Herbal Teas for Health: Skincare, Cholesterol, Blood Sugar, Blood Pressure, and Throat Relief

Skincare Tea - Take 10 grams of persimmon leaves, 15 grams of coix seed, and 10 grams of lithospermum, put them in a ceramic container, add water and simmer for 15-20 minutes, filter the residue and take the juice, add rock sugar, and the skincare tea is ready. Liu Guizhen said that the skincare tea is sweet, mild, and fragrant, with a slightly bitter taste. It has the effects of invigorating the spleen, promoting diuresis, clearing heat, and nourishing the skin. Drinking it regularly can increase blood vessel elasticity and reduce facial wrinkles.

Cholesterol-lowering Tea - Take 30 grams of fresh hawthorn, 6 grams of locust flower, and 10 grams of poria. After removing the hawthorn seeds and mashing them, put them in a sand pot with poria, boil for 10 minutes, filter the residue and take the juice, soak the locust flower with this juice, add rock sugar, and the cholesterol-lowering tea is ready. This tea is sour, sweet, and delicious, and has the functions of appetizing, aiding digestion, lowering cholesterol, dilating blood vessels, and preventing strokes.

Blood Sugar-lowering Tea - Grind 9 grams of Chinese yam, 9 grams of pollen, and 10 grams of goji berries, put them in a ceramic container, add water and simmer for 10 minutes, filter the residue and take the juice, and the blood sugar-lowering tea is ready. Liu Guizhen introduced that the tea juice of the blood sugar-lowering tea is orange-red and refreshing, and it has the functions of nourishing the liver and kidneys, replenishing qi and body fluids, lowering blood sugar, and promoting the regeneration of liver cells.

Blood Pressure-lowering Tea - Put 3 grams of pine needle, 10 grams of chrysanthemum, and 3 grams of tea leaves in a ceramic tea cup, steep in boiling water and drink, and the blood pressure-lowering tea is ready. This tea is sweet, cooling, slightly bitter, and has a pleasant aroma. Continuous consumption has the effects of clearing the liver, improving eyesight, dispelling heat, and lowering blood pressure.

Throat-clearing Tea - Take 10-15 grams of frosted dried persimmon cakes, 10 grams of monk fruit (or 1 piece), and 1 piece of malva nut. Put the persimmon cakes in a small teacup and cover tightly, steam over water for 15 minutes, and then cut into slices. Mash the monk fruit, and put it in the teacup with malva nut and persimmon cakes. Pour boiling water and cover for 5 minutes, and the throat-clearing tea is ready. This tea is moisturizing and refreshing, and has the effects of soothing the throat, relieving pain, stopping coughing, and reducing swelling. The persimmon frost on the persimmon cakes also has the functions of cooling blood, clearing heat, and soothing the throat.