Ginseng is a medicinal herb used to tonify qi. People often drink ginseng by steeping it in water. Ginseng can nourish and regulate the body, replenishing qi and nourishing yin. Can ginseng and chrysanthemum be steeped together? What are the benefits of ginseng chrysanthemum tea?
Can ginseng and chrysanthemum be steeped together?
Yes, they can be steeped together.
Ginseng, also known as American ginseng or Panax quinquefolius, is native to the United States and Canada. It has the effects of tonifying qi, nourishing yin, clearing heat, and generating body fluids. It is commonly used to treat symptoms such as qi deficiency and yin deficiency, cough with phlegm and blood, internal heat, and excessive thirst. Chrysanthemum is a commonly used herb in daily life. Chrysanthemum tea is popular and has the effects of dispersing wind, clearing heat, and detoxifying. It is often used in the treatment of symptoms such as wind-heat cold, red and swollen eyes, headache and dizziness, and boils and abscesses.
Chrysanthemum has a cold nature, while ginseng has a cool nature. The two herbs have no conflict in their properties and there are no taboos in their combination. They can be steeped together in water and are particularly suitable for consumption in summer.
Benefits of ginseng chrysanthemum tea
Disperses wind and clears heat
Chrysanthemum has the effect of dispersing wind and clearing heat, while ginseng can clear heat and generate body fluids. Steeping them together in water can be used to treat symptoms such as internal heat, excessive heat and fatigue, lung deficiency with chronic cough, dry throat and excessive thirst. Chrysanthemum combined with honeysuckle, peppermint, and platycodon can treat wind-heat cold and has good efficacy in relieving fever, headache, and cough.
Protects and nourishes the liver
Ginseng contains ginsenosides, which can promote metabolism and regulate liver toxin secretion. Chrysanthemum enters the liver meridian and can clear liver heat and balance liver yang. It is often used to treat symptoms such as liver yang hyperactivity, dizziness, and vertigo. Steeping ginseng and chrysanthemum together in water has the effect of protecting and nourishing the liver.
Enhances immunity
Ginseng contains various ginsenosides, which have the functions of enhancing immunity, promoting blood circulation, anti-arrhythmia, and anti-myocardial ischemia. The "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that chrysanthemum can treat lumbago, relieve chest heat, soothe the stomach, promote blood flow in the five meridians, and regulate the four limbs. It can be seen that chrysanthemum has health-enhancing effects and, when combined with ginseng, can not only clear heat and detoxify, but also tonify qi, nourish yin, and strengthen the body.
Improves memory
Ginseng contains various effective ingredients that can enhance the function of the central nervous system. It is suitable for symptoms such as insomnia, irritability, declining memory, and senile dementia. Chrysanthemum can calm the liver, clear heat, and detoxify. It can relieve symptoms such as eye soreness, dry eyes, and eye itching. Steeping chrysanthemum and ginseng together in water is beneficial for improving memory and promoting blood circulation in the eyes.
How to make ginseng chrysanthemum tea
Ginseng Chrysanthemum Drink
Ingredients
5g ginseng, 10g chrysanthemum, 10g cassia seed.
Instructions
1. Slice the ginseng, wash the chrysanthemum and cassia seed.
2. Put these ingredients into a teapot or teacup.
3. Add boiling water and steep for 15 minutes. Drink as a substitute for tea.
Taboos for drinking ginseng steeped in water
1. Do not consume with radish
Ginseng is a qi tonic, while radish has the effect of dissipating qi. Therefore, these two herbs/ingredients counteract each other and not only hinder the absorption of nutrients by the body, but may also cause allergies or poisoning.
2. Do not consume with strong tea
Strong tea contains a large amount of tannic acid, which has a contracting effect and may affect the efficacy of ginseng. It is recommended to wait for three days after consuming ginseng before drinking tea in order to better promote the body's absorption of nutrients.
3. Do not consume with coffee
Some substances in coffee can destroy the nutritional value and efficacy of ginseng, so it is not recommended to consume ginseng and coffee together.
What can ginseng be steeped with?
Ginseng, wolfberry, and chrysanthemum tea
Ingredients
3g ginseng, 5g wolfberry, 5g chrysanthemum.
Instructions
1. Rinse the chrysanthemum, ginseng, and wolfberry.
2. Put them into a cup and pour in 250ml of boiling water.
3. Cover and steep for about 5 minutes.
Ginseng and astragalus steeped in water
Ingredients
5g ginseng, 5-8g astragalus.
Instructions
1. Wash the ginseng and astragalus.
2. Pour boiling water into the prepared herbs and cover for about 5-10 minutes before drinking.
