At the time of Qingming, when spring is warm and flowers are blooming, it is a good time for outings and flower appreciation. Going on a picnic with family and friends is even better. However, while enjoying the flowers, we should also pay attention to pollen allergies. In spring, pollen from various flowers will float in the air, and some people with allergic constitution may experience skin allergies after inhaling it. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that there are two types of tea that can help fight pollen allergies. Let's take a look together.
I. Lemon Mint Tea
Ingredients: 3 lemons, a suitable amount of mint leaves, 500g honey.
Instructions:
1. Prepare the ingredients. Wash the lemons with salt, and clean the mint leaves.
2. Cut off the ends of the lemons, slice them thinly, remove the lemon seeds, and put them in a sealed jar that is free from water and oil.
3. Pour in the honey, seal the jar, and refrigerate. It can be used after marinating overnight.
Benefits:
1. Lemon: antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, beauty-enhancing, thirst-quenching, heat-clearing and phlegm-removing.
2. Mint: Mint contains mint polyphenols with anti-allergic effects. Drinking it daily can improve symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, and nasal congestion caused by allergies. In the aromatherapy industry, peppermint essential oil is also commonly used to relieve discomfort caused by pollen allergies.
3. Lemon mint tea: antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, beauty-enhancing and nourishing.
II. Mulberry Chrysanthemum Green Tea
Ingredients: 3g chrysanthemum flowers, 2g mulberry leaves, 3g green tea.
Instructions:
1. Use 3g of chrysanthemum flowers, 2g of mulberry leaves, and 3g of green tea.
2. Put them in a cup, pour in boiling water, and let it steep for 3-5 minutes before drinking.
Benefits:
1. Chrysanthemum: It has the effects of clearing heat, diuresis, and preventing internal heat.
2. Mulberry leaves: It has the effects of lowering blood lipid levels, reducing blood pressure, inhibiting bacteria, killing bacteria, and fighting against pathogens.
3. Green tea: It can relieve discomfort after drinking alcohol and has the effects of reducing blood lipid levels and blood pressure.
4. Mulberry chrysanthemum green tea: anti-allergic, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, clearing liver heat, moisturizing the lungs.
Friends who are prone to pollen allergies in spring, try the above two anti-allergic teas! Don't let pollen allergies disturb your enjoyment of outings and flower appreciation during Qingming.
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