Blood heat: What teas can help reduce internal heat?

When experiencing blood heat, one can generally drink chrysanthemum tea, honeysuckle tea, mint tea, lotus seed plumule tea, or kuding tea to help reduce internal heat. Detailed explanations are as follows:

1. Chrysanthemum Tea: Slightly cold in nature, it helps clear liver fire. Individuals with blood heat can drink it in moderation to relieve discomfort such as dry mouth and throat or dry eyes caused by excessive internal heat. It is suitable for daily infusion, but attention should be paid to not consuming excessive amounts.

2. Honeysuckle Tea: Sweet in taste and cold in nature, it has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. When skin develops mild heat rashes or sore throat due to blood heat, drinking this tea can help alleviate internal heat and reduce fire symptoms. People with cold deficiency in the spleen and stomach should consume it cautiously.

3. Mint Tea: Cool in nature, it helps dispel wind-heat. When headaches or irritability are caused by blood heat, moderate consumption can provide a cooling sensation and help relieve discomfort. The tea should not be too concentrated when brewed to avoid gastrointestinal irritation.

4. Lotus Seed Plumule Tea: Bitter in taste and cold in nature, it is particularly effective at clearing heart fire. When symptoms such as irritability, insomnia, or mouth ulcers accompany blood heat, drinking this tea can help alleviate internal heat manifestations and reduce fire. Individuals with cold body constitution should drink it sparingly.

5. Kuding Tea: Bitter and cold in nature, it clears heat and reduces fire. Symptoms such as dizziness, blurred vision, or swollen and painful gums caused by blood heat can be relieved by drinking this tea, which helps alleviate heat symptoms and reduce fire. However, long-term or excessive consumption is not recommended.

Individuals with blood heat should maintain a light diet in daily life, reduce intake of spicy and stimulating foods, maintain regular作息 (作息 should be translated as作息 here, meaning rest and sleep patterns) and avoid staying up late. Combining suitable tea consumption can help regulate overall body condition.