Traditional Chinese Medicine Tea Recipes for Managing Ulcerative Colitis

Ulcerative colitis is an autoimmune disease that attacks the body's own healthy organs and tissues. Diet plays an important role in the treatment of ulcerative colitis, with a focus on consuming soft and easily digestible foods, and eating small, frequent meals. Below are several traditional Chinese medicine tea recipes for managing ulcerative colitis.

Tea Recipe 1: Pomegranate Peel Tea

Ingredients: 15g pomegranate peel

Method: Wash and slice the pomegranate peel, then boil it in water or steep it in boiling water. Drink as a substitute for tea.

Effects: Helps to stop diarrhea. Suitable for elderly patients with chronic colitis, chronic bacterial dysentery, and amoebic dysentery.

Note: The pomegranate peel is better when aged.

Tea Recipe 2: Helile Tea

Ingredients: 30g helile

Method: Remove the core from the helile. Boil 500ml of water in a pot, then add the helile and boil for another 3-5 minutes. Add a pinch of salt and drink as a substitute for tea.

Effects: Helps to relieve gas, aid digestion, and stop diarrhea. Suitable for patients with long-standing diarrhea and poor digestion.

Note: Avoid taking this tea if there is an unresolved external pathogen or internal damp-heat pathogen.

Tea Recipe 3: Sulfur Tea

Ingredients: 9g sulfur, 9g huzi peel, 9g purple bamboo tea

Method: Grind the sulfur into a fine powder and mix it with the other ingredients. Boil the mixture in water to make tea.

Effects: Helps to warm the Yang and dispel cold, as well as stop diarrhea. Suitable for elderly patients with kidney Yang deficiency, presenting symptoms such as early morning diarrhea, abdominal cold pain, loss of appetite, bloating after meals, and fatigue.

Note: The original recipe calls for 9g of sulfur, but a recommended dosage of 3g is more appropriate for clinical use. Avoid taking this tea if there is Yin deficiency and excessive internal heat.

Tea Recipe 4: Wumei Drink

Ingredients: Suitable amount of wumei (Chinese plum)

Method: Roast the wumei and grind it into powder. Brew it with hot water and drink as a substitute for tea.

Effects: Helps to stop diarrhea. Suitable for elderly patients with chronic colitis and symptoms such as sticky mucus and pus in the stool.

Note: Take 6g per serving. Avoid taking if there is an excess pathogen.

Tea Recipe 5: Grapefruit Tea

Ingredients: 6-9g green tea, 1 grapefruit

Method: Cut off the top of the ripe grapefruit, remove the flesh, and fill it with green tea. Cover the top tightly, tie it, and let it dry. When ready to drink, take an appropriate amount of green tea and steep it in hot water. Drink as a substitute for tea.

Effects: Helps to relieve bloating and stop diarrhea. Suitable for elderly patients with chronic colitis and symptoms of diarrhea and bloating.