Jasmine tea efficacy and effects

Jasmine tea, with its elegant and rich aroma and rich health value, is known as the "first fragrance in the world". This traditional scented tea made from jasmine flowers and tea leaves not only carries the cultural heritage of thousands of years of tea, but also shows multiple health benefits in traditional medicine and modern research.

Core efficacy in traditional medicine

1. Soothe the liver and relieve depression, regulate qi and relieve pain

Jasmine is warm in nature, spicy and sweet in taste, and belongs to the liver, spleen, and stomach meridians. Its volatile oil components can effectively dredge the qi mechanism and relieve problems such as chest and flank pain and depression caused by liver qi stagnation. The Qing Dynasty medical book "Sui Xi Ju Diet" records: "Jasmine can harmonize the middle and lower qi, and eliminate filth and turbidity. It can treat diarrhea and abdominal pain."

2. Clearing heat and detoxifying, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory

Jasmine contains a variety of antibacterial active substances, and is often used in traditional medicine to treat inflammation such as red and swollen eyes and skin ulcers. Decoction can relieve conjunctivitis, and internal use can regulate gastrointestinal dampness and heat, and improve infectious diseases such as dysentery.

3. Reconcile the spleen and stomach, digest food and eliminate stagnation

Jasmine tea has both the bitter, sweet and cool nature of tea leaves and the warm nature after scenting. It can promote gastrointestinal motility and relieve constipation, abdominal distension and other indigestion symptoms. It is especially suitable for people with spleen and stomach deficiency.

Health value verified by modern science

1. Antioxidant

Jasmine tea is rich in antioxidant ingredients such as tea polyphenols and vitamins, which can remove free radicals and delay cell aging. Studies have shown that its extract has an improvement effect on dull skin, spots and other problems, and long-term drinking can enhance skin luster.

2. Relieve fatigue

The caffeine in jasmine tea can stimulate the central nervous system, play a role in driving away drowsiness, eliminating fatigue, increasing vitality, and concentrating thinking.

3. Regulate emotions

The aromatic smell of jasmine can relieve anxiety and improve sleep quality, and has the two-way regulation characteristics of "refreshing" and "calming the mind".

4. Enhance immunity

The various minerals and active ingredients in jasmine can enhance the body's disease resistance.

Practical application of medicine and food

Jasmine tea can be brewed and drunk, and can also be used in cooking, forming a unique diet therapy system:

• Classic tea: brew 3-5g of dry tea with boiling water, add honey to blend, can relieve liver depression and relieve menstrual discomfort.
• Health-preserving medicinal food: Jasmine and winter melon soup: clears heat and removes dampness, suitable for cooling off in summer;
• Jasmine and Tremella soup: nourishes yin and moistens the lungs, improves dry cough and insomnia;
• Jasmine chicken: warms and strengthens the body, strengthens the constitution;
• Jasmine porridge: harmonizes the spleen and stomach, relieves abdominal distension and dysmenorrhea.

Drinking suggestions and precautions Although jasmine tea has many benefits, it should be noted that:

1. People with a hot constitution are advised to choose lightly scented tea to avoid getting angry.
2. Pregnant women and those with severe neurasthenia should control the amount of drinking.
3. Fresh jasmine flowers need to be blanched in water to remove the bitterness and retain the best flavor.