Dandelion is a wild plant with strong vitality. It can not only be used as a wild vegetable, but also dried and used for medicinal purposes. Drinking dandelion tea has great benefits for the human body. Here are several methods for making dandelion tea!
1. Dandelion Bitter Tea
Ingredients: 35g dandelion leaves, 15g lotus leaves, 15g bitter vetch leaves. Mix the three ingredients evenly.
Benefits: Lotus leaves contain flavonoids and alkaloids, which can lower total cholesterol and triglycerides, improve blood viscosity, and have a lipid-lowering effect.
2. Dandelion Shandan Tea
Ingredients: 0.5g dandelion root, 0.5g gardenia, 0.5g kudzu root, 0.4g shandan, 0.3g mulberry leaves, 0.3g poria cocos, 1.5g chicory root. Grind all 7 ingredients, mix them together, and make tea bags.
Benefits: Gardenia contains geniposide, which can promote uric acid excretion. Crocin and crocetin can increase bile secretion. Kudzu root has the effects of reducing gouty arthritis, joint swelling, lowering uric acid, and repairing the spleen and kidneys.
3. Dandelion Cardamom Tea
Ingredients: 0.5g dandelion, 0.3g coix seed, 0.3g gardenia, 0.2g cardamom, 0.2g adzuki beans, 0.2g poria cocos, 0.2g Chinese yam, 0.2g licorice, 0.2g mung beans, 0.2g kudzu root, 0.2g black beans, 0.2g lily.
Benefits: It strengthens the spleen and eliminates dampness. Cardamom is used for dampness obstruction in the middle burner and spleen-stomach qi stagnation. It is good at resolving dampness and promoting qi circulation, and is a good medicine for invigorating the spleen and stomach.
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