As a common drink in life, tea has a fresh and elegant taste. It can not only quench thirst but also maintain health. It is a favorite of many people. Therefore, the editor has specially sorted out the series of articles on drinking tea in summer to provide you with a comprehensive introduction to the health benefits of drinking tea, how to brew tea, and clarify whether overnight tea is toxic. Today, I want to introduce to you "the nine major effects of tea."

1. Sterilization

Drinking some green tea every day can reduce the incidence of gastric ulcers, because green tea contains catechins, which can effectively inhibit Helicobacter pylori and help prevent gastric ulcers and duodenal ulcers.

　2. Remove mosquitoes

In daily life, after drinking tea, collect the remaining tea leaves and dry them in the sun. Burning the dried tea leaves in places with mosquitoes can repel insects and prevent mosquitoes.

3. Prevent and eliminate acne

Some young people often develop acne and acne due to strong sebum secretion, which can be relieved by drinking green tea. At the same time, green tea can also be drunk with honeysuckle and raw licorice. Both honeysuckle and raw licorice have the effect of treating acne.

4. Stop diarrhea

Tea can be combined with garlic cloves to help stop diarrhea. Garlic has detoxifying and anti-inflammatory effects, while tea can play an antibacterial role, especially inhibiting harmful bacteria in the intestines. Combining tea and garlic can effectively stop diarrhea.

5. Quench thirst with dry mouth

Drinking tea can produce fluid, moisten the throat, and clear away internal heat. Drinking tea to quench thirst when the mouth is dry is a good way, especially oolong tea. Oolong tea can be as fragrant as green tea, but also has the mellowness of black tea for dry mouth. Oolong tea is moderately warm, neither cold nor hot, so it is very suitable for quenching thirst for dry mouth.

6. Help dissipate heat

In today’s hot weather, many people like to drink cold drinks to relieve the heat, but in fact, drinking cold things will contain the heat and prevent it from dissipating easily from the body, leading to illness. If you want to quench your thirst and relieve heat in summer, you should drink some hot tea, sweat, and quickly dissipate the heat in the body.

7. Sun protection

Green tea contains a component called catechin, which has a strong antioxidant effect. Extracting the catechins from green tea supports skin care products and applying them to the skin can help the skin resist the damage of sunlight. Of course, drinking green tea directly also has a sun protection effect.

8. Prevention of stroke

The human body produces lipid peroxide, which causes the blood vessel walls to lose elasticity. These factors can lead to stroke. Regular drinking of tea can prevent stroke, because tea contains tannic acid, which can inhibit the production of lipid peroxide. In addition, tea also contains flavonoid compounds, which can help fight inflammation, prevent infection and prevent blood clots. Drinking tea can reduce the incidence of myocardial infarction.

9. Relieve lumbar muscle strain

Drinking tea can relieve lumbar muscle strain, especially for some middle-aged and elderly people. There are many people suffering from chronic lumbar muscle strain. Regular drinking of vinegar tea can relieve the symptoms. Take 3 grams of black tea and brew it with 200 ml of boiling water, then cover and simmer for 15 minutes, add 5 to 10 ml of vinegar, drink it while it's hot, drink it twice a day for seven days.

(Editor: Guan Aihua)

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