The Effects and Benefits of Drinking Water Infused with Mulberry Leaves and Chrysanthemum
Disease description:
My father was told during a recent physical examination that his blood sugar level was slightly high. He has been drinking a tea made from mulberry leaves and chrysanthemum flowers to help manage it. Could you please explain what specific effects this combination might have?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Yang Ziqi
Steeping mulberry leaves and chrysanthemum flowers in water for consumption offers various functions and benefits, mainly including:
1. **Improving vision and clearing liver heat**: Both mulberry leaves and chrysanthemums help clear heat from the liver and improve eyesight. They can relieve symptoms such as red, swollen, and painful eyes and blurred vision caused by excessive liver fire. Mulberry leaves, which enter the liver meridian, nourish yin and benefit the eyes, while chrysanthemums contain abundant vitamin A, which helps maintain eye health.
2. **Clearing heat and relieving fire toxicity**: Both mulberry leaves and chrysanthemums are cooling medicinal ingredients that can clear internal heat and alleviate symptoms such as wind-heat感冒 (common cold with heat symptoms), sore throat, and tonsillitis.
3. **Clearing lung heat and relieving dryness**: Mulberry leaves also help clear heat from the lungs and relieve dryness, alleviating symptoms such as coughing and minimal phlegm caused by lung heat.
4. **Assisting in lowering blood pressure and blood sugar**: Both mulberry leaves and chrysanthemums contain components that help reduce blood pressure and blood sugar levels. Drinking them appropriately may provide auxiliary therapeutic benefits for individuals with hypertension and hyperlipidemia. However, please note that this cannot replace medical treatment.
