The products processed and refined with Hangzhou white chrysanthemum are used to make tea, which is effective in clearing the mind, quenching the thirst, eliminating the summer heat and moistening the throat and promoting the production of body fluid. Chrysanthemum is a good product for cooling and eliminating fire, with a sweet and fragrant taste, and its effect is gentle. It is not as bitter and unpleasant as Huanglian, which has a strong effect. It is very suitable for those who are prone to fire. Long-term drinking will have a good effect on preventing dry skin, swollen eyes and constipation caused by fire.
Hangbai chrysanthemum has a very high medicinal value, the "Compendium of Materia Medica" recorded: chrysanthemum can benefit the five veins, adjust the limbs, treat the head and eyes of the wind and heat, pain in the brain and bones, nourish the eyes and blood, go to cataract membrane, the main treatment of wind bloating, can make the hair not white and so on. Drinking chrysanthemum tea often, removing dampness in spring, quenching thirst in summer, quenching dryness in autumn, clearing fire in winter, beautifying the face, replenishing blood and refreshing the spirit, enhancing vitality, slowing down aging, and prolonging the life of the elderly. Folk traditionally have the habit of taking chrysanthemum bath and sleeping on chrysanthemum pillows. Bathing with chrysanthemum soup can remove prickly heat and refresh the body, tender and colorful skin. For children to sleep on chrysanthemum pillows, there are anti-heat boils, sores and poisons.
Modern medical research has proved that chrysanthemum contains chrysanthemum glycosides, amino acids, flavonoids, and a variety of vitamins and trace elements, which have the effect of stopping dysentery, anti-inflammatory, brightening the eyes, lowering blood pressure, lowering fat, and strengthening the body, and it can be used for the treatment of dampness-heat and jaundice, stomach pain, and edema with low urination. Hangbai chrysanthemum tea is sedative, antipyretic, enhances capillary resistance, expands coronary arteries and anti-bacterial effects.
Now in early spring, the climate is cold and hot, and there are many people with colds and flu. We can take 6g of chrysanthemum, 6g of tea, soak in water and serve frequently, there is a drive to clear heat and relieve the effect of the surface, applicable to wind-heat colds, you may want to try.