China's tea culture has a long history. During leisure time, brewing a cup of warm and nourishing herbal tea not only calms the mind and soothes the spirit, but also nourishes and beautifies the skin. Here are 5 recommended beauty and health herbal teas that nourish the kidneys, boost qi, and promote anti-aging.
1. Rose Tea
Ingredients: Rose petals, jasmine flowers
Preparation: Put the flowers and tea in a large cup, steep in boiling water for 10 minutes.
Benefits: Calms emotions, balances hormones, nourishes blood and qi, improves skin health.
2. Fo-Ti Tea
Ingredients: Green tea, Fo-Ti, water plantain, salvia miltiorrhiza, equal amounts
Preparation: Boil the above ingredients in water, strain and drink. Take 1 dose per day, divided into multiple servings.
Benefits: Has beauty, lipid-lowering, and weight-loss effects.
3. Longan Red Date Tea
Ingredients: Red dates 100g, longan 50g
Preparation: Boil all the ingredients in 1000g of water, simmer for 10 minutes.
Benefits: Nourishes the heart, calms the mind, nourishes yin and blood. Suitable for women who are weak and prone to illness, have palpitations and insomnia, and dull complexion.
4. Banana Honey Tea
Ingredients: 1 banana, 3g green tea, honey to taste
Preparation: Peel and dice the banana, set aside in a cup. Brew the tea in boiling water, let it sit for 5 minutes, then strain and pour the tea into the cup with the banana. After 10 minutes, add honey to taste.
Benefits: Softens blood vessels, promotes bowel movement, nourishes and moisturizes the skin.
5. Ginseng Jujube Tea
Ingredients: 5 red dates, 1 qian of American ginseng
Preparation: Put the red dates in 500ml of boiling water, simmer on low heat for 3 minutes. Put the ginseng slices in a cup, pour in the red date water, cover and let it steep for 10 minutes.
Benefits: Nourishes qi and yin, clears heat, promotes production of body fluids.
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