One of the characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine in health care is herbal tea, and the therapeutic effect of herbal tea has been well recognized in ancient China. The combination of tea and medicine in herbal tea helps to enhance the natural healing effect of the medicine and facilitate absorption.
1. Pear and Ophiopogon Tea
Raw materials: 1 fresh pear (peeled), 5g Ophiopogon, 3g green tea.
Usage: Boil the pear chunks, pear skin, and Ophiopogon in water, then brew with green tea. Add some rock sugar if desired.
Function: Moistens dryness, clears heat and transforms phlegm. Effective for heat-induced injury to body fluids and dry cough in autumn.
2. Pear and Rehmannia Tea
Raw materials: 1 fresh pear (peeled), 5g Rehmannia, 3g green tea.
Usage: Boil the pear chunks, pear skin, and Rehmannia in water, then brew with green tea. Add some rock sugar if desired.
Function: Nourishes yin and moistens dryness, clears heat. Effective for restlessness, thirst, and cough due to external heat.
3. Pear and Chinese Wolfberry Tea
Raw materials: 1 fresh pear (peeled), 5g Chinese wolfberry, 3g green tea.
Usage: Boil the pear chunks and pear skin in water, then brew with Chinese wolfberry and green tea. Add some rock sugar if desired.
Function: Moistens the lungs and tonifies the kidneys. Effective for cough and wheezing due to lung and kidney yin deficiency.
4. Apple Tea
Raw materials: 1 fresh apple, 5g sour jujube kernel, 3g green tea, 15g white sugar.
Usage: Cut the apple into small pieces, cook together with sour jujube kernel, and use the liquid to brew tea.
Function: Nourishes the heart and replenishes qi, moistens dryness and quenches thirst. Effective for those with heart and spleen qi deficiency, and for relieving thirst.
5. Apple and Tangerine Peel Tea
Raw materials: 1 fresh apple, 3g tangerine peel, 3g green tea, 15g rock sugar.
Usage: Use the liquid from boiling the apple and tangerine peel to brew tea.
Function: Relieves heat, stimulates appetite, and sobers up. Suitable for those with poor appetite and those who are drunk.
6. Orange and Apricot Kernel Tea
Raw materials: 2 fresh oranges, 3g apricot kernel, 3g green tea.
Usage: Peel the oranges, cook together with apricot kernel, and use the liquid to brew tea. Add some rock sugar if desired.
Function: Moistens the lungs and relieves thirst. Effective for those with cough, asthma, and excessive phlegm.
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