What is chicory root?
Chicory is a plant of the Asteraceae family, chicory is a medicinal plant, the leaves can be prepared lettuce, the root contains inulin and aromatic substances, can be extracted from the preparation of coffee substitutes, to promote the activity of the human digestive organs. The above-ground parts of the plant and the root can be used for medicinal purposes, the Chinese medicine name for chicory, chicory root.
The efficacy and role of chicory root tea:
Chicory root tea contains nutrients needed by the human body, the main effect is to lower uric acid, gout, and adjust the blood lipids, can significantly improve the high attack purine diet triggered by hyperuricemia and abdominal obesity. In addition to long-term drinking, can improve human immunity, strengthen the body, prevent a variety of diseases, but also timely removal of toxins on the liver, for the treatment of edema caused by stomach pain, jaundice caused by dampness and heat have a good alleviation of jaundice, chicory root tea contains chrysanthemum acid, but also rich in weight loss and detoxification, especially those who want to lose weight, daily adherence to the drinking of chicory root tea, you can achieve the detoxification of face The chicory root tea is a good choice for people who suffer from high blood fat, high blood sugar, high blood pressure, and it contains nutrients that have a good effect on controlling the three highs.
The contraindications of chicory root tea
1, chicory root tea on the human body does have a lot of benefits, but the following taboos deserve your attention, first of all, chicory root tea is a cool tea, cold hands and feet all year round, cold crowd is not recommended to drink, this kind of crowd excessive drinking chicory root will cause gastric cold, gastric acid phenomenon.
2, suffering from diabetes, people are not suitable for long-term drinking chicory root tea, because chicory root tea itself contains minerals, not only can not regulate diabetes, but also increase the burden on the stomach and intestines, the situation is serious, but also to increase the condition, so it is not recommended that diabetic people drink chicory root tea.
3, we all know that pregnant women are prohibited from drinking tea, whether it is green tea, black tea, or chicory root tea is recommended to drink, because chicory root tea cold, not only affects the baby, too much to drink, but also false contractions, affecting the health of pregnant women.
4, chicory root tea has a diuretic effect, suffering from prostate or frequent urination of the population are not recommended to drink, as well as gallstones patients should be cautious to eat, chicory root is easy to stimulate the secretion of bile, it is very easy to cause abdominal distension, abdominal pain or cramps occur.
Chicory root tea flavor bitter rhyme fragrance, slightly bitter sweet, like wheat taste, not only good effect, taste is also very good, this tea is suitable for regular eating meat, seafood, often drink beer, love smoking, grumpy, often stay up late crowd.