Drinking some fragrant teas in spring not only dispels the cold accumulated in the body during winter but also promotes the rise of yang energy. Teas with different formulas have various benefits, helping to relieve common spring discomforts such as heatiness, spring lethargy, and dry skin. Below are some recommended teas suitable for spring.
Mint Honey Energizing Tea
Ingredients: 5-10g mint, honey to taste.
Preparation: Wash the mint with cold water and place it in a teacup. Add an appropriate amount of hot water and steep for about 15 minutes. Once the tea cools down, add honey to taste and stir before drinking.
Benefits: Mint has a unique fragrance that freshens the breath and helps alleviate headaches, red eyes, sore throat, and swollen gums caused by heatiness in spring. It can also help revitalize the mind. Honey can tonify the spleen and stomach and moisturize the intestines to relieve constipation.
Ginseng Chrysanthemum Vitality Tea
Ingredients: 10g ginseng, 5 chrysanthemum flowers.
Preparation: Clean the ginseng and cut it into small pieces (or use ginseng slices). Place the chrysanthemum and ginseng in a cup, pour hot water over them, and let them steep for 15 minutes before drinking.
Benefits: Ginseng is known for replenishing vital energy, restoring pulse and preventing collapse, tonifying the spleen and lungs, nourishing fluids, and calming the spirit. Pharmacological studies have found that ginseng contains ginsenosides and multiple vitamins, which effectively regulate the nervous system, enhance immunity, and eliminate fatigue, making it a great choice for alleviating spring lethargy. Chrysanthemum has a pleasant aroma and can disperse wind, clear heat, soothe the liver, improve vision, and detoxify. However, those with high blood pressure should consult a physician before using ginseng, and ginseng should not be consumed with tea, coffee, or radish.
Goji Honey Chrysanthemum Eye-Care Tea
Ingredients: 10-15g goji berries, 5g chrysanthemum, honey to taste.
Preparation: Place the goji berries and chrysanthemum in a teacup, add an appropriate amount of hot water, and steep for about 15 minutes. Once cooled, add honey to taste, stir, and drink.
Benefits: Goji berries can tonify the kidneys, enrich essence, nourish the liver, and improve vision. When combined with the sweet taste of chrysanthemum, the tea becomes even more fragrant and sweet. Drinking this tea in spring can nourish the liver and improve vision, helping to alleviate eye strain.
Angelica Red Date Beauty Tea
Ingredients: 10g angelica, 3 red dates, honey or rock sugar to taste.
Preparation: Clean the angelica and remove impurities. Place it in a pot with an appropriate amount of water and bring to a boil. Add the red dates and simmer for 15 minutes. Once cooled, stir in honey before drinking, or add rock sugar while cooking.
Benefits: Angelica can replenish blood, harmonize blood, moisten dryness, and lubricate the bowels. Red dates can tonify the spleen, harmonize the stomach, invigorate qi, and promote fluid production. When feeling physically and mentally exhausted, drinking a cup of angelica red date tea can effectively replenish blood, beautify the complexion, and harmonize the circulation of qi and blood.
Lemon Honey Moisturizing Skin Tea
Ingredients: Half a fresh lemon, honey to taste.
Preparation: Slice the lemon, squeeze out the juice, mix it with honey, and dilute with warm water before drinking.
Benefits: Lemon can quench thirst and refresh. Its abundant vitamin C is a well-known helper for skincare, preventing freckles, darkening of the skin, and relieving dryness caused by the windy spring weather, making the skin more radiant and translucent.