Corn silk, cassia seed, chrysanthemum, hawthorn

When the weather is dry, the human body is prone to inflammation, but taking medicine frequently is not good for the body. You can drink some heat-reducing tea to regulate your body, such as corn silk, cassia seed, chrysanthemum, and hawthorn. These can all be used to make tea. Corn silk has a diuretic and choleretic effect, cassia seed has the effect of improving eyesight and clearing the liver, and chrysanthemum and hawthorn together can lower blood pressure, reduce heat and detoxify. The water for making tea must not be too hot, otherwise the effect will be poor.

Corn silk has health benefits such as diuresis, blood pressure reduction, choleretic and hemostatic effects

Cassia seed tea is the mature seed of the leguminous herb. It tastes bitter, sweet and cool in nature. It can clear the liver, improve eyesight, moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements. It also has the effects of lowering blood pressure, antibacterial and lowering cholesterol.

Chrysanthemum tea is a herbal tea made from chrysanthemums. Chrysanthemum tea is made through processes such as picking flowers, drying in the shade, sun-drying, steaming, and baking. According to ancient books, chrysanthemum tastes sweet and bitter, and is slightly cold in nature. It has the effects of dispersing wind and heat, clearing the liver and improving eyesight, and detoxifying and reducing inflammation.

It should be noted that drinking water soaked with Cassia seed, chrysanthemum and corn silk every day is not good for a long time, because Cassia seed and chrysanthemum are cooling medicines, which will damage the spleen and stomach over time. The three medicines together have the effects of clearing the liver and improving eyesight, promoting diuresis and purging fire, and dispersing nodules and reducing swelling.

hawthorn:

1. Aids Digestion

Hawthorn contains a variety of organic acids. After oral administration, it enhances the acidity of gastric juice, increases the activity of pepsin, and promotes the digestion of protein; hawthorn tastes sour, stimulates the gastric mucosa and promotes the secretion of gastric juice; hawthorn contains lipase, which can promote the digestion of fat; hawthorn contains vitamin C and other ingredients, which can increase appetite when taken orally; hawthorn has a regulating effect on gastrointestinal motility, inhibits the gastrointestinal smooth muscle in spasm, and excites the smooth muscle in relaxation. [2]

2. Lowering blood lipids and preventing atherosclerosis

Hawthorn flavonoids can significantly reduce the concentrations of serum total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (IDL-C) and apolipoprotein B (ApoB) in experimental hyperlipidemia animals, and significantly increase the concentrations of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and apolipoprotein A (ApoA), but have little effect on triglycerides (TG). Hawthorn's lipid-lowering effect is achieved by inhibiting the synthesis of cholesterol in the liver and promoting the liver's uptake of plasma cholesterol. Hawthorn flavonoids can also reduce the risk of atherosclerosis (AS) and play a role in preventing the occurrence and development of AS.