Herbal tea has the effect of clearing heat and reducing fire, so many people often choose to drink herbal tea to calm down and cool off. However, because herbal tea has a cold nature, we need to be careful when drinking it. Depending on our different constitution, the choice of herbal tea varieties also varies. Therefore, before drinking herbal tea, we need to first understand our own constitution to avoid adverse effects.
1. People with vigorous blood and energy:
Symptoms: High fever, irritability, thirst, red face and eyes, yellow urine and dry stool, yellow tongue coating, etc.
Tea selection: It is best to choose herbs such as Houttuynia cordata, Prunella vulgaris, Honeysuckle, Mulberry leaves, Chrysanthemum, Peppermint, Forsythia, Bamboo leaves, White grass root, and Rehmannia glutinosa that have the effect of clearing heat, detoxification, and cooling blood. They can be brewed or boiled and taken as tea.
2. People with Yin deficiency constitution:
Symptoms: Dry mouth and throat, restlessness, dry stool, night sweats, insomnia, and red tongue with little coating.
Tea selection: It is best to choose herbs such as Rehmannia glutinosa, Adenophora stricta, Solomon's seal, Ophiopogon japonicus, Asparagus cochinchinensis, Scrophularia ningpoensis, Tremella fuciformis, and Dendrobium that have the effect of clearing heat, nourishing Yin, generating body fluids, and relieving thirst. They can be brewed or boiled and taken as tea.
3. People with Yang deficiency constitution:
Symptoms: Often have spontaneous sweating, fatigue, shortness of breath, laziness in speech, and are prone to colds. Sweat more during the dog days.
Tea selection: Choose herbs such as Ginseng, American Ginseng, Astragalus, Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala that have the effect of tonifying Qi, nourishing Yin, clearing heat, and generating body fluids. They can be brewed or boiled and taken as tea. It is recommended to take them in the morning until noon, as traditional Chinese medicine believes that this "facilitates the circulation of Yang Qi."
4. People with excessive Yang constitution:
Symptoms: These people often experience dizziness, flushed face, restlessness, loud voice, and most of them have "three highs" (high blood pressure, high blood lipid, high blood sugar) symptoms. Their tongue is red, and their pulse is large.
Tea selection: You can choose herbs such as Gentiana scabra, Bletilla striata, Bupleurum, Corn silk, Lophatherum gracile, Gardenia, Scutellaria baicalensis, Hangzhou chrysanthemum, Verbena officinalis, Houttuynia cordata, etc. to calm the liver, suppress Yang, and clear the heart and fire. If there is constipation, add Rhubarb or Semen Cassiae.
5. People with excessive Damp-Heat:
Symptoms: These people are mostly obese, often feel heavy in the head and body, have poor sweating, sticky mouth, thick greasy tongue coating, and their pulse is slippery or rapid.
Tea selection: Choose herbs such as Agastache rugosa, Pogostemon cablin, Lotus leaf, Coix seed, Phaseolus angularis, Lotus seed, Watermelon rind, etc. that have the effect of clearing heat, relieving restlessness, promoting diuresis, and regulating sweat. They can be brewed or boiled and taken as tea.
6. People with wind-heat cold:
Symptoms: Mostly have symptoms such as fever, headache, sore throat, sweating, and thirst.
Tea selection: It is best to choose herbs such as Forsythia, Honeysuckle, Schizonepeta, Peppermint, Fermented soybeans, Burdock fruit, Platycodon grandiflorus, Licorice, Fresh bamboo leaves, and Phragmites that have the effect of clearing heat, detoxification, and dispersing wind-heat. These herbs are best taken when they cool down slightly.
7. People with neurasthenia:
Symptoms: Most of them have symptoms such as mental fatigue and insomnia.
Tea selection: It is best to choose herbs such as Polygala tenuifolia, Biota orientalis, Amomum villosum, Semen Ziziphi spinosae, Semen Ziziphi jujubae, Schisandra chinensis, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Poria cocos, and Licorice that have the effect of nourishing blood, calming the mind, and clearing the heart and annoyance. These herbs should be taken on an empty stomach before going to bed.
8. People with obesity:
Symptoms: Overeating greasy food, lack of exercise, easy fatigue, and asthma, often accompanied by "three highs" (high blood sugar, high blood pressure, high blood lipid) symptoms, or suffering from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and diabetes.
Tea selection: Choose herbs such as Hawthorn, Persimmon leaves, Chrysanthemum, Verbena officinalis, Ginkgo leaves, Green tea leaves, Peanut skin, and Cassia obtusifolia that have the effect of reducing blood lipid and losing weight. They can be brewed or boiled and taken as tea.
9. People in menopause:
Symptoms: Menopausal women often experience restlessness, hot flashes, dizziness, dry mouth and thirst, thin white tongue coating, and thin and stringy pulse.
Tea selection: You can choose herbs such as White Chrysanthemum, Goji berries, Mulberry leaves, Cortex Eucommiae, Moutan bark, Lotus leaf, Polygonum multiflorum, and Schisandra chinensis. They have the effect of nourishing Yin, clearing heat, and tonifying the brain and calming the mind.
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