What kind of tea should women with cold body constitution and excessive dampness drink?
Dec 19, 2024
Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Zhang Xiuhong
Introduction
Under normal circumstances, women with cold body constitution and excessive dampness can适量 (moderately) consume tea beverages such as ginger black tea, osmanthus and coix seed tea, ripe pu'er tea, ginger and jujube tea, tangerine peel and poria tea. It is recommended to appropriately adjust the diet, eat more foods that warm the middle jiao and strengthen the spleen as well as remove dampness, and avoid consuming raw, cold, greasy, and cold-natured foods. Meanwhile, maintaining a dry and warm living environment is beneficial to health.
Generally, women with cold body constitution and excessive dampness can moderately consume teas such as ginger black tea, osmanthus-coix seed tea, ripe pu'er tea, ginger date tea, and aged tangerine peel poria tea. Detailed explanations are as follows:
1. Ginger Black Tea
Ginger black tea helps promote blood circulation and dispel internal cold. Women with cold body constitution and excessive dampness can benefit from moderate consumption of ginger black tea to alleviate discomfort symptoms caused by cold body, such as cold hands and feet and sensitivity to cold.
2. Osmanthus-Coix Seed Tea
Osmanthus in the osmanthus-coix seed tea helps remove internal cold pathogens, while coix seed has diuretic and anti-edema properties. Drinking this tea combination can assist in eliminating dampness from the body and improving symptoms of cold body constitution with excessive dampness.
3. Ripe Pu'er Tea
Ripe pu'er tea has the function of strengthening the spleen and resolving dampness, warming the middle jiao and harmonizing the stomach, thus facilitating the elimination of internal cold and dampness. It is suitable for people with cold body constitution and excessive dampness.
4. Ginger Date Tea
In ginger date tea, ginger helps to disperse wind-cold, while dates nourish the middle jiao and boost energy. Women with cold body constitution and excessive dampness can moderately consume ginger date tea to nourish the blood, boost energy, dispel cold, and warm the stomach, thus improving symptoms of cold body constitution with excessive dampness.
5. Aged Tangerine Peel Poria Tea
In aged tangerine peel poria tea, poria strengthens the spleen and resolves dampness, while aged tangerine peel regulates qi, strengthens the spleen, and dries dampness. Women with cold body constitution and excessive dampness can moderately consume this tea to resolve phlegm and dampness, strengthen the spleen, and harmonize the stomach, thereby improving symptoms such as spleen deficiency with excessive dampness caused by cold body constitution with excessive dampness.
It is recommended to appropriately adjust the diet, consuming more foods that warm the middle jiao, strengthen the spleen, and remove dampness, such as red adzuki beans, coix seed, and onion, while avoiding raw, cold, greasy, and cold-natured foods. Additionally, maintaining a dry and warm living environment is beneficial for overall health.
