What kind of tea helps lower blood lipid levels?
Dec 21, 2024
Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Tian Hongbo
Introduction
Chrysanthemum tea, lotus leaf tea, mulberry leaf tea, cassia seed tea, and hawthorn tea have the auxiliary effect of lowering blood lipid levels. These teas possess certain medicinal values and can promote metabolic processes, as well as reduce the intake of fat and cholesterol. Therefore, they may help decrease blood lipid levels. However, tea beverages cannot completely replace medications for treating diseases, so timely and targeted treatments are necessary.
Generally speaking, there is no specific type of tea that is known to lower blood lipid levels. While drinking tea may only play an auxiliary role in reducing blood lipids, teas such as chrysanthemum tea, lotus leaf tea, mulberry leaf tea, cassia seed tea, and hawthorn tea can be consumed as supportive measures to help lower blood lipids. Detailed explanations are as follows:
1. Chrysanthemum Tea
Chrysanthemum has functions of clearing the liver, improving eyesight, reducing inflammation, and detoxifying. Drinking chrysanthemum tea can promote body metabolism, increase coronary blood flow, thereby helping to lower blood lipids and aid in weight control.
2. Lotus Leaf Tea
Lotus leaf has effects of clearing heat, relieving summer heat, promoting diuresis, and detoxification. Its alkaloid components help dissolve fat, reduce fat intake, assist in controlling triglycerides and cholesterol levels, and thus lower blood lipid levels.
3. Mulberry Leaf Tea
Mulberry leaf has properties of dispersing wind-heat, clearing the lungs, relieving dryness, and improving eyesight. The active substances in mulberry leaf aid body metabolism, help dilute blood viscosity, reduce cholesterol and fat intake, and assist in controlling blood lipid levels.
4. Cassia Seed Tea
Cassia seeds have functions of clearing the liver, improving eyesight, lubricating the intestines, and relieving constipation. Drinking cassia seed tea in moderation can inhibit cholesterol absorption, reduce fat levels, assist in weight control, lower blood lipid, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels, and help prevent cardiovascular diseases.
5. Hawthorn Tea
Hawthorn has the effect of promoting blood circulation and resolving blood stasis. Drinking hawthorn tea can regulate blood lipid levels and accelerate body metabolism. As body fat and calorie levels decrease, blood lipid levels may also decline accordingly.
It should be noted that although the above teas have medicinal value and can help lower blood lipids to some extent, they cannot completely replace lipid-lowering medications. Additionally, attention should be paid to the amount consumed to avoid excessive intake that may cause discomfort.
