What kind of tea should I drink for liver and gallbladder fire

Many people have experienced a stage when their liver fire is relatively strong, and in the eyes of many people, liver fire is related to a person's bad temper. Therefore, many people with bad tempers are easily said to have excessive liver fire. Excessive liver fire not only makes a person irritable, it may also cause other physical symptoms such as mouth sores and thirst. So for patients with liver and gallbladder fire, what kind of tea would be good for the body?

Tea for relieving liver heat

1. Green tea

Green tea tastes slightly bitter and is cold in nature. It has the functions of clearing away heat, relieving summer heat, detoxifying, removing internal heat, reducing dryness, quenching thirst, promoting salivation, strengthening the heart and refreshing the mind. Drinking some cool green tea can help relieve liver fire and heart fire.

Method: When brewing green tea, the water temperature is generally controlled at around 80℃ ~ 90℃. However, some experts remind that brewed green tea must be consumed within 60 minutes, otherwise the nutrients in the tea will become "unstable".

2. Mulberry leaf green tea

"Compendium of Materia Medica" records: mulberry leaves have the effects of removing rheumatism, strengthening muscles and bones, and calming liver fire. Green tea has strong astringency and is rich in amino acids. It can relieve heat and reduce body temperature, making it the best tea for summer.

Method: Add a little mulberry leaves and green tea, a little rock sugar, and drink with boiling water. You can also add a little mint to make it more refreshing and delicious.

3. Golden Lotus Tea

Golden Lotus is known as "Dragon Well outside the Great Wall" and there is a saying among the people: "It is better to taste three flowers than drink two taels of tea." After brewing, the tea is not only clear and bright, but also has a light fragrance. It has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, protecting the liver and improving eyesight, and refreshing the mind. The brewed nasturtium has blooming flowers that are ornamental, but its taste is bitter, so you can add an appropriate amount of white sugar or rock sugar to flavor it.

Preparation: Brew 3 grams of golden lotus with boiling water, then add a few drops of lemon juice. It will clear away heat and detoxify, and has a bitter and sour taste. Drinking it regularly can remove bad breath.

4. Hibiscus tea

Hibiscus tea has the effect of clearing away heat and reducing internal heat. Drinking it in summer is very effective in reducing internal heat and is also good for the throat. Roselle has the effects of clearing away heat and quenching thirst, clearing the heart and reducing fire, relieving cough, lowering blood pressure, eliminating fatigue, resisting hypertension, replenishing blood, treating liver disease, and balancing the acid and alkaline values ​​in the body. However, due to its cold nature, women during menstruation or pregnancy should not try it.

Preparation method: 10 grams of dried Roselle and appropriate amount of rock sugar or honey. Put appropriate amount of Roselle into the pot, add water and boil over medium heat, turn off the heat after 3 minutes and soak in the residual heat for 5 minutes. After filtering out the tea dregs, pour the tea into a cup. When the Hibiscus tea is slightly cooled, add rock sugar or honey (high temperature will destroy the nutrients in honey) to increase the sweetness.

5. Chrysanthemum and wolfberry tea

It is recorded in "Compendium of Materia Medica" that chrysanthemum "is sweet in nature, cold in taste, and has the effects of dispersing wind-heat, calming the liver and improving eyesight". Chrysanthemum is rich in vitamin A, which can maintain eye health and has a good effect on dry eyes caused by excessive liver fire and excessive eye use.

Preparation method: Choose 4-5 Chuju flowers and 4-5 wolfberries, and slowly pour boiling water above 95 degrees along the wall of the cup. It can be drunk after 3-5 minutes.

6. Prunella Vulgaris Tea

Prunella Vulgaris has the effects of clearing the liver and improving eyesight, clearing away heat and dispersing stagnation. It is an important medicine for clearing liver fire and dispersing depression. It is mainly used to treat liver fire inflammation, red and swollen eyes, headache, dizziness and other symptoms.

Preparation method: 12 grams of selfheal, 10 grams of mulberry leaves, and 10 grams of chrysanthemum. Add appropriate amount of water to selfheal and mulberry leaves, soak for half an hour, then boil for half an hour. Finally, add chrysanthemum and boil for 3 minutes. It can be drunk as tea.

7. Honeysuckle tea

According to traditional Chinese medicine, honeysuckle is cold in nature and sweet in taste. It can clear away heat without hurting the stomach, and its aromatic fragrance can expel evil. It can not only dispel wind-heat, but also clear away heat and detoxify. It can treat various febrile diseases, such as fever, rash, rashes, carbuncle due to heat toxins, sore throat, and bloody diarrhea due to heat toxins, with significant results.

Method: Take 50 grams of honeysuckle, add 500 milliliters of water, soak for half an hour, then simmer on high heat first and then on low heat for 15 minutes, pour out the juice, add water and boil again, take the second decoction, then put the juice together, cover and put in the refrigerator for later use. When taken as tea, if you add a little orange peel, it will taste sweet and fragrant. It can be used as a health drink in summer and is a good product for clearing away heat and relieving summer heat.