The Efficacy and Benefits of Drinking Osmanthus Flower Tea
Jan 07, 2025
Source: Cainiu Health
Dr. Yang Ziqi
Introduction
Soaking osmanthus flowers in water helps to clear heat and detoxify, assisting the body in eliminating toxins and preventing infections. The components found in osmanthus possess anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties, which can effectively combat pathogens in the body, thereby achieving the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. Osmanthus enters the lung meridian and has the function of resolving phlegm and relieving cough. It can alleviate symptoms such as coughing and phlegm production by warming and transforming cold phlegm and moistening the lungs to stop coughing.
The efficacy and functions of drinking桂花 (osmanthus) steeped in water generally include clearing heat and detoxifying the body, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, warming the stomach and alleviating pain, easing emotional tension, and promoting blood circulation to dissipate blood stasis.
1. Clearing Heat and Detoxification
Drinking osmanthus-infused water helps clear internal heat and detoxify the body, assisting in toxin elimination and infection prevention. The components in osmanthus possess anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties that effectively combat pathogens, achieving the effect of clearing heat and detoxification.
2. Resolving Phlegm and Relieving Cough
Osmanthus affects the lung meridian and aids in resolving phlegm and relieving cough. By warming and transforming cold phlegm and moistening the lungs to alleviate coughing, it can relieve symptoms such as cough and phlegm production. It helps reduce upward lung qi movement, making phlegm easier to expel, thus relieving cough and wheezing, removing phlegm, and improving respiratory discomfort.
3. Warming the Stomach and Alleviating Pain
Osmanthus warms the spleen and stomach, offering some regulatory benefits for symptoms like cold epigastric pain, indigestion, and poor appetite caused by deficiency-cold of the spleen and stomach. It can promote the spleen and stomach's transformation and transportation functions, enhance yang energy in the spleen and stomach, relieve coldness and pain in the stomach, and improve the digestive and absorptive capacity of the gastrointestinal tract.
4. Easing Emotional Tension
Osmanthus contains abundant aromatic compounds. These components can stimulate the brain through olfactory and gustatory senses, producing a relaxing effect. This helps relieve anxiety and tension and may also assist in improving sleep quality.
5. Promoting Blood Circulation and Dissipating Blood Stasis
Osmanthus has certain functions in promoting blood circulation and dissipating blood stasis, improving blood flow, and dispersing瘀血 (stagnant blood). It can serve as an adjunct in regulating and treating gynecological disorders caused by blood stasis obstruction, such as irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, and dysmenorrhea, as well as localized swelling and pain from traumatic injuries, helping alleviate pain and promote the dissipation of blood stasis.
It is recommended to consume osmanthus water under the guidance of a physician. Maintaining a light diet in daily life, ensuring a balanced dietary structure, and diversifying food intake can help sustain overall health.
