Recently, the weather has been hot, and the yang energy in nature has gradually increased. For people whose physique is already hot, excessive yang heat is easy to consume qi and hurt the body, causing people to have symptoms such as irritability, bitter mouth, headache, palpitation, and shortness of breath. According to Guo Xuan, the attending physician of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the Emergency General Hospital, choosing the right tea substitute for different physiques can not only replenish the water lost by the body, but also play a role in cooling off the heat, relieving fatigue and refreshing the mind. Today, we introduce seven tea substitutes suitable for summer drinking for the elderly.
When drinking tea substitutes, we should pay attention to two points: one is not to drink overnight, the weather is hot in summer, and overnight tea substitutes are easy to breed bacteria and reduce nutritional value; The second is to avoid drinking tea on an empty stomach, so as not to cause dizziness, palpitation and other uncomfortable symptoms.
It should be noted that honeysuckle tea, dandelion tea, chrysanthemum tea, and lotus leaf tea all have a heat-clearing effect, and people with insufficient yang energy should avoid drinking it. If there is no heat in the drinker's body, drinking too much cold tea will hurt the yang and is not good for health.