In spring, Liver Qi tends to become overly active, which can have adverse effects on the spleen and stomach. Spring is also a season when yang energy rises, making it an opportune time for various pathogens and microorganisms to multiply and revive, increasing the likelihood of illnesses spreading. Therefore, health preservation in spring is crucial. Given its digestive benefits, gut-cleansing properties, and detoxification capabilities, drinking dark tea in moderation during spring can help clear the intestines and warm the stomach.
How to drink tea after the beginning of spring:
Drinking moderate amounts of scented teas, black tea, and dark tea can aid in Digestion, detoxification, warming the stomach, and nourishing the liver.
In this season, it's best to enjoy fragrant scented teas, black tea, and dark tea. These teas are excellent for dispelling the cold accumulated in the body during winter, promoting the rise of yang energy, and providing the dual benefits of warming the stomach and nourishing the liver. Moreover, scented teas are richly aromatic, refreshingly fragrant, and can help lift the spirits and dispel drowsiness.
In *Compendium of Materia Medica*, tea is described as follows: “Ming, bitter tea. Ming has a bitter taste, slightly cold, non-toxic. It is mainly used for acne, benefits urination, removes Phlegm, and relieves heat and thirst. It helps one sleep less. Harvested in autumn. Bitter tea is used for qi stagnation, eliminates food residue from previous meals, and can be prepared as a beverage with added ingredients like mountain hawthorn, green onion, and Ginger.”
Here, the nature and flavor of tea are described as “slightly cold” and “bitter.” Nature and flavor, generally referred to as “four natures and five flavors,” where four natures mean cold, cool, warm, and hot; and five flavors mean pungent, sweet, sour, bitter, and salty. Both of these are closely related to medicinal properties and therapeutic effects.
According to traditional Chinese medicine theory, sweet flavors are considered tonifying, while bitter flavors are considered purgative. Thus, tea possesses both tonifying and purgative functions. This leads to the saying that “tea is a remedy for all diseases.”
Many historical texts in ancient China record the effects of black tea, dark tea, and other teas, suggesting that dark tea has “sobering, diuretic, digestive, soothing, saliva-generating, intestinal-scraping, and laxative effects.”
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