Tea and summer: A cup of tea can overcome the stuffiness and dryness of the dog days

Summer is a hot season, and it is also the season when the body is most likely to "get angry". Tea has been a natural remedy for Chinese people to deal with the heat since ancient times.

1. Summer belongs to "fire", the heart fire is easy to be strong, and cooling is the key

"The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon" says: "The three months of summer are called abundance." In summer, everything is flourishing, the human body's yang energy is emitted, sweating a lot, the qi is easy to float, and it is easy to be irritable, insomnia, and fatigue.

• In summer, we should "nourish the heart", focusing on clearing heat, promoting dampness, promoting body fluid, and calming the mind;
• At this time, the key to drinking tea is "light and relieving heat without hurting yang energy".

2. Drinking tea to avoid the heat does not mean drinking cold brewed tea all the time

• It is not advisable to drink strong tea or tea on an empty stomach;
• Drink less iced tea, especially for those with weak spleen and stomach;
• Drinking tea in the afternoon can help refresh and relieve the heat, and warm tea is better.

The key is to be warm and refreshing, not cold or dry.

3. Recommended teas suitable for summer

1) Green tea: the first choice for clearing heat and removing fire

Such as West Lake Longjing, Anji White Tea, Xinyang Maojian

• Slightly cold in nature, helps to clear the heart and reduce fire;
• Rich in vitamin C and tea polyphenols, refreshing taste and quick heat relief.

Note: People with weak stomachs can brew a small amount of warm tea to avoid "adding cold to cold".

2) White tea: clearing heat and detoxifying, annealing and protecting the stomach

Such as Shoumei and White Peony

• Flat in nature, there is a saying that "white tea in summer is better than silver soup";
• Old white tea can also relieve throat discomfort and oral ulcers.

3) Black tea: relieves greasiness, reduces fat, helps digestion and removes dampness

Such as Anhua black tea and Tibetan tea

• Especially suitable for people who are prone to loss of appetite, spleen deficiency and abdominal distension;
• Ripe Pu'er is also a black tea, which helps regulate the spleen and remove dampness in summer.

4) Herbal tea: Proper combination can achieve twice the result with half the effort

Such as:

• Chrysanthemum + green tea (clears heat and improves eyesight
• Lotus leaf + Pu'er (clears fat and removes turbidity)
• Honeysuckle + white tea (disperses wind-heat)

4. Three ways to drink tea in summer, the more you drink, the more comfortable you feel

• A cup of light tea in the morning warms your mouth and wakes up your body. Recommended: warm white tea or light green tea.
• A pot of warm tea in the afternoon can refresh your mind and drive away drowsiness. Recommended: herbal tea, ripe Pu'er moisturizing tea.
• Drinking a small amount of tea in the evening can help digestion and remove accumulated heat. Recommended: black tea or old white tea, avoid strong tea.

5. Tea is the best "natural air conditioner"

Drinking tea in summer is about a neutral way that is clear but not cold, moist but not dry.

A cup of tea, from the mouth to the heart, can cool the body and soothe the mind.