The Efficacy and Effects of Kuding Tea
Dec 18, 2024
Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Zhang Xiuhong
Introduction
Generally, Kuding tea has effects and benefits such as relieving wind-heat, improving vision, promoting saliva production, clearing heat and soothing the throat, protecting the heart and brain, and moistening the intestines to relieve constipation. Kuding tea has a bitter and cold property, with the function of dispersing wind and clearing heat. It enters the liver meridian, expels wind from the liver, clears the head and eyes, and improves symptoms such as headache caused by wind-heat and red, swollen, painful eyes and mouth ulcers caused by excessive liver fire.
Generally, Kuding tea has effects of relieving wind-heat, improving vision, promoting saliva secretion, clearing heat to soothe the throat, protecting the heart and brain, lubricating the intestines and relieving constipation. The specific details are as follows:
1. Relieving Wind-Heat: Kuding tea is bitter and cold in nature, possessing the effect of dispelling wind and clearing heat. It enters the liver meridian, can dispel liver wind, clear the head and eyes, and improve symptoms such as headache caused by wind-heat and red, swollen, painful eyes or mouth ulcers caused by excessive liver fire. Drinking Kuding tea during summer helps clear internal heat, relieve summer heat discomfort, and prevent heatstroke and colds.
2. Improving Vision and Promoting Saliva Secretion: Kuding tea enters the liver meridian, and since the eyes are the orifice of the liver, it has the effect of improving vision, helping to alleviate blurred vision caused by liver deficiency and fire excess, and preventing various eye diseases such as cataracts and glaucoma. Additionally, with its bitter and sweet taste, Kuding tea can relieve irritability and promote saliva secretion, clearing heat and dispersing wind to alleviate thirst and restlessness.
3. Clearing Heat and Soothing the Throat: Due to its cold nature, Kuding tea can eliminate internal heat pathogens and has the effect of clearing heat and soothing the throat, helping to remove excessive internal heat and improve symptoms such as sore throat caused by excessive heat pathogens.
4. Protecting the Heart and Brain: Kuding tea contains various essential amino acids and vitamins, as well as rich microelements such as zinc, manganese, and iron. These components are beneficial for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health, helping to alleviate symptoms such as dizziness, headache, chest tightness, fatigue, and poor sleep caused by cardiovascular diseases.
5. Lubricating the Intestines and Relieving Constipation: Kuding tea contains fiber, which can promote gastrointestinal motility, thus lubricating the intestines and relieving constipation. It is suitable for individuals suffering from chronic constipation.
Although Kuding tea has various benefits, excessive consumption may lead to poisoning. Moreover, elderly people and infants have relatively weak spleen and stomach functions; regular consumption of Kuding tea may lead to symptoms such as indigestion, cold pain in the stomach area, reduced appetite, and loose stools. Additionally, due to its cold nature, individuals suffering from wind-cold感冒, spleen-stomach deficiency-cold, pregnant women, and women during their menstrual period should avoid drinking Kuding tea.
