Winter is a season for nurturing the body. After entering winter, many people enter a state of "hibernation", especially women who eat excessively and don't exercise, resulting in the accumulation of fat in the body and becoming increasingly overweight. In fact, drinking tea in winter has great benefits for the body, nourishing the skin while also eliminating excess fat from the body. Below, we recommend several winter health teas for female friends to "easily" get through the winter!
1. Longan and Red Date Tea
Method: Take 100g of red dates and 50g of longan. Boil them in 1000g of water, then simmer for 10 minutes.
Benefits: It nourishes the heart, calms the mind, nourishes yin, and replenishes blood. Suitable for women who are weak and prone to illness, have palpitations and insomnia, and have dull complexion.
2. Ginseng Jujube Tea
Method: Boil 5 jujubes in 350g of boiling water for 3 minutes. Cut 1 gram of ginseng into slices and put it in a cup. Pour the jujube water into the cup, cover it, and let it steep for 10 minutes.
Benefits: It can assist in replenishing qi and nourishing blood. It also clears heat and generates fluids. It is used for qi deficiency, yin deficiency, and internal heat.
3. Apple Tea
Method: Put an apple, including the skin, into clear water. Add a little cinnamon powder and bring to a boil. Then add black tea and rock sugar.
Benefits: Apples are not only delicious and nutritious fruits, but they can also be used to make tea. Apples are rich in nutrients and easily absorbed by the body, making them the king of fruits. Eating apples can protect the heart, reduce the risk of colds, and improve respiratory system and lung function. Moreover, apples can moisturize and soften the skin, with low calories, making them a good fruit for beauty and weight loss.
4. Honey Grapefruit Tea
Method: Wash the grapefruit peel and soak it in warm water. Then cut it into thin strips and mix it with crushed fruit flesh. Slowly simmer on low heat for 1 hour. Let it cool to below 60 degrees, then mix in honey and let it sit for 15 days. When you want to drink it, mix it with an appropriate amount of warm water.
Benefits: Honey grapefruit tea is a very good health drink. It has the effects of cooling and reducing internal heat, relieving cough and transforming phlegm, and nourishing and prolonging life. It is especially suitable for long-term consumption by women, making you healthier and more beautiful.
5. Kumquat Lemon Tea
Method: Cut 2-3 kumquats and squeeze the juice from half a lemon. Then brew with boiling water and add your preferred black tea. You can also add some rock sugar if desired.
Benefits: Kumquats have a fragrant sour taste, while fully matured golden kumquats have an exceptionally sweet taste. With the sour taste of lemons, kumquats combined with lemons can provide a refreshing and sweet taste, and with abundant vitamin C, it can help resist colds.
6. Tremella Tea
Method: Soak 20g of tremella in water until soft, then wash it. Pour an appropriate amount of water into a stew pot, add the tremella and rock sugar, and stew together. Wash the tea leaves with boiling water, then steep for 5 minutes, and remove the tea leaves. Pour the tea juice into the tremella sugar water, mix well, and it is ready to drink.
Benefits: Tremella tea is a kind of medicinal tea that nourishes yin and moistens the lungs, nourishes the stomach and generates fluids. Tremella is a dual-nourishing ingredient with a mild nature, so it can be used to nourish the elderly, women, children, and people who have just recovered from illness without worrying about over-nourishing the deficiency. Tremella is good at moistening the lungs and nourishing yin, and can be used for dry cough, asthma, bronchitis, as well as dryness in autumn, and dry and cracked lips and skin. This health tea helps to moisturize the lungs and has the effect of transforming phlegm and stopping coughing.