Drink dehumidifying tea in summer to keep moisture away from you!

Although the temperature is high in the summer, the humidity in the air is also high, which is undoubtedly a major threat to people who already have high humidity. So what kind of tea is better for people with heavy dampness?

1. Tangerine peel and Poria cocos tea

Preparation method: 5 grams of Poria cocos and 2 grams of dried tangerine peel. Wash Poria cocos and dried tangerine peel, put them in a thermos cup, pour hot water into the cup, wait for 5 minutes and then drink.

Efficacy: Strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, resolve phlegm and lose weight, strengthen the spleen and dry dampness, resolve phlegm and remove fat.

2. Wolfberry and Barley Tea

Preparation method: 300 grams of coix seed, a handful of wolfberries, 2-3 red dates, and appropriate amounts of rock sugar and water. Pick out impurities from the purchased coix seeds, rinse them with clean water and control the moisture; put the coix seeds in a frying pan without oil, stir-fry and bake the coix seeds on low heat until the aroma of coix seeds comes out and then turn off the heat; split the red dates in half or cut a hole and put them in the teapot, grab a handful of wolfberries and put them in, if you like sweetness, add a few rock sugars, then put in the roasted coix seeds, pour in boiling water, soak for 5-10 minutes and then drink.

Efficacy: Job's tears have the effects of diuresis and swelling, strengthening the spleen and removing dampness, relaxing muscles and removing arthralgia, clearing away heat and discharging pus. It is a commonly used diuretic and dampness-injecting medicine. Barley and wolfberry tea nourishes the liver, improves eyesight, and promotes diuresis and eliminates dampness.

3. Two-flower honey tea

Preparation method: 10 grams of kapok flowers, 10 grams of locust flowers, and appropriate amount of honey. Put kapok flowers and locust flowers into a casserole, add 800 ml of water, boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for 15 minutes, remove the residue and keep the juice, then add honey.

Efficacy: It has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, cooling blood and stopping diarrhea. It is especially suitable for people with hemorrhoids, constipation or bloody stools.

4. Five-flower dehumidifying tea

Preparation method: 15 grams each of honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, lentil flower, frangipani, and kapok flower, 50 grams of fresh yam and coix seed. After washing the above materials (fresh yam should be chopped into small pieces), add appropriate amount of water, boil for half an hour and then drink (add appropriate amount of rock sugar for taste).

Efficacy: The flowers selected are all those with the effects of clearing away heat, relieving summer heat and promoting diuresis, so their efficacy is self-evident. Adding Chinese yam, which can promote diuresis, detoxify and benefit joints, and coix seed, which can strengthen the spleen, promote diuresis, clear away heat and relax muscles, makes the tea more effective in promoting diuresis.

5. Spicy and cool drinks

Preparation method: 30g of coix seed, 3g of patchouli, 3g of perilla, and 3g of white cardamom seed. As it is difficult to extract the active ingredients from coix seed by brewing, first boil the coix seed in hot water for half an hour, and then use the coix seed soup to brew the other three tea ingredients.

Efficacy: These four plants have always been considered to be top-quality for removing dampness. Taking them during the hot and humid season can help the spleen and stomach eliminate moisture in the body. At the same time, coix seed has the effect of nourishing the spleen and stomach, which can enhance the spleen and stomach's ability to resist moisture and prevent moisture from invading again.