Tea for lowering blood lipids can be composed of cassia seeds, lotus leaves, the preparation of heshouwu, hawthorn and other traditional Chinese medicines. However, it should be noted that the effective components of the drug instead of tea drink precipitation is limited, can not replace the drug treatment, such as the need for medication, it is recommended in the professional doctor under the guidance of the identification of the treatment.
Cassia seeds are slightly cold in nature, sweet, bitter and salty in taste. It has the effect of clearing heat and improving eyesight, moisturizing and laxative. Lotus leaf is bitter in taste and flat in nature, and belongs to the liver, spleen and stomach meridians. It has the effects of clearing heat and dampness, elevating Qing Yang (conveying nutrients from digested food to the head and face), cooling blood and stopping bleeding.
Prepared He Shou Wu is sweet, astringent and slightly warm in nature, with the effects of tonifying the liver and kidney, benefiting the essence and blood, strengthening the tendons and bones, blackening the beard and hair, resolving turbidity and lowering lipids (clearing the body of impurities and reducing excess fat in the body). Clinically, it can be used for blood deficiency and atrophy, dizziness and tinnitus, early whitening of beard and hair, lumbar and knee weakness, numbness of limbs and hyperlipidemia.
Hawthorn has the functions of eliminating food and strengthening stomach, promoting circulation of Qi and dispersing blood stasis, resolving turbidity and lowering fat. Modern pharmacology points out that hawthorn has the function of promoting fat digestion, lowering blood fat, lowering blood pressure and so on. The combination of all medicines has good lipid-lowering effect and is suitable for people with high blood lipid.
However, before drinking Chinese medicine as tea, you should consult your doctor first and use it under the doctor’s guidance, do not take medication without authorization, so as not to delay your condition.