Pu-erh tea has health benefits such as lowering blood lipids, losing weight, helping digestion, and warming the stomach. Elderly people can add some “ingredients” when drinking Pu-erh tea in spring, which not only has a unique flavor, but also brings more health benefits.
1. Pu-erh tea + honey: skin care and beauty, heat-clearing and detoxification
Pu-erh tea is rich in trace element manganese, which is good for elderly care It is beneficial to the skin. When the Pu-erh tea soup is slightly warm, add a small amount of honey and mix it thoroughly to drink, which can protect the skin, clear heat and detoxify. Ripe Pu-erh tea is mild in nature and can relieve the irritation of honey to the stomach. It is suitable for the elderly with weak gastrointestinal function.
2. Pu’er tea + roses: soothe the mood, regulate the liver and stomach
The elderly who stay at home for a long time or their children are not around are prone to depression, you can add a few roses when brewing Pu’er tea Flowers, fragrant and pleasant, have a good effect on soothing emotions, relaxing body and mind, and regulating liver and stomach functions. In addition, jasmine and Chinese roses also have a fragrant scent, which can be used with tea to improve mood.
3. Pu-erh tea + ginger: warming the body and dispelling cold, nourishing qi and blood
At the turn of winter and spring, some people with weak constitution or Elderly people who do not pay attention to preventing cold and keeping warm are prone to colds and colds. You can brew a cup of hot Pu’er tea, add an appropriate amount of freshly ground ginger juice and brown sugar, and drink it while it is hot.
4. Pu-erh tea + Qiju: prevent or delay vision loss
Vision loss and flowery eyes are common problems of the elderly. You can add an appropriate amount of chrysanthemum and wolfberry to Pu-erh tea every day to supplement Carotene, flavonoids, vitamins, trace elements and other essential nutrients for the eyes can help prevent or delay vision loss.
5. Pu-erh tea + tangerine peel: remove greasy, clear stomach
The elderly have decreased gastrointestinal function and are prone to indigestion, or If you have a bad appetite, if you add some tangerine peel to Pu’er tea, it can not only remove greasy, clear the stomach, but also strengthen the spleen and appetizers, promote digestion and metabolism, improve appetite, and benefit the elderly’s intake of dietary nutrition.
The author of this article: Huang Hanchao, Chief Physician of the Treatment and Prevalence Center of the Second Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Guangdong Province
(Health Times)