What tea to drink to relieve lung heat

Lung fire is a term in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Simply put, it means that the lungs do not get inflamed. Typical symptoms include dry cough, red eyes, hot nasal cavity, toothache, dry stool, etc. Although lung fire is not a serious disease, it has a great impact on our health. In addition to taking medicine to remove lung fire, a good diet is also a very good solution. So, what kind of tea should you drink to relieve lung heat? Let’s take a look below.

1. Chrysanthemum and Ginseng Tea

Select 4-5 dried chrysanthemum buds and 10-20 grams of ginseng. Chop the ginseng into small pieces and soak them together with the chrysanthemum buds in hot water, cover and soak for 10-15 minutes. Ginseng contains saponins and multiple vitamins, which have a good regulating effect on the human nervous system, can improve immunity and effectively eliminate fatigue. Chrysanthemum has a fragrant smell and has the effect of reducing internal heat and improving eyesight. The combination of the two can refresh the mind and drive away sleepiness.

2. Silver Flower and Scrophularia Drink

10 grams of honeysuckle, 15 grams of Scrophularia, 5 grams of Platycodon, 5 grams of raw licorice, and 3 grams of mint. Soak all the medicines (except mint) for half an hour, add water and boil for 30 minutes, add mint, boil for another 5 minutes, take the liquid medicine, 3 times a day. It can clear away heat, detoxify, relieve sore throat and reduce swelling.

3. Chrysanthemum and Cassia Seed Tea

5 grams of Cassia seed and 1 to 2 wild chrysanthemums. Put Cassia seed and wild chrysanthemum into the cup. Pour in boiling water and brew for 3 minutes. Just drink it warm. Chrysanthemum and cassia seed tea has the effect of clearing away heat and can be widely used to treat furuncles, carbuncles, sore throat, red eyes, headaches and dizziness.

4. Radish tea

The main ingredients are 100 grams of white radish and 5 grams of tea. First wash the white radish, slice it and boil it, add a little salt to season it, then brew the tea for 5 minutes and pour it into the radish juice and take it twice a day. This tea can clear lung heat and resolve phlegm and dampness. Adding a little salt can not only add flavor, but also clear the lungs and reduce inflammation.

5. Imperata Root Tea

Excessive lung fire will cause symptoms such as nosebleeds, hot nasal cavity, bad nose, heavy breathing, chest heat, dry and swollen throat, and dry stool. Boil 10-15 grams of Imperata root in water and drink it, which can clear the lungs and reduce fire, cool the blood and stop bleeding, and dispel heat and promote diuresis.

6. Reed flower heat-clearing tea

6 grams of fresh reed root, 3 grams of honeysuckle, 2 grams of mint, and appropriate amount of white sugar. Mix the clean honeysuckle and mint that have been picked out of impurities, washed and dried in advance, wash the fresh reed root, slice it, put it in a suitable container, add sugar, pour in boiling water, cover it, brew for 15 minutes, and then it is ready to drink. It has the effects of clearing the lungs and relieving heat, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst, and can clear away heat and relieve cough. Suitable for high fever, thirst, lung heat, cough, etc.

7. Chrysanthemum heat-clearing tea

1 gram of honeysuckle, 3 chrysanthemums, and 1 gram of mint. Mix the clean ingredients that have been pre-picked out of impurities, washed and dried, put them into a suitable container, pour in boiling water, cover it, brew for 5 minutes, and then you can drink it. Clears away heat, detoxifies, soothes the liver and improves eyesight. It can relieve exogenous wind-heat, relieve pain and improve eyesight. It is suitable for wind-heat headache, sore throat, red and blurred eyes, etc.