Can barley tea nourish the stomach?

Friends who often go to restaurants to eat know that the tea we drink is barley tea, which is mainly originated from China, Japan and South Korea. It is a refreshing drink circulated among the people, and it is very simple to make. You only need to fry the barley until it is browned, and soak it in hot water for two or three minutes before eating, and you will have a rich and fragrant tea. Therefore, it is deeply loved by Chinese people. However, we do not know whether barley tea has the effect of nourishing the stomach. Next, let’s discuss whether barley tea can nourish the stomach.

According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, "Barley tastes sweet and is neutral in nature. It has the functions of removing bloating, eliminating food accumulation, calming the stomach and quenching thirst, relieving summer heat, invigorating qi and regulating the middle, widening the chest, replenishing deficiency, strengthening blood vessels, improving complexion, strengthening the five internal organs, and digesting grains."

Barley tea contains 17 trace elements needed by the human body, more than 19 amino acids, and is rich in multiple vitamins and unsaturated fatty acids, protein and dietary fiber, which meets people's needs to return to nature and pursue health. From the nutritional components and functions of barley tea, it can be seen that it has the effect of nourishing the stomach.

Barley tea is mainly used to eliminate fever and detoxify, strengthen the spleen and lose weight, clear away heat and relieve summer heat, remove fishy and greasy smells, aid digestion, and moisturize the skin and darken hair. At this point, the question of whether barley tea has the effect of nourishing the stomach is clear, but its other effects are still a bit vague. So the following will explain this.

Barley tea can also be used to:

(1) For those who have overeaten and feel chest tightness and abdominal distension, fry the black pepper and grind it into powder before drinking. It has the effects of reducing inflammation, relieving distension, regulating the stomach and stopping diarrhea.

(2) For children with food stagnation, pale complexion and thin body, and the elderly and weak who have poor appetite and fatigue, take barley with sugar to replenish qi and strengthen the stomach.

(3) For gastrointestinal ulcers, barley can be used as the staple food to calm the stomach and relieve dull pain.

(4) In case of thirst caused by summer heat, drink barley water to make tea, which can clear away heat, promote salivation, relieve restlessness and quench thirst.

Based on the above statements, it is not difficult to see that barley tea does have the effect of nourishing the stomach, and drinking barley tea has many benefits to the body. No wonder Chinese or Koreans like to drink it so much. So you can buy some already dried barley tea from the market and brew it directly when you want to drink it. It is very convenient. A cup of barley tea a day will keep you healthy.