Obesity has become a widespread problem in this era, making weight loss a top priority. Many girls believe they'll try any method to lose weight. While effective weight loss methods are indeed limited, traditional Chinese medicine weight loss teas are one option. Today, let me introduce one to you. Let's take a look!
Five Chinese herbal slimming teas:
1. Hawthorn and Motherwort Black Tea: Reduces fat and swelling
Ingredients: 3-5 hawthorn fruits, 1 mace of motherwort, 1 black tea bag.
Instructions: Wash the hawthorn fruit and motherwort and break them into small pieces. Steep the tea bag in 500cc of boiling water until the tea turns red. Add the hawthorn and motherwort, cover the cup, and steep for about 5 minutes before drinking.
Benefits: Hawthorn helps with digestion and relieves greasiness, and can lower cholesterol; Motherwort promotes diuresis and reduces swelling, eliminating excess water from the lower limbs; suitable for those who have frequent social engagements, little exercise, and have edema in the lower abdomen or calves.
Reminder: Hawthorn and motherwort can promote gastrointestinal motility, so they should not be consumed on an empty stomach to avoid irritating the gastrointestinal tract.
2. Dried tangerine peel, dried plum, and Pu-erh tea: Relieves bloating and cuts
Ingredients: 3-5 pieces of dried tangerine peel, 1 dried plum, 1 Hangzhou chrysanthemum Pu-erh tea bag.
Instructions: Wash the dried tangerine peel and dried plums. Peel the tangerine peel into small pieces and cut or flatten the dried plums. Add 500cc of boiling water to the tea bag and steep until the tea turns yellow. Then add the tangerine peel and dried plums, cover, and steep for about 5-7 minutes.
Benefits: Dried tangerine peel promotes gastrointestinal digestion, helps relieve abdominal pain and bloating, while dried plum and dried tangerine peel are slightly acidic, which can promote saliva secretion, help quench thirst and improve dry mouth and nose.
Reminder: Do not drink on an empty stomach. Those who usually have excessive stomach acid secretion should limit themselves to one cup to avoid abdominal pain from drinking too much.
3. Hawthorn, dried tangerine peel, and cassia seed: lower blood lipids
Ingredients: 10g cassia seeds, 6g hawthorn and 6g dried tangerine peel, 2 slices of licorice root.
Instructions: Wash the dried tangerine peel and hawthorn, and break them into small pieces. Steep the tea bag in 500cc of boiling water, then add the dried tangerine peel and hawthorn and steep for about 5 minutes before drinking.
Benefits: Cassia seed moistens the intestines and promotes bowel movements; hawthorn helps lower blood lipids and aids digestion; dried tangerine peel eliminates abdominal bloating; and licorice can make tea sweet and protect the stomach and intestines.
Reminder: Not suitable for people with weak gastrointestinal function or prone to diarrhea.
IV. Lotus Leaf and Alisma Decoction: Eliminates edema
Ingredients: 6 grams each of lotus leaf and Alisma plantago-aquatica, 3 grams each of Polygonum multiflorum and Salvia miltiorrhiza.
Efficacy: Lotus leaf and Alisma plantago-aquatica help to promote diuresis and reduce swelling, and help with water metabolism; Polygonum multiflorum can help remove grease; and Salvia miltiorrhiza can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis.
Instructions: After washing the herbs, add 500cc of boiling water and stir to dissolve before drinking.
Reminder: Not suitable for people with weak gastrointestinal function, stomach pain, or acid reflux.
5. Cassia Seed Drink: Relieves constipation and bloating
Ingredients: 6 grams of cassia seeds, hemp seeds, green tea, 3 grams of mint, and 3 grams of malt.
Benefits: Cassia seeds and hemp seeds have a laxative effect, green tea removes oil and grease, peppermint dispels wind, clears heat and reduces internal heat, and malt helps eliminate bloating.
Instructions: Stir-fry cassia seeds over low heat until fragrant, then remove and let cool. Place all herbs in a cup, add 500cc of boiling water, and steep for 3-5 minutes before drinking.
Reminder: Not suitable for people with weak gastrointestinal function or prone to diarrhea.
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