Side effects of chrysanthemum

People may not have heard of chrysanthemum often in daily life, but they must have drunk chrysanthemum tea. Many times, the chrysanthemum tea we drink is made from chrysanthemum. Generally speaking, this kind of chrysanthemum will not cause any side effects to your body, but you must remember to match it scientifically. If your stomach itself feels pain, it is best not to drink this tea.

1. Drink immediately after brewing, do not leave it overnight. Chrysanthemum tea is rich in flavonoids and has excellent antioxidant properties. It can help the human body eliminate free radicals in the body, and has many health benefits such as lowering cholesterol and inhibiting blood pressure. However, flavonoids are very unstable and can be easily oxidized, causing the tea to lose its original yellow color and turn green, and its health benefits will also be reduced. Therefore, chrysanthemum tea should be brewed and drunk immediately, and it is best not to keep it for a long time.

2. Don’t add rock sugar. People with hot body should not add rock sugar. For people with cold and weak body, adding some rock sugar to chrysanthemum tea can slightly reduce the coldness and make it more suitable for their constitution. For people with hot body and strong body, adding rock sugar will weaken the heat-clearing effect of chrysanthemum tea. It is recommended to use dried fruit instead of rock sugar.

3. Learn to make scientific combinations. No matter which kind of chrysanthemum it is, its nature is cold. People with yang deficiency constitution (usually afraid of cold) and spleen and stomach deficiency (stomach pain and discomfort when eating cold food) are recommended to use autumn mulberry, wolfberry, dried fruit, etc. to make chrysanthemum tea, which has better effect of clearing the liver and improving eyesight. It can be added with wolfberry to nourish the liver and kidneys, and mulberry leaves to prevent and treat colds. Chrysanthemum is sweet in taste and has a nourishing effect on the liver and kidneys. The effect is enhanced when combined with wolfberry, which is also known to nourish the liver and kidneys. Both mulberry leaves and chrysanthemums can dispel wind-heat, clear the liver and improve eyesight. Using them together can relieve fever, headache and other symptoms in the early stages of a wind-heat cold.

3. Avoid eating with incompatible ingredients. Chrysanthemum can cause poisoning if cooked with chicken or pork, and it cannot be eaten with celery. [2]

Antibacterial effect: Relevant data show that chrysanthemum has a complete inhibitory effect on in vitro Escherichia coli, Shigella dysenteriae, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella paratyphi, Proteus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Vibrio cholerae bacteria, and has a certain inhibitory effect on human Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Anti-aging effect: This effect of chrysanthemum is mainly reflected in the fact that certain components of chrysanthemum can significantly improve the activity of brain cells, prevent cerebrovascular accidents or lesions, delay brain function decline, and protect superoxide anion free radicals in cell biomembranes to achieve anti-aging purposes. In addition, it can also help dilate brain blood vessels, increase blood supply to the brain, and play a good protective role on the brain.

Antioxidant effect: The flavonoids contained in chrysanthemum can scavenge free radicals and superoxide anions, exerting antioxidant ability.