Mid-Autumn Festival Digestion Tea
The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and during holidays, it's easy to eat greasy foods, and overeating can harm the spleen and stomach. The spleen and stomach are connected and are known as the "foundation of acquired essence," responsible for digestion and the source of qi and blood generation. The spleen and stomach govern transportation and transformation. Simply put, food is digested by the stomach, and nutrients are then transported to various parts of the body by the spleen. Only when the spleen and stomach function well can qi and blood be vigorous and energy be abundant. When the spleen and stomach are not functioning well, the body becomes weak due to insufficient nutrient absorption.
To improve the health of your spleen and stomach, it's best to start with your diet: 1. Eat less frozen food to avoid irritating the stomach and affecting digestion; 2. Eat regularly and in moderation; 3. The spleen and stomach belong to the Earth element in the Five Elements, so it is advisable to eat more yellow foods, such as carrots, oranges, corn, and soybeans.
When eating greasy or excessive food, you can drink the simple-to-make tangerine peel pu-erh tea and barley hawthorn tea: Tangerine Peel Pu-erh Tea. Many people drink pu-erh tea to aid digestion when eating mooncakes. The tannic acid in tea can affect protein absorption, hinder protein digestion, and have a laxative effect. When combined with dried tangerine peel, it can further invigorate the spleen and stomach, regulate qi and harmonize the middle, and relieve abdominal bloating. Method: Simply add five grams of tea leaves and one piece of tangerine peel, steep for a few seconds with hot water to wash the tea, and then steep with hot water for drinking. For those with a heaty constitution, chrysanthemums can be added to clear heat.
Barley Hawthorn Tea can aid digestion, clear stagnation, regulate qi, and harmonize the stomach. Barley tea can promote intestinal peristalsis, thereby reducing the time greasy foods stay in the intestines and decreasing absorption. Barley is neutral in nature and slightly bitter in taste. It can clear stagnation, eliminate accumulation, invigorate the spleen and stomach, relieve irritability and thirst, and also has antioxidant effects. Hawthorn can invigorate the spleen and appetite, aid digestion, and eliminate meat stagnation, especially effective for food stagnation caused by excessive consumption of meat and greasy foods. For preparation, steep ten grams of barley with five slices of hawthorn in hot water for 15 minutes before drinking.
To improve the health of your spleen and stomach, it's best to start with your diet: 1. Eat less frozen food to avoid irritating the stomach and affecting digestion; 2. Eat regularly and in moderation; 3. The spleen and stomach belong to the Earth element in the Five Elements, so it is advisable to eat more yellow foods, such as carrots, oranges, corn, and soybeans.
When eating greasy or excessive food, you can drink the simple-to-make tangerine peel pu-erh tea and barley hawthorn tea: Tangerine Peel Pu-erh Tea. Many people drink pu-erh tea to aid digestion when eating mooncakes. The tannic acid in tea can affect protein absorption, hinder protein digestion, and have a laxative effect. When combined with dried tangerine peel, it can further invigorate the spleen and stomach, regulate qi and harmonize the middle, and relieve abdominal bloating. Method: Simply add five grams of tea leaves and one piece of tangerine peel, steep for a few seconds with hot water to wash the tea, and then steep with hot water for drinking. For those with a heaty constitution, chrysanthemums can be added to clear heat.
Barley Hawthorn Tea can aid digestion, clear stagnation, regulate qi, and harmonize the stomach. Barley tea can promote intestinal peristalsis, thereby reducing the time greasy foods stay in the intestines and decreasing absorption. Barley is neutral in nature and slightly bitter in taste. It can clear stagnation, eliminate accumulation, invigorate the spleen and stomach, relieve irritability and thirst, and also has antioxidant effects. Hawthorn can invigorate the spleen and appetite, aid digestion, and eliminate meat stagnation, especially effective for food stagnation caused by excessive consumption of meat and greasy foods. For preparation, steep ten grams of barley with five slices of hawthorn in hot water for 15 minutes before drinking.