Boost Your Immune System with Licorice Astragalus Tea

    As the saying goes, "After forty, it's midday in life." This means that when people reach middle age, their various health indicators start to decline. Their physical strength deteriorates, digestion becomes worse, and their immune system weakens, leading to more illnesses. Moreover, middle-aged people face the dual pressures of career and family, and they have the most responsibilities and fatigue. Therefore, middle-aged people need to pay special attention to taking care of their bodies. Specifically, they should focus on their diet. For those who love drinking tea, they can choose ingredients that can benefit qi and spleen, nourish the stomach, and improve their own immune system to brew and drink tea.

    [Tea Recipe]

    Licorice Astragalus Tea

    [Ingredients]

    10g Astragalus, 5g Licorice, 5-10 red dates

    [Preparation]

    Wash the red dates and put them in a cup with the licorice and astragalus. Add about 300ml of boiling water and cover the cup. Steep for about 10 minutes. It can be consumed. Take one dose daily and refill with water 1-2 times.

[Benefits]

    This recipe can benefit qi and spleen, nourish the stomach, stop sweating, generate body fluids, reduce inflammation, and fight against aging. It can comprehensively enhance the body's immune function. It is suitable for people who are physically weak, recovering from illness, and prone to seasonal diseases. It can also be used as a daily health supplement for ordinary people.

    Astragalus is the most common Qi tonic in traditional Chinese medicine. It is believed to be sweet and slightly warm and can nourish Qi and blood, promote sweating, generate body fluids, promote urination and reduce swelling, etc. It is suitable for the prevention and treatment of common Qi deficiency symptoms in middle-aged and elderly people, such as weakness, sinking of Qi, spontaneous sweating, and symptoms caused by Qi deficiency, such as diarrhea, constipation, pale complexion, and insufficient Qi and blood. Astragalus can also dispel wind, detoxify, and take care of the skin, effectively preventing and treating some seasonal allergic skin diseases and acne.

    Licorice is well-known for its detoxifying properties. It not only nourishes the spleen and stomach, enhances gastrointestinal function, promotes digestion and absorption, but also has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, anti-bacterial, and anti-inflammatory. It can enhance the body's anti-viral ability and prevent seasonal influenza, diarrhea, constipation, and other symptoms. Moreover, it is sweet, neutral, and has no toxic side effects, making it suitable for regular use.

    Of course, using astragalus alone is also possible. Since ancient times, there has been a saying in Chinese folklore: "Drink astragalus soup regularly to prevent diseases and maintain good health." It has a good preventive and health-promoting effect to regularly boil astragalus soup or use astragalus to make tea. If you don't have time to drink tea, you can also use astragalus to cook porridge. Wash the above ingredients and add 100g of washed rice to a casserole. Add about 800ml of water and bring to a boil over high heat. Then simmer over low heat until the porridge is cooked.

    [Precautions]

    During the illness, such as stomach discomfort or fever, or in cases of stagnation of Qi and food accumulation, internal dampness, body edema, initial or severe heat-toxin skin lesions, or yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity, this recipe should be avoided to prevent worsening of the condition or symptoms. In addition, during the tea-drinking period, avoid using rhubarb, wild chrysanthemum, croton, and seaweed to avoid affecting the effectiveness of the medicine. Also, avoid eating carp to prevent poisoning. Although astragalus and licorice have minimal side effects, their dosage should still be controlled when taken. In general, 10-30g of astragalus is appropriate, and 3-9g of licorice is recommended. Especially with raw licorice, long-term high-dose use can cause edema.

    In summary, astragalus and licorice are excellent ingredients for enhancing qi, nourishing the spleen, and improving the body's immune function. Moreover, they are both economical and suitable for daily health maintenance.