According to traditional Chinese medicine, the causes of obesity are related to the formation of "dampness", "phlegm", and "water stagnation". Therefore, light food products that promote spleen and stomach health, dampness elimination, and water elimination are considered the best. Tea plays a role in achieving these effects. It can clear heat and promote water elimination, dissolve phlegm and aid digestion, and warm and nourish the spleen and stomach. Oolong tea and Tie Guanyin are popular teas among people. After indulging in heavy meals, people often enjoy a cup of fragrant tea because it helps to alleviate the discomfort in the stomach, thanks to its ability to eliminate greasiness.
Some ethnic minorities have the habit of drinking butter tea and milk tea. Most of them have a diet mainly consisting of meat, which indicates that tea plays a significant role in meat digestion. Modern research has shown that tea contains caffeine, theophylline, theobromine, volatile oils, vitamin C, quercetin, tannins, and other beneficial substances that can lower blood lipid levels and promote metabolism. It is suitable for people with various types of obesity to consume.
Here are a few types of tea beverages:
1. Double Black Tea
Ingredients: 5g of Oolong tea, 30g of Polygonum multiflorum (He Shou Wu), 20g of dried hawthorn, 20g of winter melon peel.
Method: Cook Polygonum multiflorum, winter melon peel, and hawthorn together until the hawthorn is soft. Filter out the residue and use the liquid to brew the Oolong tea.
2. Jade Plate Gourd Tea
Ingredients: 25g of Oolong tea, 25g of dried lotus leaf, 10g of aged gourd, 5g of orange peel.
Method: Grind the dried lotus leaf, aged gourd, and orange peel into fine powder and mix it with the tea leaves. When brewing, use a small amount and repeat the brewing process until the tea is mildly flavored.
3. Clear Collaterals Drink
Ingredients: 50g of dried lotus leaf, 5g of Oolong tea, 6g of loofah skin, 5g of watermelon rind.
Method: Wrap the dried lotus leaf, loofah skin, watermelon rind, and Oolong tea in cheesecloth and soak it in clean water. In a pot, add 5 cups of water and the cheesecloth package. Boil until the water boils and then drink as a substitute for tea.
