5 homemade slimming teas to reduce edema and fight puffiness

Barley Green Tea

Barley green tea can remove moisture from the body and detoxify the body, so it is a good choice. First, boil 100 grams of coix seed, about 200 grams of mung beans and 600-800 ml of water together. When half of the water is left, add green tea and continue heating for one minute before turning off the heat. Drink it three times a day to easily eliminate edema.

Lemon slimming tea

This tea is quite cost-effective and is a companion to many teas. The famous Korean movie star Kim Hee Sun achieved weight loss by drinking lemon tea. Let me first talk about the method. Soak the lemon in hot water for a while, then slice it and soak it in water.

If the taste is not good, you can add some honey, drink it before exercising at night and after exercising in the morning, and the weight loss effect will be twice as good with half the effort. Girls with edema constitution should pay attention . Although they need to replenish body water, they must control the amount of water intake, otherwise edema may easily occur.

Lotus Leaf Green Tea

The aromatic compounds in green tea can dissolve fat , remove turbidity and greasiness and prevent fat from accumulating in the body; vitamins B1, C and caffeine can promote the secretion of gastric juice, which is beneficial to digestion and fat burning. The catechins in green tea have antioxidant, metabolism-enhancing, and free radical-scavenging effects. They can activate protein kinase and triglyceride lipase through many functions, reduce the accumulation of fat cells, and thus achieve a weight loss effect.

Rose and candied date tea

Prepare 500-600CC of water, put 5 candied dates and a small pinch of pink roses into it, heat on the stove until it boils and then turn off the heat. Rose has the effect of soothing the liver and relieving depression, can protect the liver, promote metabolism, and effectively remove fat .

Candied dates can provide fiber. If you drink it for a long time, it can remove stool, maintain normal metabolism, and make the skin look tender.

Pinellia and Poria Tea

Both Pinellia and Poria are beneficial for eliminating phlegm stagnation and indigestion. Therefore, they have certain therapeutic effects on problems caused by chronic fatigue such as poor metabolism, indigestion and headaches. You only need 6 grams of Pinellia ternata and 4 grams of Poria cocos, add 500 ml of water and boil them for about 10 minutes. You can also add a little honey when drinking.

However, Pinellia is pungent, dispersing, warm and dry , so the user should decide whether it is suitable for the patient based on personal circumstances. Poria cocos is much more popular, and the Poria paste and Si Shen Soup that we often come into contact with use it as the raw material. Poria cocos can nourish the spleen and promote diuresis, and has the effects of lowering blood sugar, calming the nerves, and replenishing qi. Some people are accustomed to eating it for a long time.