THIRD SOLAR TERM TEA (MULBERRY CHRYSANTHEMUM TEA)

There are four seasons in a year which are spring, summer, autumn and winter. Each season has an average of three months. From the thrilling solar term the second month is when spring begins. At this time the dormant animals and bugs will emerge form their winter hibernation homes. All living things including humans should go along with this trend and not remain at home by starting to be active outdoors. This activeness will promote blood circulation and increase body energy. At the same time the viruses began to become active too. Wind-heat, cold, fever, hay-fever and cough are easy contracted during this season especially in crowded places. Myofix recommends drinking a cup of the Third Solar Term Tea to prevent the spring epidemic diseases such as these that were mentioned.

INGREDIENT FOR THE THIRD SOLAR TERM TEA: 5 grams of mulberry leaves, 6-8 chrysanthemums, 1 gram of green tea for tea drinkers

               Dried Mulberry Leaves                 

     Dried Chrysanthemum Flowers

METHOD: Put ingredients into 1 Litter of cold water for a while before bringing the heat up to boil for about 2 minutes. The heat needs to be switched off immediately after this.

NOTE:

The efficacy of each raw material

Dried Mulberry Leaf

Take mulberry leaves regularly to rejuvenate and promote healthy pregnancy and fetus. Fresh and tender mulberry leaves in spring are nutritious foods and frosted mulberry leaves after autumn is a good medicine, also known as “fairy leaves”. Drinking mulberry leaf tea in spring can relieve wind and heat, prevent colds, red eyes, and get angry. It also cools and nourishes blood and helps hair growth.

Dried Chrysanthemum Flower

Chrysanthemum tea is an Antihypertensive (used to lower high blood pressure) Drink. Fever cannot do without chrysanthemum. Chrysanthemum is a wind medicine that enters the liver meridian which can lift the medicinal properties upward.  According to the medicinal properties: white chrysanthemum is calm and suitable for daily drinking; wild chrysanthemum is the coldest, clearing fire and detoxification; yellow chrysanthemum is cool and heat-reducing, and yellow chrysanthemum can be used to regulate inflammation.

Green Tea

Green tea can reduce inflammation and detoxification, and has the effect of lowering lipids. It can promote liver detoxification and metabolism, and get rid of some excess fat before summer.