[Effects]
Expels wind-heat, clears the head and eyes, relieves restlessness and thirst. Used for headaches, toothaches, red eyes, feverish restlessness, and diarrhea. Also aids digestion, relieves restlessness and thirst, regulates bowel movements, removes greasy foods, dispels liver wind, treats tinnitus and deafness, promotes blood circulation, and cools the uterus.
Kuding tea, also known as Gao Lu or Gua Lu, is a natural green beverage. It was recorded in the ancient book "Tong Jun Lu" during the Eastern Han Dynasty and was offered as a tribute to the royal family. "Zou Feng, invigorates blood, prevents pregnancy." "Ben Cao Zai Xin" states that it "aids digestion, relieves restlessness and thirst, regulates bowel movements, removes greasy foods." "Ben Cao Qiu Yuan" states that it "clears the lungs and spleen, stops diarrhea, clears the head and eyes." "Chinese Medical Dictionary" states that it "dispels liver wind, relieves restlessness and thirst. Treats headaches, tinnitus, red eyes, and phlegm obstruction. Can promote blood circulation, cool the uterus."
[Effects and Functions of Kuding Tea]
(1) Effects of Kuding Tea
Main functions: Expels wind-heat, clears the head and eyes, relieves restlessness and thirst. Used for headaches, toothaches, red eyes, feverish restlessness, and diarrhea. Also aids digestion, relieves restlessness and thirst, regulates bowel movements, removes greasy foods, dispels liver wind, treats tinnitus and deafness, promotes blood circulation, and cools the uterus.
Finished Kuding tea is fragrant and bitter at first, then sweet and refreshing. It has various effects such as improving eyesight and intelligence, relieving thirst, diuretic and strengthening the heart, moistening the throat and relieving cough, lowering blood pressure and losing weight, anti-cancer and anti-aging, and promoting blood circulation.
Kuding tea relieves heat, detoxifies, reduces inflammation, kills bacteria, transforms phlegm, aids digestion, and refreshes the mind. It is a widely used natural multi-functional plant beverage.
Clears heat, detoxifies, and reduces inflammation. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that Kuding tea is "bitter, neutral, non-toxic, the people of the south take it as tea, boil and drink it to relieve thirst and improve eyesight, relieve inflammation, promote bowel movements, and clear the intestines."
"Chinese Medical Dictionary" states that Kuding tea "dispels liver wind, relieves restlessness and thirst. Treats headaches, tinnitus, red eyes, and phlegm obstruction. Can promote blood circulation, cool the uterus."
(2) Functions of Kuding Tea
Lowers blood pressure
When used medicinally, Kuding tea can be used to lower blood pressure, lower blood lipids, promote bowel movements, reduce inflammation, clear the throat, treat gum inflammation, and treat toothache. The dosage and duration of drinking vary depending on the individual's condition and body weight. Generally speaking, patients with severe conditions and higher body weight require a larger dosage and longer duration, and vice versa. Typically, a higher concentration of tea results in faster effects, while a lower concentration results in slower effects.
Eliminates bad breath
The tannic acid, tea polyphenols (catechins), and tea pigments contained in tea leaves can prevent the growth and reproduction of bacteria that cause oral odor. Whether it is black tea, green tea, or oolong tea, this effect is very pronounced. First of all, the tannic acid in tea leaves has bactericidal effects and can prevent bacteria from multiplying in food residues, effectively preventing oral odor, so Kuding tea can eliminate bad breath.
Honey Kuding tea helps treat pharyngitis
Teachers often overuse their voices, coupled with fatigue and mental stress, decreased resistance, and easy occurrence of chronic pharyngitis. Patients often experience discomfort in the throat, with clearing the throat and coughing. Symptoms worsen with exposure to smoke and dust, often accompanied by dryness, slight pain, itching in the throat, mental fatigue, weak speech, irritability, hot flashes, and night sweats. Below is a convenient, effective, side-effect-free, and long-term treatment method, that is, regularly drinking Kuding tea.
Expels wind-heat, clears the head and eyes
Kuding tea has significant medicinal effects. According to traditional Chinese medicine, it has the functions of expelling wind-heat, clearing the head and eyes, and relieving restlessness and thirst. It can be used to treat headaches, toothaches, red eyes, feverish restlessness, and diarrhea. Modern pharmacological research has also proven that Kuding tea not only contains essential amino acids, vitamins, and trace elements such as zinc, manganese, and rubidium, but also has the effects of reducing blood lipids, increasing coronary blood flow, increasing myocardial blood supply, and preventing atherosclerosis. It has a good preventive and therapeutic effect on symptoms such as dizziness, headaches, chest tightness, fatigue, and insomnia in patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, making it highly favored by middle-aged and elderly people.
Weight loss
Kuding tea has a bitter and sweet taste and is non-toxic. Its most important function is to remove toxins and waste from the body. Li Shizhen, a medical scientist in the Ming Dynasty, recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Bitter, neutral, non-toxic, the people of the south take it as tea, boil and drink it to relieve thirst and improve eyesight, relieve inflammation, promote bowel movements, and clear the intestines." Kuding tea can significantly reduce the serum total cholesterol, triglycerides, and low-density lipoprotein levels in patients with hyperlipidemia, and has the exact effects of reducing inflammation, promoting bowel movements, and achieving weight loss and slimming.
Antioxidant and antiviral
The main natural chemical components of Kuding tea (Ilex) are chlorogenic acid, flavonoids, and ursolic acid. Chlorogenic acid is internationally recognized for its wide range of biological activities. It can effectively remove free radicals in the body and has antioxidant and antiviral effects. It plays an important role in maintaining the normal structure and function of cells, preventing and delaying the occurrence of phenomena such as tumors, mutations, and degeneration.
Treats autumn itching
300g of fresh Kuding leaves or 60g of dried leaves, add 5kg of water and 30g of salt, boil for 30 minutes to extract the flavor, remove the tea leaves, then add about 10kg of water and stir well. Take a bath with the appropriate water temperature to treat autumn itching, and the effect is good.
