According to traditional Chinese medicine, the causes of obesity are related to the formation of "dampness", "phlegm", and "water stagnation". Therefore, light food that promotes spleen and stomach health, eliminates dampness, and promotes water circulation is considered ideal. This is where tea plays a role. It has the ability to clear heat, promote water circulation, break down phlegm, aid digestion, and nourish the spleen and stomach. Oolong tea and Tie Guan Yin are popular tea varieties. After a heavy meal, people often enjoy a cup of fragrant tea because it helps alleviate the discomfort in the stomach, thanks to its ability to eliminate greasiness.
Some ethnic minorities have the habit of drinking butter tea and milk tea. Most of them consume meat as their main food, which explains why tea plays a significant role in aiding meat digestion. Modern research has shown that tea contains caffeine, theobromine, theophylline, volatile oils, vitamin C, quercetin, tannins, and other beneficial components that help lower blood lipids and promote metabolism. It is suitable for individuals with various types of obesity.
Below are several types of tea beverages:
1. Shuang Wu Tea
Ingredients: 5g oolong tea, 30g polygonum multiflorum, 20g dried hawthorn, 20g winter melon peel.
Directions: Boil polygonum multiflorum, winter melon peel, and hawthorn together until the hawthorn is softened. Filter out the residue and use the liquid to brew the oolong tea. It is ready to be consumed.
2. Yu Pan Hu Lu Tea
Ingredients: 25g oolong tea, 25g dried lotus leaf, 10g aged gourd, 5g orange peel.
Directions: Grind dried lotus leaf, aged gourd, and orange peel into fine powder, and mix it with the tea leaves. When ready to drink, take a small amount and brew repeatedly until the tea becomes light in flavor.
3. Qing Luo Yin Tea
Ingredients: 50g dried lotus leaf, 5g oolong tea, 6g silk gourd peel, 5g watermelon rind.
Directions: Wrap dried lotus leaf, silk gourd peel, watermelon rind, and oolong tea in cheesecloth. Soak and rinse them in clean water. In a pot, add 5 cups of water and the cheesecloth bundle, and boil until the water is boiling. Replace tea with this water and drink.
