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Qingming Health Tea "White Peony and Licorice Tea"

Author \ Guo Dawei, Chief Dean of Fuyuan Traditional Chinese Medicine System, Chinese Medicine.

Qingming even stayed at home in a fake house. In addition to eating wet cakes and chasing dramas, don't forget "fitness"! Because the corresponding viscera in spring is the liver, the liver qi is the most vigorous at this time, but if the liver qi is too strong, it will easily affect the spleen and stomach, leading to gastrointestinal discomfort and abnormal digestion and absorption function.

Dr. Guo Dawei shared that Tomb-Sweeping Day recommended that you can drink "White Peony and Licorice Tea".

Preparation materials: 5g of Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch, 0g of Radix Paeoniae Alba10g, 0g of Herba Artemisiae Scopariae10g, and 2-3 pieces of red dates, put them in 1l water and boil for10min, and then they can be drunk.

Paeonia lactiflora has the effect of calming the liver and strengthening the spleen, while Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch can replenish qi and strengthen the spleen. Adding Herba Artemisiae Scopariae which can clear damp and heat, this tea can help soften the liver and relieve pain, calm the liver and yang, and also relieve muscle tension and calm the mood.

Dr. Guo Dawei also reminded everyone that "Qingming" is a solar term with strong sun spirit and strong liver fire, which can be said to be a very easy time to get angry. It is suggested that reducing blood pressure and fat and balancing liver-fire should be the main dietary regimen in Tomb-Sweeping Day. Try not to replenish the liver too much, so as to avoid physical discomfort caused by excessive liver fire.

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