What kind of tea can help lower blood sugar?

Mar 14, 2025 Source: Cainiu Health

Dr. Liu Feng

Introduction

Under normal circumstances, drinking green tea, mulberry leaf tea, burdock seed tea, buckwheat tea, and oolong tea may help lower blood sugar levels. It is advisable to consume more fresh vegetables and choose low-sugar fruits, such as celery, cucumber, tomato, and mushrooms (e.g., shiitake and straw mushrooms). Meanwhile, high-sugar, high-fat, and high-calorie foods, such as candy and chocolate, should be avoided to help control blood glucose levels.

Generally speaking, drinking green tea, mulberry leaf tea, burdock seed tea, buckwheat tea, and oolong tea can help lower blood sugar levels. Detailed explanations are as follows:

1. Green Tea

Green tea is rich in beneficial components such as tea polyphenols, tea polysaccharides, and vitamin C. These components can inhibit sugar absorption in the body, enhance tissue sensitivity to insulin, and promote sugar metabolism, thereby helping to lower blood glucose levels.

2. Mulberry Leaf Tea

The alkaloids in mulberry leaf tea can effectively inhibit the rise of blood sugar. Long-term consumption of mulberry leaf tea can protect the pancreas, promote normal insulin secretion, and reduce cholesterol levels in the body.

3. Burdock Seed Tea

Burdock tea contains abundant dietary fiber and inulin, which have effects of aiding digestion, lowering lipids, and reducing blood sugar. Regular consumption of burdock seed tea can slow the release of energy from food, lower cholesterol levels, enhance insulin sensitivity, improve glucose metabolism, and thus help regulate blood sugar levels.

4. Buckwheat Tea

Buckwheat tea contains various trace elements such as magnesium, potassium, and zinc. It helps lower blood lipids and blood sugar levels, enhances immunity, and can be consumed daily by individuals with diabetes and hypertension.

5. Oolong Tea

Oolong tea contains active polysaccharides that can effectively lower blood sugar levels, reduce blood viscosity, promote blood circulation, improve internal blood circulation, and help prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and vascular hardening.

In daily life, one should eat more fresh vegetables and choose low-sugar fruits, such as celery, cucumber, tomato, and mushrooms. At the same time, high-sugar, high-fat, and high-calorie foods like candy and chocolate should be avoided to control blood sugar levels.

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Is it good for patients with gallstones to drink tea?

In general, whether it is beneficial for patients with gallstones to drink tea depends on a comprehensive assessment of the severity of their condition, the type of gallstones, the way tea is consumed, and individual differences. In daily life, avoid drinking tea on an empty stomach or before bedtime to prevent irritation of the gastrointestinal tract and gallbladder; do not consume overnight tea to avoid bacterial growth. If abdominal discomfort or worsening pain occurs after drinking tea, appropriate measures should be taken promptly.