Three types of cooling tea to eat on Tet holiday

Black sesame tea

Black sesame or black sesame has the scientific name Sesaumtraicum, oriental medicine calls it black chi ma, Chinese people call black sesame tea chi - ma - phu. Black sesame has a sweet taste, neutral properties, non-toxic, enters the meridians, spleen, liver, kidney, has a high beneficial effect, kidney, blood nourishment, laxative, five internal organs, brightens eyes, develops muscles.

Black sesame tea not only clears heat and detoxifies but also nourishes the five internal organs. Photo: IDN Times

According to the book Medicinal Dishes, black sesame seeds contain over 50% oil and 20% protein. Soaked sesame flowers in water and applied to the eyes cools the eyes, relieves dryness and brightens the eyes. The decoction of black sesame leaves and roots is used as a medicine to grow hair and make hair black. Roasted black sesame seeds, crushed (black sesame salt) eaten daily increases milk production, and is used for women with low milk supply as a laxative. Black sesame, polygonum multiflorum, and achyranthes bidentata pills are used to nourish the body.

Lotus seed tea

Lotus seed sweet soup consists of lotus seeds, longan, jujube, coconut water, sugar, and green bean powder.

Lotus seeds enter the heart, spleen, and kidney meridians, and have the effect of nourishing the spleen and the heart, and are used to treat insomnia and nervous breakdown. In oriental medicine, lotus seeds are also called lotus seeds, which are sweet in taste, neutral in nature, and slightly astringent in nature. They nourish the heart and spleen, and are used to treat weakness, insomnia, and poor appetite. Longan has the effect of nourishing the heart and spleen, and treats insomnia, nervous breakdown, and poor memory. Jujube has the effect of nourishing the spleen and stomach meridians, nourishing the spleen and stomach, benefiting qi, calming the mind, reducing inflammation, and harmonizing other medicinal properties. Soybeans have the effect of detoxifying, and sugar helps lead the medicine into the spleen and stomach.

Lotus seed tea is nutritious, sedative, and detoxifying. Folklore says: "Love your husband with le le porridge/ Cook water lily soup, cook lotus seed tea". All three dishes of le le bird, water lily flower, and lotus seed tea are nutritious, cooling, and detoxifying.

Tea jelly

Ingredients for making jelly include white bean jelly, green bean powder, dried coconut milk, sugar.

Jelly is made from seaweed, has a bland taste, and is cool. Jelly has a laxative, cooling, and thirst-quenching effect. Green beans and mung beans are also cool. This dessert combines cooling substances to clear heat and detoxify.

Fat and obese people should eat sugar-free jelly.

Source VNE

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