Some of the ingredients contained in post-frost mulberry leaf tea can inhibit neurotransmitters, relieve anxiety mood problems to a certain extent, and also help improve sleep problems.
●Prevent colds
In order to get rid of the cold, some people will choose to eat some spicy and stimulating food, in fact, drinking a cup of frost mulberry leaf tea in winter can prevent colds to a certain extent.
●Aging and decaying
There are flavonoids in mulberry leaves, which can protect the liver, lower blood pressure, lower blood lipids, and have anti-aging effects, which can help delay the speed of aging to a certain extent.
● Hypoglycemia
There are also alkaloids and polysaccharides in mulberry leaves, which have the effect of lowering blood sugar and are also very beneficial for people with diabetes.
●Relieves cough
If you have a friend with a cough, you can also drink a cup of mulberry leaf tea, which can clear the lungs and moisten the lungs and relieve cough.
●Bright eyes and eye protection
For people who use more eyes at work, the phenomenon of red eyes and dry eyes is often occurring, if you can often drink a cup of frosted mulberry leaf tea, it is good for eye health, and it can also improve the problem of excessive eye use.
So, how to make mulberry leaf tea?
In fact, the production method of mulberry leaf tea is not complicated, generally choose mulberry leaves with good ecological environment and no pollution as raw materials, first clean and then spread and cool, and then finish and finally dry and make successfully. If you feel that it is more troublesome to make, you can also buy ready-made frosted mulberry leaf tea.
When brewing mulberry leaf tea, it is recommended to use boiling water above 90 degrees, and mulberry leaf tea can be brewed alone, or it can be appropriately soaked in water with chrysanthemum, wolfberry, monk fruit, hawthorn, honey and other ingredients.
Mulberry leaf tea is best drunk an hour after lunch, because this time is the time of the day when the yang energy is the most vigorous, at this time drinking mulberry leaf tea can adjust the cold, which is conducive to health.
In addition, mulberry leaf tea is not suitable for everyone to drink, such as friends with weak constitution and cold constitution should be avoided, and women are not suitable for drinking mulberry leaf tea during pregnancy and menstruation.
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