What are the effects of hawthorn cassia seed lotus leaf tea?

Hawthorn, cassia seed and lotus leaf are all very good health foods. The three have many benefits when used to make tea. Not to mention that hawthorn and lotus leaves have the effect of weight loss, cassia seed has the effect of helping people sleep peacefully. So what are the effects of hawthorn, cassia seed and lotus leaf tea made from these three?

This meal uses lotus leaves, which contain nelumboline, nuciferol, nuciferol glycosides, flavonoids from the skin of the lotus, as well as tartaric acid, citric acid, malic acid, gluconic acid, oxalic acid, succinic acid and other ingredients. They can dispel heat and dampness, and harmonize the spleen and stomach. Hawthorn contains citric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, biological quercetin and vitamin C, which can strengthen the stomach, disperse blood stasis and lower blood lipids. Raw coix seed contains protein, carbohydrates, coix seed fat, etc., which can strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness. "Shennong's Herbal Classic" says that "long-term consumption can make the body light and benefit the qi."

Tangerine peel, whose main ingredients include volatile oil, hesperidin, etc., has the function of strengthening the spleen and drying dampness. Tea contains theanolide, theanolide, etc., which can calm the liver and clear heat. When all these ingredients are used together, their function is to strengthen the spleen and stomach, help digestion and remove fat, promote diuresis and the flow of qi, and dry out dampness and move the body. If you can drink it regularly, it can help you lose weight and burn fat, promote lipid metabolism, and is especially effective for simple obesity and hyperlipidemia caused by improper diet.

How to make lotus leaf hawthorn tea:

Ingredients

A handful of dried lotus leaves (about 10 grams), 20 grams of dried hawthorn (about 15 pieces), 10 grams of coix seeds, 10 grams of tangerine peel, optional rock sugar, 700 ml of water

1. Wash the dried lotus leaves, dried hawthorn, coix seeds and tangerine peel, remove them and put them into the pot.

2. Pour 700ml of water into the pot, bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to medium heat and continue cooking for 5 minutes.

3. Put rock sugar in the pot, place a colander on it, pour the boiled tea into the pot, and stir until the rock sugar melts.

Lotus leaves have the effect of regulating the spleen and stomach, and are also suitable for people who want to lose weight when added as tea. Dried lotus leaves are available at Chinese medicine stores or at the herbal tea counter in supermarkets at very cheap prices.