Liver-Nourishing Teas: A Natural Approach to Liver Health

The liver is an important detoxifying organ in our body. In order to ensure the normal functioning of the liver, we must pay attention to liver maintenance in our daily lives and reduce the burden on the liver. Tea therapy, as an important part of traditional Chinese medicine diet therapy, has great advantages in liver nourishment and protection. Below, I will introduce some liver-nourishing teas for you to taste.

1. Bitter Buckwheat Tea

The "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that bitter buckwheat has a bitter taste, is cool in nature, can enhance vitality, replenish energy, improve hearing and vision, and has the functions of reducing qi, expanding the intestines, and invigorating the stomach. Modern clinical observations have shown that bitter buckwheat powder and its products have the effects of lowering blood sugar and blood lipids, enhancing immune function, and assisting in the treatment of diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, stroke, and other diseases. It improves cardiovascular circulation, clears waste from the body, eliminates fatigue, and restores energy. Coarse grain dietary fiber increases the antioxidant function of the skin, making the skin healthy and radiant, and promoting beauty and skincare. The rare dietary fiber in bitter buckwheat can balance the distribution of gastrointestinal nutrition and effectively treat constipation.

2. Dandelion Tea

The whole dandelion plant can be used as medicine and food. It is a natural diuretic and digestive aid. It has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, dispersing stagnation and reducing swelling, eliminating dampness and diuresis, and protecting and nourishing the liver. Dandelion tea uses finely cut and dried roots or leaves, which are rich in vitamins and minerals and have the function of strengthening the liver and lowering cholesterol. In addition, it can also relieve indigestion and constipation, purify the blood, and promote the secretion of breast milk.

3. Blue Spiraea Tea

People with poor liver function are very prone to fatigue. This type of herbal tea belongs to liver-protecting and enzyme-reducing herbal tea, which is very suitable for patients with abnormal alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase levels in hepatitis B. Modern scientific experiments have shown that blue spiraea has the effects of nourishing the body, calming the nerves, relieving tension, improving appetite, reducing liver enzymes, delaying aging, preventing and treating cancer, preventing and treating atherosclerosis, and treating coronary heart disease. It is very suitable for patients with abnormal liver function, accompanied by fatigue, loss of appetite, and poor appetite.

4. Mulberry Leaf Tea

Mulberry leaves have the effects of dispersing wind-heat, clearing the lungs and moisturizing dryness, and clearing the liver and improving eyesight. Modern medical research has shown that mulberry leaves contain various amino acids and vitamins. Autumn mulberry leaves, which are picked after the first frost in autumn, are the best. At this time, mulberry leaves contain the most effective ingredients such as rutin and chlorogenic acid, and their medicinal effects are the best. Mulberry leaves have the functions of lowering blood lipids, lowering cholesterol, anti-thrombosis, and preventing atherosclerosis. They also have anti-aging and anti-fatigue effects. Mulberry leaves also have good skin beautifying effects, especially for acne and brown spots on the face.

5. Goji Chrysanthemum Oolong Tea

Goji chrysanthemum oolong tea contains rich beta-carotene, vitamins B and C, various amino acids, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and other minerals. Drinking it regularly in moderate amounts has the effects of promoting blood circulation and metabolism, preventing the accumulation of fat in the liver, nourishing the liver and kidneys, and improving eyesight. It is also an ideal drink for liver nourishment and protection.

6. White Chrysanthemum Tea

If the liver fire is strong, it can cause symptoms such as irritability, headache, tinnitus, dry eyes, blurred vision, bitter taste in the mouth, vomiting blood, and coughing up blood. If the strong liver fire is not controlled, it can easily cause liver-related diseases. Chrysanthemum tea is most suitable for people with dizziness, red and swollen eyes, sore throat, strong liver fire, and high blood pressure.

Chrysanthemum has the effects of dispersing wind-heat, calming the liver and improving eyesight, and clearing heat and detoxifying. Different chrysanthemums have different effects. White chrysanthemum has a sweet taste and slightly weaker heat-clearing power, which is good for calming the liver and improving eyesight. Yellow chrysanthemum has a bitter taste and stronger heat-clearing power, and is often used to disperse wind-heat. Wild chrysanthemum has a very bitter taste and a strong heat-clearing and detoxifying power. Therefore, when nourishing the liver, it is best to choose white chrysanthemum.